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History of community-police relations discussed at Rainbow History Project panel
The Golden Age of Gay Activism:
You've Come a Long Way Baby,
from entrapment to the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit
a panel discussion of relations with the Metropolitan Police Department
When: Thursday, March 27, 2003, 6:30 pm
Where: Sumner School Museum, 17th & M Streets NW, Room 103
Metro: Farragut North
Contact: 202.907.9007 or info@rainbowhistory.org
Next in its Golden Age of Gay Activism series, the Rainbow History Project looks at
issues of police infiltration, harassment, entrapment, and more in the 60s and 70s
and how gay activists combatted negative police polices and practices and turned
relations around. Frank Kameny, Craig Howell, Larry Kamin, and Tom Lowderbaugh will
discuss the tensions of the 60s and 70s, the Gay Activists Alliance work to curb
police persecution, open a dialogue with the Metropolitan Police Department, and
the first GLBT training sessions for MPD. If his schedule permits, Sgt. Brett Parson
will discuss the founding of MPD's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit as well.