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and psychological examinations and tests must be cleansed of all direct and indirect
inquiries into sexual orientation, sexual practices, sexual history, marital status, identities
of sexual or romantic partners, and contacts with the lesbian and gay communities or with
lesbians or gay men. Although inquiries respecting illegal sexual conduct (such as child
molestation or rape) may be necessary, such inquiries must be posed uniformly of all
applicants and must be asked in a gender-neutral fashion.
On the other hand, applicants should be screened to determine if they hold
discriminatory attitudes toward lesbians and gay men that would be likely to lead to
problems on the force. Applicants should either be excluded from consideration or
required to undergo special education and training if they exhibit homophobia or
discriminatory attitudes toward persons with AIDS or HIV infection.
To the extent that it is perceived, discovered or revealed that an applicant is
lesbian or gay, this must not be allowed to be used as a negative factor in the hiring
process, should not be recorded, and should be kept strictly confidential by the LAPD.
Although lesbians and gay men should be free to disclose their sexual orientation, this
should be a matter within their discretion and control, and not allowed to become the
subject of rumor or character assassination.
Once hired, lesbians and gay men must be protected against the horrible forms of
discrimination and harassment suffered by the plaintiffs in the Grobeson case, as well as
countless others. Detailed policies need to be developed and effectively implemented,
prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in hiring, promotion, upgrading,
29
Object Description
| Title | The LAPD and the lesbian and gay community, 1991-05-01 |
| Description | Public session, 1991 May 1: Material from organizations, 2.1: Report - "The LAPD and the lesbian and gay community - written testimony submitted to the special Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department" by Jon W. Davidson, senior staff counsel and attorney for lesbian and gay rights ACLU foundation of Southern California, 1991 May 1. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system. |
| Coverage date | 1991-05-01 |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date created | 1991-05-01 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 284 p. |
| Format (aat) | reports |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Independent Commission File List |
| File | Public Sessions |
| Box and folder | box 25, folder 1-2 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
| Rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Repository name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository email | specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | indep-box25-01_02 |
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| Title | The LAPD and the lesbian and gay community, p. 30 |
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| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | and psychological examinations and tests must be cleansed of all direct and indirect inquiries into sexual orientation, sexual practices, sexual history, marital status, identities of sexual or romantic partners, and contacts with the lesbian and gay communities or with lesbians or gay men. Although inquiries respecting illegal sexual conduct (such as child molestation or rape) may be necessary, such inquiries must be posed uniformly of all applicants and must be asked in a gender-neutral fashion. On the other hand, applicants should be screened to determine if they hold discriminatory attitudes toward lesbians and gay men that would be likely to lead to problems on the force. Applicants should either be excluded from consideration or required to undergo special education and training if they exhibit homophobia or discriminatory attitudes toward persons with AIDS or HIV infection. To the extent that it is perceived, discovered or revealed that an applicant is lesbian or gay, this must not be allowed to be used as a negative factor in the hiring process, should not be recorded, and should be kept strictly confidential by the LAPD. Although lesbians and gay men should be free to disclose their sexual orientation, this should be a matter within their discretion and control, and not allowed to become the subject of rumor or character assassination. Once hired, lesbians and gay men must be protected against the horrible forms of discrimination and harassment suffered by the plaintiffs in the Grobeson case, as well as countless others. Detailed policies need to be developed and effectively implemented, prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in hiring, promotion, upgrading, 29 |
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