Description
Correspondence, meeting minutes, clippings, press releases, member lists, task force statements, financial documents, articles,
legal papers, police/civil service documents, organizational forms, bylaws, a photograph, and flyers documenting activities
of the Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force in Los Angeles, primarily during the years 1981-1984. The Task Force was
formed in 1980 to "promote mutually beneficial communication, understanding, and cooperative relationships between the gay
and lesbian community and law enforcement agencies in Southern California."
Background
The Gay and Lesbian Police Advisory Task Force was formed in 1980 to "promote mutually beneficial communication, understanding,
and cooperative relationships between the gay and lesbian community and law enforcement agencies in Southern California."
Its primary focus was on the "training, hiring, police practices, and procedures" of the Los Angeles Police Department in
regard to gay and lesbian community relations.