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LAPD Ordered to Reinstitute Gay Bias Ban
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Thursday, 01 November 2007 06:46
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LAPD Ordered to
Reinstitute Gay Bias Ban
In a major concession involving a 14-year-old case alleging harassment in the hiring and promotion of gays and lesbians in the Los Angeles Police Department, the City Council agreed Wednesday to reinstate policies banning discrimination.
In a 12-0 vote, the council also agreed to pay $695,000 in attorneys fees for former LAPD Sgt. Mitch Grobeson, the first openly gay police officer who won a suit in 1993 requiring the department to change its policies.
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