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When LGBTQ+ officers enforce laws that harm their community

I'm a lesbian officer and had to arrest a trans woman who begged me to understand what jail would be like for her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The painful recognition that shared marginalization doesn't protect you from perpetuating systemic harm.

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“Where Are You with Policing across cultures?”

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