National Law Enforcement Museum Hosts LGBTQIA+ Virtual Webinar

In honor of Pride Month, the National Law Enforcement Museum will host a program that examines the impact of LGBTQIA+ liaison programs in local police departments around the country on Friday, June 21, at 2 p.m. (ET). LGBTQIA+ liaisons serve law enforcement agencies by providing a source of information and expertise about LGBTQ+ people and the needs of the community, and have proved effective in in creating a relationship and building trust between law enforcement and local LGBTQ+ communities, yet many departments in the U.S. still don’t have an LGBTQIA+ liaison program.

This free virtual webinar will dive into the benefits of having LGBTQIA+ liaisons in local departments for both officers in the department and the communities that they serve, and it will provide a roadmap for local departments to create an LGBTQIA+ liaison program in their communities.

This is a virtual program, please register here.

*Members of law enforcement and the media interested in viewing the program and hearing from law enforcement leadership should register for the program via the Zoom link above.

Moderator

• Greg Miraglia: Retired Deputy Police Chief, Napa Valley Railroad Police Department, and current founder and president of Out to Protect Inc.

Panelists

• Janae Draper: Officer, Neighborhood Engagement Team, Waco Police Department (TX)
• Andrea Montanez: Senior Racial Equity, LGBTQ+, and Immigration Organizer, Hope CommUNITY Center
• Jennifer Pritchard: Rohnert Park Police Department (CA)
• Brandon Ragan: Orange County Sheriff’s Office (FL)
• Kevin Turner: South Fulton Police Department (GA)
• Desiree Walker: LGBTQIA+ Liaison, Metropolitan Police Department (DC)

For additional information, visit NLEOMF.org/event/building-bridges-how-to-create-an-lgbtq-liaison-program.