Title of the webinar: Improving LGBTQ/Law Enforcement Relationships: A Webinar for  Community Advocates

Slide 1: Improving LGBTQ/Law Enforcement Relationships: A Webinar for  Community Advocates
* michael munson
* July 29, 2019
Slide 2: Thank you OVC !
* This training was produced by FORGE under 2016-XV-GX-K015, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this training are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Slide 3: Welcome & Housekeeping
* Take care of yourself
* Participation optional
* PPTs
* IMAGE of person with their hair dyed pink hugging themselves

Slide 4: FORGE Webinar Lead
* michael munson
* Executive Director
* PHOTO of michael munson

Slide 5: FORGEÕs Role in Resource Center
* One of eight population groups
* FORGE leads the LGBTQ working group
* National transgender anti-violence group
* Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* FORGE Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram icons and handles. Facebook is FORGE.trans, Twitter is @FORGEforward, and Instagram is @FORGE_forward

Slide 6: Agenda
* Historical framework
* What the work could look like
* One city's journey
* Building strong LGBTQ/LE relations
* Resources

Slide 7: Historical Framework

Slide 8: Riots and uprising
* Cooper Do-nuts (1959)
* DeweyÕs Lunch Counter Sit-in (1965)
* JuliusÕ Sip-In (1966)
* ComptonÕs Cafeteria (1966)
* Stonewall (1969)
* IMAGE of old B&W photo at the Stonewall Riots of 4 police officers holding back one protester

Slide 9: Laws
* Sodomy
* Stop and frisk
* Sex work / street economy
* Being gay as a disorder (DSM)
* Marriage equality
* IMAGE of person waving a rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court building

Slide 10: Bathrooms
* IMAGE of Uniformed officer with arms crossed and stern look standing in front of a pink door with woman's bathroom symbol and a blue door with a man's bathroom symbol

Slide 11: Pride
* IMAGE of a San Francisco police officer standing in front of his LGBT painted squad car.  In the forefront is a poster that reads "Gay shame a virus in the system stonewall to come resisting capitalist pride since 2001.  Kick Cops and corporations out of pride."

Slide 12: Intersections
* IMAGE of a diagram of a stick person in the middle, with arrows pointing to the person.  The arrows include: Education, sexuality, ability, age, gender, ethnicity, culture, language, class, and race

Slide 13: What the work could look like

Slide 14: What the work could look like (2)
* Trust building
* Listening sessions
* Training / cultural competency
* Policy advocacy
* LGBTQ Liaisons
* Increased protections 
* Increased trust so people more likely to report crimes
* Changes in response to IPV or hate motivated crimes
* Community engagement
* Community outreach

Slide 15: One cityÕs evolution

Slide 16: One cityÕs journey
* IMAGE of 5 trans women of color and 1 grandmother of a murdered trans woman of color standing tearfully with signs of remembrance

Slide 17: Components to building strong LE & LGBTQ relations

Slide 18: Building stronger LE/LGBT relations
* Building Trust
* Cross learning
* Working towards a goal
* Putting it in writing
* More than just a goal: sustaining and growing

Slide 19: Resources: Cities

Slide 20: Seattle: Seattle
* IMAGE of website screen capture: Jim Ritter holding a "Safe Place" sticker in front of a coffee shop

Slide 21: Austin: Austin
* IMAGE of website screen capture: Austin's Gay and Lesbian Peace Officers Association.  (three individuals in front of a building)

Slide 22: Washington, DC: Washington, DC
* IMAGE of website screen capture: DC.GOV Metropolitan Police Department

Slide 23: Atlanta: Atlanta
* IMAGE of website screen capture: Atlanta Police Department hosts LGBT Citizens Police Academy

Slide 24: Print Resources

Slide 25: Failing to Protect and Serve: ÒFailing to Protect and ServeÓ

Slide 26: Police Department Model Policy: ÒPolice Department Model PolicyÓ

Slide 27: Responding to Sexual Violence in LGBTQ+ Communities: ÒResponding to Sexual Violence in LGBTQ+ CommunitiesÓ

Slide 28: Web and Video Resources

Slide 29: CRS Roll Call Video: youtube.com/watch?v=gfGPx4xJHvM 

Slide 30: FORGE Webinar: w. Jason Terry: http://forge-forward.org/event/law-enforcement/

Slide 31: FORGE/OVC Toolkit: http://www.ovc.gov/pubs/forge/
* Law Enforcement
* EMS
* Health care 
* Advocates
* Therapists
* Support Group

Slide 32: LGBT Law Enforcement Initiative
* Look for National Resource Center for Reaching Victims 

Slide 33: Questions

Slide 34: Thank you!
* michael munson
* mmunson@forge-forward.org