The Gay Police Association (GPA) was formed in 1990 by a handful of officers in the Metropolitan Police. Over 14 years it has grown into a formally recognised and respected staff association with members in all 52 UK police forces. The GPA is the only national organisation that specifically represents the needs and interests of gay police staff in the United Kingdom.
In addition to our work to support gay staff we also work to educate the police service and central government on all issues connected with sexual orientation and policing. This includes policy development, the investigation of homophobic hate crime, victim care, family and community liaison.
The work of the Gay Police Association directly and indirectly supports 16,000 police staff and improves service delivery to over 5.8 million members of the public who are lesbian or gay. This represents the largest minority community employed by the police service and respectively living in the UK population.
You can contact the Gay Police Association by phoning their 24 hour hotline on 07092 700 000, or visit www.gay.police.uk