LGBT liaison officer

An LGBT liaison is any individual employed by an organization or institution as a point of contact, serving as both a spokesperson for the organization to a local LGBT demographics as well as a representative of LGBT interests to the leaders of the organization. LGBT liaisons typically play an advisory role to organizations or government branches.

Liaison Officers in Police Departments

LGBT Liaison Officers have been appointed since at least 1962, when San Francisco Police Department appointed Elliott Blackstone as the United States' first liaison officer to the "homophile community". A pioneer of community policing, Blackstone worked within the police department to change policy and procedures directed against the LGBT community, such as entrapment of gay men in public restrooms.

Notable LGBT liaisons

Notable LGBT liaison units

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Chris (November 10, 2014). "New White House LGBT liaison named". Washington, DC: Washington Blade. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 Snow, Justin (September 4, 2014). "White House LGBT liaison to depart Obama administration". Washington, DC: Metro Weekly. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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