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. Transgender people have served in U.S. law enforcement for years.
#3. 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.
#4. To be legally recognized as transgender in most states, a person must have undergone gender-affirming reassignment surgery.
#5. Rates of domestic violence same-sex relationships are:
#6. Coming out at work always damages an officer’s career.
#7. “Sexual orientation” and “gender identity” mean the exact same thing under the law and can be used interchangeably in incident reports.
#8. LGBTQ+ law enforcement associations have existed since the early 1980s.
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.