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Legal International
Law Enforcement Gays and Lesbians.
The aims and objectives of the Organization
are as follows:
 | To help existing gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender (GLBT) criminal justice groups around the world
communicate more effectively with each other and to provide a forum
for the sharing of new ideas. |
 | To encourage the exchange of mutual
support among GLBT criminal justice groups and provide a safe forum
for discussions of mutual concerns in an atmosphere of mutual trust
and confidentiality. |
 | To facilitate the sharing of good
practice on all subjects related to GLBT criminal justice
professionals. |
 | To promote equal opportunity in
recruitment, hiring, discipline, promotion and benefits for all GLBT
criminal justice professionals. |
 | To provide a supportive and safe forum
in which GLBT criminal justice professionals can tackle the many
difficult challenges they face such as discrimination and coming out
at work. |
 | To assist in the development of programs
dealing with issues surrounding HIV and AIDS. |
 | To provide criminal justice
professionals with the techniques and training necessary to decrease
homophobia and increase cultural diversity awareness in the workplace. |
 | To facilitate the Organization of an
Annual International Conference to GLBT criminal justice
professionals. |
 | To provide information and assistance to
GLBT criminal justice professionals who are attempting to create new
groups. |
 | To affirm our support for the United
Nations Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officers. |
 | To facilitate communications among and
between constituent groups by utilizing Internet resources to maintain
an electronic mailing list, an archive of resource documents which
will assist in the formation and development of GLBT criminal justice
groups worldwide, and to distribute a printed version of an
international newsletter. |
 | To help improve the relationship between
members of the GLBT and police communities. |
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Homosexuality is legal in Croatia
(it was decriminalized in 1977), and the age of consent is 18 for
both lesbigay men and women. However, the age of
consent remains unequal, being only 14 for heterosexual men and
women.
Despite the current challenges of
the situation in Croatia, lesbigays are still managing to carve
out their niche in Croatian society, while the liberalization occurring
throughout Europe is starting to make an impact. The foreign
tourist who visits here will come upon a friendly and surprisingly
laid-back people, as well as some of the most beautiful scenery to
be found on the European continent. However it should be
noted that there is currently no gay scene as it is known in the
West.
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The Long Yang Club is an international,
non-profit social and educational group established for Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender people who share an interest in
Asian culture.
323 Broadway Ave. East
Box 908
Seattle, WA 98102
206/684.9682
seattle@longyangclub.com
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