LAPD Recruitment Section joins Gay Days in Anaheim

LAPD Recruitment Section joins Gay Days Anaheim celebration this past weekend at Disney’s California Adventure.  Manning a booth at the Disney Grand Californian Hotel, LAPD Recruitment officers answered questions and provided information to potential candidates on academy training and the application process to become an LAPD officer. 

Supporters wore red t-shirts, the color of choice for Gay Days Anaheim, to easily identify each other and show their support.  In this spirit, LAPD Recruitment officers also gave away red t-shirts with the LAPD logo on the front.  The annual event draws 30,000 gay and lesbian visitors to the amusement park each fall.

“We are very proud to say the LAPD is the only law enforcement agency sponsoring Gay Days Anaheim,” said Officer Julian Canales, Recruitment Division.  “The LAPD Recruitment and Employment Division is highly visible in the gay and lesbian community, as of this year we have participated in pride festivals and parades in Long Beach, West Hollywood, Pasadena and Ventura.”

LAPD Recruitment Division will also be attending the Los Angeles/Valley Pride GLBT (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgendered) Awareness Festival Sunday, October 12, at CBS Studios, and the Greater Palm Springs Pride Festival parade on November 3.  In addition, the LAPD Recruitment Division invites the community to join them at the Department’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual Transgender hiring seminar on Saturday, October 18, 2008.  It will be held at Ahmanson Recruit Training Center, 5651 West Manchester Avenue Westchester, 90045.  At 9:00 a.m. there will be an information session followed with the LAPD written test at 11:00 a.m.

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[pdhog]

Just wonderful. How is it we never hear of LAPD recruiting at churches, temples, Boy Scout Jamborees, major sporting events, etc? Maybe they are doing that, we just never hear about (and I must admit, I don't see them there) it. I remember working the Sunset Junction Street Fair many years ago. Before we deployed, a Sgt. told us to remove any extra-curricular pins; i.e. Military, riot-related, shooting medals, etc. (all "approved"), from our uniforms. He felt it would "create a barrier" between the us and the "gay" community. When we arrived at the LAPD booth to Code Alpha, I saw that the reserve office manning the booth was wearing a "non-approved" rainbow pin on his pocket flap, under his badge. When I objected, the Sgt. politely told me not to "go there". I guess tolerance is a one-way street.