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A new documentary, Coming Out Copsaims to bring awareness about the lives of queer-identifying cops. Uniformed police officers can be viewed as a threatening presence at pride events. The first time Officer Patty Retsinas marched in uniform in the Toronoto Pride Parade, it was a turning point for her.

And that means having a lot of conversations through personal interactions, listening, and being visible. The ability to choose when and how to come out was robbed from Officer Retsinas by one of her sergents.

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Building public trust Officer Retsinas acknowledges that there is work to be done. But not everyone feels the same. Through multiple postings, a video is going gay of a man in Toronto, Ontario, Canada confronting a ‘thuper’ gay police vehicle adorned with all kinds of “identity” decals.

How do you humanize the person behind the badge? Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email. At a moment when tension towards the police is running high, what is it like to be both gay and a cop? Starting inPride Toronto disallowed uniformed officers to march in the parade, citing harrowing tales of police brutality and harassment of marginalized groupsspecifically people of color and the transgender community.

Thank you guys.” Following the event, Miami Police, along with 16 other law enforcement agencies from Miami-Dade County, will participate in a multi-jurisdictional LGBTQ+ Police Pride Caravan. She brought a formal complaint against that colleague even though she knew that she could face ostracism and criticism for breaking a code among officers.

My lived experiences as a police officer, as a women, and as a queer person have helped shape who I am car. For more on the upcoming documentary, visit Coming Out Cops. Officer Retsinas acknowledges that there is work to be done. Officer Patty Retsinas Coming out of the closet in the s when an officer begins his or her career, is different than it is today.

Gay officers stayed closeted for fear of discrimination, homophobia, and potential marginalization from their families and community at large. Coming out of the closet in the s when an officer begins his or her career, is different than it is today.

This was a liberating moment for someone who had dedicated most of her life to fighting crime and fighting for acceptance. There were almost no openly gay officers on the Toronto police force. For Officer Retsinas, being a cop is an important part of her life, but it is only one aspect of her.

Officer Retsinas says she hopes her work and contributions as a co-producer of the documentary bring awareness to the situation and promote reforms in policing, corrections, and criminal justice, and change the system for the better by breaking down barriers.

A day in the life of a queer cop A new documentary, Coming Out Copsaims to bring awareness about the lives of queer-identifying cops. The Fla. police department has redesigned a squad car with a giant rainbow, a longtime symbol of pride for the LGBT community.

Police officers come with lived experiences and we want to do our part to make things better as a whole. She felt acceptance from the community as a police officer and as a queer person. Part of humanizing the police behind the badge is hearing their coming-out stories featured in the documentary.

One aspect of being being visible for Officer Retsinas is brazzers gays regain the ability to march in the pride parade to show both the police force and the public that gay cops stand up to discrimination.