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11.04.2009 2:43pm EST
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that a task force formed in reaction to the Rainbow Lounge Raid in Forth Worth, Tex. this past June recommended on Tuesday that the city council vote for a series of reforms to give gays and lesbians equal rights.
They recommend Fort Worth amend the city’s insurance policy in order to implement diversity training for law enforcement and city officials.Other recommendations include extending the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance to include gender expression.
They also suggest:
Extending domestic partner benefits, shared pensions and family leave for gay and lesbian city employees.
Including a company’s record on domestic partner benefits when considering city tax breaks.
Including sex-change surgery in city health insurance coverage.
Posting nondiscrimination language on job notices, including a letter to police recruits.
Establishing support groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees.
Holding educational fairs and using public events and media to increase awareness of the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance.
Pushing for state and federal anti-discrimination laws.
The Star Telegram said the city council will vote on one recommendation next week, but it will take time before considering other reforms.
Also, the Dallas-Fort Worth Local News reported this week that the Fort Worth police will announce on Thursday that no officers will be fired as a result of the June raid.
The officers have been faulted for not writing a timely report on the June 28 raid of the Rainbow Lounge, but the department concludes that officers did not use excessive force and none of the officers will be fired.
No surprise that no officer will be fired. Since they had no policies to deal with raids on bars, no one could be expected to follow said, no existence policies. huh? If you don’t consider prejudice and bias against gay people in your policies and procedures you can hold people accountable for being human.
Let’s play “Real Life” here. Did anyone realllllly believe that anyone was going to get fired, in Fort Worth, TEXAS for injury to or the hassling of gays by police officers. A friend had his ankle broken by Fort Worth police and they said that he “tripped and fell” and that is how he was injured. They will tell any lie to cover their treatment of those “awful queers and nasty fags”.
Nice recommendations, that won’t see the light of day! The police couldn’t find their own asses with a flood light and a search warrant in each hand….what a shock that the “Good ol’ boy” network covered for their own…Good work boys! …everyone that matters to your club is safe.
An UNARMED black man was shot 41 times in NYC a few years ago but the police commission decided that there wasn’t enough evidence to charge the officers, who had to reload. BLUE WALL works everywhere no matter what happens. Rodney King can tell a story or two about police brutality. The cop TV programs show how an arrest is supposed to happen only because cameras were the rolling!
I live in Dallas. Never had anything but good experiences with the local police. I’m just sayin’.
Actually, the Sherrif of Dallas County is a hispanic lesbian. It’s not all bad down here in the Lone Star State.
They are promising more than they will deliver. I don’t expect much change. What can we do? We are second class citizens. Stay in your place and you don’t get hurt. I’ve learned to live with it.