In honor of Pride Month, the National Law Enforcement Museum will host a program that examines the impact of LGBTQIA+ Liaison programs in local police departments around the country. LGBTQIA+ Liaisons serve law enforcement agencies by providing a source of information and expertise about LGBTQ+ people and the needs of the community, and have proved effective in creating a relationship and building trust between law enforcement and local LGBTQ+ communities, yet many departments in the United States still don’t have an LGBTQIA+ Liaison program.

This public program will dive into the benefits of having LGBTQIA+ Liaisons in local departments for both officers in the department and the communities that they serve, and it will provide a roadmap for local departments to create an LGBTQIA+ Liaison program in their communities.

Moderator:

• Greg Miraglia, Founder, Out to Protect

Panelists:

• Janae Draper, Officer, Neighborhood Engagement Team, Waco Police Department (TX)

• Andrea Montanez, Senior Racial Equity, LGBTQ+, and Immigration Organizer, Hope CommUNITY Center

• Jennifer Pritchard, Rohnert Park Police Department (CA)

• Brandon Ragan, Orange County Sheriff’s Office

• Kevin Turner, South Fulton Police Department (GA)

• Maria Mendoza, Officer, Metropolitan Police Department (DC)