Karl-Maria Kertbeny coined the term homosexual in 1869 in a pamphlet arguing against a Prussian anti-sodomy law. The first letters are frequently combined to create the acronym LGBT (sometimes written as GLBT), in which B and T refer to bisexuals and transgender people. The adjectival form literally means "same sex", being a hybrid formed from the Greek word for same, thus connoting sexual acts and affections between members of the same sex, including lesbianism. Although medical texts like these (written partly in Latin to obscure the sexual details) were not widely read by the general public, they did lead to the rise of Magnus Hirschfeld's Scientific Humanitarian Committee, which campaigned from 1897 to 1933 against anti-sodomy laws in Germany, as well as a much more informal, unpublicized movement among British intellectuals and writers, led by such figures as Edward.

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Gay Police Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Discrimination against gay people in the workplace is also unlawful and the GPA "Gay Police Hero Victim of Hate Crime" LAGPA press release, 6 December 1996 "

CBC.ca Arts - Gay arts centre claims discrimination by Milwaukee police
The Milwaukee Gay Arts Center has filed a claim against the city alleging civil rights violations ? claiming Milwaukee police were discriminating against gays when

Gay officer to speak out for job rights bill - The Boston Globe
his homosexuality immediately after he graduated from the police academy. of 17 that prohibits discrimination against gays and lesbians - and because as

Diversity / Equal opportunities - Gay police officer claims sex discrimination over dress code ban on earrings - 15/...
A gay police officer has taken Hampshire Police to an employment tribunal claiming sex discrimination for refusing to allow him to wear an ear stud

Gay teens assaulted and fined by police in Romania
Gay rights organisations have also complained that when "Discrimination: Gays Fined for Cuddling in Park While Straight Couple Ignored for Having Sex"

New York City police officer files bias suit -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
A gay police officer has filed a discrimination suit against the city and the the only way they can validate THEIR sexuality is to run down that of non-gays.

Gay police officer wins discrimination suit | News | Advocate.com
A gay police officer who claimed that Haledon, N.J., police discriminated he had been passed over for promotion and suffered harassment because he is gay.

Gay cop slaps NYPD with discrimination lawsuit
A gay cop charged today he has been persecuted with death threats and the Police Department takes all allegations of discrimination seriously and

Gay cops rally against discrimination | News | Advocate.com
"Gay and lesbian police officers and gay and lesbian . to an audience of over 150 gay police officers from around the country, the Journal reported

Gay Police Association
The ASA is independent regulator for advertisements, sales promotion and Discrimination against gay people in the workplace is also unlawful and should