National LGBT+ Police Network

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'''The National LGBT+ Police Network''' is the [[British]] national employee network for members of the [[LGBT]]+ community who are members of the [[police]]; like police officers, police community support officers (PCSOs), scene of crime officers and police staff in [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]], plus non-geographic police forces like the {{wpl|British Transport Police}} and the {{wpl|Civil Nuclear Constabulary||.}} It is a confederation of the LGBTQ+ employee networks of each police force, working together to support each other.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The National LGBT+ Police Network – Representative body for LGBT+ Police groups |url=https://lgbt.police.uk/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |language=en}}</ref>

The employee networks exist to promote LGBT+ affairs such as promoting International Day Against [[homophobia]], [[biphobia]] and [[transphobia]] (IDAHOBIT), work with LGBT+ communities for example create LGBT+ liaison officers to work against [[hate crime]], take part in pride parades and support and encourage to of members on the LGBT+ community to be members of the policing family. It was established in 2014 to replace an earlier organisation, the {{wpl|Gay Police Association}} which was disbanded in 2013 due to a funding cut by the Home Office. The Gay Police Association was formed in 1990, founded by four [[gay]] members of London's Metropolitan Police. The network’s motto and slogan is '''''"Police with Pride"'''''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us – The National LGBT+ Police Network |url=https://lgbt.police.uk/about-us/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |language=en}}</ref>

Those in [[Scotland]] are members of the Scottish LGBTI Police Association, which represents LGBT+ members of the policing family in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottish LGBTI Police Association {{!}} Home |url=https://www.lgbtipolice.scot/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=Scottish LGBTI Police Association |language=en}}</ref> While not members of the National LGBT+ Police Network, they are a fraternal organisation. Both organisations are members of the [[Europe]]-wide European LGBT Police Association,<ref>{{Cite web |title=European LGBT Police Association {{!}} EGPA |url=https://www.lgbtpolice.eu/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=EGPA Website |language=en}}</ref> an association of LGBT+ police networks such as G-Force for [[Ireland]]’s {{wpl|An Garda Síochána}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=G Force - Garda LGBT Support Network |url=https://gcn.ie/listing/g-force-garda-lgbt-support-network/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=GCN |language=en}}</ref> and [[Netherlands]]' Roze in Blauw.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roze in Blauw is het politienetwerk voor LHBTI-gemeenschap |trans-title=Roze in Blauw is the police network for the LGBTI community |url=https://www.politie.nl/informatie/roze-in-blauw-is-het-politienetwerk-voor-lhbti-gemeenschap.html |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=National Police Corps (Netherlands) |language=nl}}</ref>

== Fair Cop ==
Members of the [[transphobic]] community created an online [[troll]] campaign called “Fair Cop”, with trolls on social media claiming to represent "[[gender critical]]" police officers, police staff and associate workers who feel that women's concerns are not being addressed and remove politics from policing. They claim to represent women, despite having no links whatsoever to the actual women's police employee network British Association of Women in Policing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BAWP - British Association of Women in Policing |url=https://www.bawp.org/  |website= |language=en-US}}</ref> There is some evidence to show they have very limited connections to the police, <ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Fair Cop |url=https://www.faircop.org.uk/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=www.faircop.org.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> and to the [[Laurence Fox|Reclaim Party]]. 

Much of what they do is troll members of the policing community, criticising initiatives that support members of the [[trans]] community, and especially police forces for flying the pride flag outside police stations during IDAHOBIT claiming that the pride flag is a political symbol and offensive against the {{wpl|Peelian Principles|"Peelian Principles"}} of the police being above politics. 

They also troll against the National LGBT+ Police Network, because Fair Cop is often highly critical of what they do, saying they are against women and are not protecting women.

== See also ==
* [[Christian Police Association]] - the police employee association for [[evangelical Christians]]

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