There is no use reinventing the wheel. If we have stumbled across policies, articles, or other helpful training resources for LGBTQ+ liaisons across the country, we have placed it here.
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Austin Police Department Search and Seizure
Austin Police Department Care and Transport of Prisoners
Austin Police Department Incident Reporting and Documentation
Broward Sheriff’s Office, LGBTQ+ Committee SOP
Charleston PD General Order 08 - Fair and Impartial Policing_2
City of Austin HRD Transgender Guidelines 12.11.19
Dallas PD LGBTQ virtual meet and greet flyer
Fredrick PD Interaction-with-Transgender-Policy-Sample
Gender Sexuality and 21st Century Policing Protecting the rights of the LGBTQ Community
Harris County Sheriff's Office LGBT Policy
Improving LGBTQ and Law Enforcement Relationships
La Plata PD Order Interaction with Transgender Community
Los Angeles Police Department LGBTQ Course Outline
Los Angeles Police Department Hate Crimes and Cultural Competency
Los Angeles Police Department Employee Guide
Los Angeles Police Department FTO update
Los Angeles Police Department Transportation
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office -transgender-employee-guide
Norman PD (Oklahoma) Policy Manual (Effective 05-19-2020)
PBSO Biased Policing Policy 502.03
PBSO Interactions with Transgender Individuals Policy 503.00
Philadelphia Police Department Interactions with Transgender Individuals 55XE_Directive152
Police Dept Model Policy on interactions with transgender people
Resources-for-Work-with-LGBT-Military-Families_1
San Francisco PD Field Arrest Card db-18-032
San Francisco PD Interacting with Transgender, Gender-Variant, and Nonbinary Individuals, db-18-195
Seattle Police Dept 16.200 - Interaction with Transgender Individuals - Police Manual _ seattle.gov
U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service Working With LGBTQ Communities
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Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care
Beyond the ER: The Road to LGBTQ+ Health Equity
Fear and Discrimination: Medical Professionals and Transgender Patient Complications
Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People
Introduction to affirming EMS care for transgender and gender-diverse patients
Minnesota EMS Providers Share Results of Research on EMS Care of Transgender Patients
Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People
The ABCs of LGBT: Creating a Positive Space in the Ambulance
Understanding Trans Service Users: Ambulance Service Perspective
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The Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) is the national LGBTQ+ benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ+ patients, visitors and employees. Healthcare Equality Index 2022 - Human Rights Campaign
Healthcare Equality Index
Healthcare Facilities Search - Human Rights Campaign
Use this tool to find healthcare facilities near you that are evaluated in the Healthcare Equality Index. The HEI 2022 features more than 2200 healthcare facilities nationwide, including those that actively took the HEI 2022 survey as well as those that were researched by the HRC Foundation.. Learn more about the types of facilities in this search.
Emergency medical services (EMS) from 18 fire rescue departments and private ambulance companies are provided to hospitals within Broward County and surrounding counties for over 1.94 million residents.
The Broward Multi-Agency Pride Coalition continually works to provide training, review protocols, and address policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ+ patients.
The Broward Multi-Agency Pride Coalition proudly recognizes the healthcare facilities receiving top marks within the Human Rights Campaign’s 2022 LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Index.
Broward County Top Performing Healthcare Facilities
As an “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader,” these facilities have received the highest score in each of the HEI criteria and demonstrate that they offer transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits to their employees.
As an “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer,” these facilities are going beyond the basics when it comes to adopting policies and practices in LGBTQ+ care.
Broward County’s LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare Initiatives
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2O18 Municipal Equality Index, pg. 63
Fort Lauderdale - Score 98
Hollywood - Score 46
Oakland Park - Score 97
Pembroke Pines - Score 71
Wilton Manors - Score 100
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2O17 Municipal Equality Index, pg. 27
Fort Lauderdale - Score 87
Hollywood - Score 67
Oakland Park - Score 99
Pembroke Pines - Score 78
Wilton Manors - Score 100
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2O15 Municipal Equality Index, pg. 28
Fort Lauderdale - Score 80
Hollywood - Score 42
Oakland Park - Score 86
Pembroke Pines - Score 81
Wilton Manors - Score 100
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2O14 Municipal Equality Index, pg. 27
Fort Lauderdale - Score 77
Hollywood - Score 54
Oakland Park - Score 85
Pembroke Pines - Score 43
Wilton Manors - Score 82
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Fort Lauderdale
Hollywood
Oakland Park
Pembroke Pines
Wilton Manors
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2O12 Municipal Equality Index, pg. 21
Fort Lauderdale - Score 62
Hollywood - Score 36
Oakland Park - Score 54
Wilton Manors - Score 62
Municipal Equality Index
The Municipal Equality Index was designed by the HRC Foundation to help residents learn how inclusive their city's laws and policies are of LGBTQ+ people. For your convenience, hyperlinks to the full report and individual city reports have been provided for participating Broward County cities.
Don’t see your city on the MEI report? Submit a Municipality to Be Rated