Gay police officers

GOAL wants to participate in the March while wearing their full police uniforms, which means carrying concealed firearms. Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit that organizes NYC Pride, says that goes against the weapon policy for the Pride March and offered a compromise — letting GOAL march in uniform but without carrying their service weapons. Downey said GOAL members participated in the March in the early '80s, then when the NYPD formally recognized the group in the mid '90s, they began proudly marching in uniform. At the time, GOAL's vice president called the move "shameful.

That's probably the biggest thing for me. These are just some of the members of the Gay Officers Action League of Greater Philadelphia, a nonprofit organization of out and proud military members, officers and other first responders, plus allies. The group's first meeting took place at a bar called Tabu, located in Philadelphia's Gayborhood, back in Nicholas Tees is a sergeant in the Philadelphia Police Department and the group's acting president.

The Gay Officers Action League GOAL , is a first-of-its-kind organization that was formed in to address the needs, issues, and concerns of gay and lesbian law enforcement personnel and has since expanded to a nonprofit tax-exempt civil rights organization. Since its founding as a fraternal organization, GOAL has advocated for the rights of its members and has assisted them on matters of discrimination, harassment, and disparate treatment in the workplace. Our organization provides an arena for members to discuss their needs and concerns in a comfortable atmosphere without fear of job-related reprisals. We provide a safe environment for a group of people who have been and continue to be, victims of harassment and discrimination in the workplace.

To become accredited, an agency must meet six rigorous standards which include building community relationships, trust and establishing communication pathways through its liaison program and participating in a peer review process. We are honored to be recognized for those extraordinary efforts. He has been with the agency since , and has worked in patrol, as a Sergeant for School Resource Officers, criminal investigations, and Sex Crimes. He is currently assigned to the Strategic Communications Section.