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NYPD officers involved in fatal shooting of gay Black man Kawaski Trawick won't be disciplined

Five years after the Black gay man was fatally shot in his Bronx apartment, the NYPD’s decision not to discipline the involved officers has sparked widespread anger and calls for accountability.

An Essential Reading List on Police and Pride

Some so-called experts say police belong at Pride, but this law librarian believes they need to do their homework.

RuPaul: The Language Police Are 'Dumb AF'

The RuPaul's Drag Race host spoke out against his critics and revisited the show's 2014 T-word controversy.

Chicago to Consider Transgender Policy for Police

Chicago alderman Proco Joe Moreno plans to introduce an ordinance to regulate how police deal with transgender arrestees.

Police Spokane Beating Not Hate Crime

A man who was badly beaten outside of a Spokane, Wash., gay bar was not the victim of a hate crime, say police.

Massachusetts Police Department Blames 'Hacker' for Anti-Transgender Post

The chief says the officer responsible for administrating the account was locked out.

Police Woman

Long before Sam Adams made waves as Portland, Ore.'s gay mayor, the macho world of Oregon police enforcement was crashed by lesbian Jennifer Bills

BREAKING: Dallas Police Kill Sniper Who Murdered 5 Police Officers

The chief of police in Dallas says they used a bomb on a robot to kill one of the snipers who opened fire at 11 officers, killing five and wounding at least seven more.

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Lawsuit Gay Clevelanders Abused by Police

A federal lawsuit filed by two men from Cleveland alleges that they were beaten by police officers, humiliated, and denied pants because they were gay.

White Cops Tackle, Arrest Black Gay TV Reporter During Press Conference

"This is what it's like to be a Black reporter in 2023," Evan Lambert said after being thrown to the ground and arrested for allegedly speaking too loudly at a press conference.

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Gay Montana police officer to train Afghan police

A gay police officer from Missoula, Mont., will go to Afghanistan to help train that country's National Police force.

Reclaim Pride by Defunding the Police

LGBTQ+ people are made no safer by the police.

A Passionate Plea for — and Against — Police at Pride

Two important New York voices on whether cops belong in our celebration.

How to Properly Film Police Misconduct

Witnessing police misconduct or brutality? Here's how to record the encounter as safely and effectively as possible.