It's The Cops!

The Washington Post has a very good and long story about Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit. The article talks about the impact the group has had in the community, and the opening of the police's new community center, but mostly focuses on Sgt. Brett Parson, the out leader of the the group. Parsons is both a hockey player, and on the forces watch list for officers that have used excessive force, so perhaps he's a good one to try to break some stereotypes both to the city and to the other members of the force.

The Post also presents a photo gallery, but also produces some high-quality video packages to accompany the story. It's a good go-together, and makes me wish that other papers were so media/web savvy.

It's also good seeing Washington D.C. taking a leading role in protecting and integrating gays and lesbians, even if it currently takes a separate unit to do it...for now. Still, the story shows that there are several issues that most officers don't know how to properly handle when it comes to dealing with our community. It's good they are making this effort.


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