Myth Or Fact: LGBT Awareness – How Much Do You Know?
#1. There have been openly gay and lesbian police chiefs in the United States.
#2. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment legally obligates law enforcement officers to provide the same level of protection and service to LGBTQ+ individuals as any other member of the public.
#3. Transgender people have served in U.S. law enforcement for years.
#4. An officer can still be legally fired in some U.S. states just for being gay.
#5. Every U.S. police department has identical policies protecting LGBTQ+ officers.
#6. Domestic violence laws and protective order procedures do not apply to same-sex couples in the same way they do to heterosexual couples.
#7. To be legally recognized as transgender in most states, a person must have undergone gender-affirming reassignment surgery.
#8. Using a person’s self-identified pronouns (like they/them) is a matter of personal courtesy, but it is not a required standard of professional police conduct.
Results
Great job! A successful member of law enforcement needs to have at least a basic understanding of the LGBTQ community. Our goal is to make this important training accessible to every officer in the over 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States.
Learn more about the importance of LGBT awareness for law enforcement training.
A successful member of law enforcement needs to have at least a basic understanding of the LGBTQ community. Our goal is to make this important training accessible to every officer in the over 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States.
Learn more about the importance of LGBT awareness for law enforcement training.