LAPD Hosts Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Community Forum NA12239bb

WHAT:           
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Community Forum

WHEN:   
Thursday, November 8, 2012
6 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
WHERE:   
Los Angeles Police Department
Police Administrative Building – COMPSTAT Room
100 West First Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
    
WHO:    
Los Angeles Police Commissioner, Andrea Sheridin Ordin, President
Los Angeles Police Commissioner, Richard Drooyan
Los Angeles Police Commissioner, Rafael Bernardino, Jr.
Los Angeles Police Commissioner Robert M. Saltzman
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck
LAPD Assistant Chief Earl C. Paysinger, Director, Office of Operations
LAPD Assistant Chief Sandy Jo MacArthur, Director, Office of Administrative Services
LAPD Captain Horace Frank, Commanding Officer, Central Division
LAPD Captain David Lindsay, Commanding Officer, Jail Division
LAPD Captain Beatrice Girmala, Commanding Officer, Hollywood Division
Dr. Luann P. Pannell, Director, Police Training and Education
LGBT Community and Business Leaders

WHY:   
To facilitate the opportunity for and engage in open dialogue about the LGBTQ  community within the City of Los Angeles.  Chief Charlie Beck will address the continued efforts made by the LAPD to strengthen partnerships with the LGBTQ community in a spirit of respect and dignity. Other topics of discussion will include LAPD’s jail policies and operations, police training and education, as well as LAPD’s Cadet Program.

CONTACT:   
For more information, please contact Senior Lead Officer Alessandra Moura, Community Relations Section at (213) 486-6009, or e-mail her at: 36688@lapd.lacity.org.