24Seven: On-call protection.LIVERPOOL may be an up and coming gay nightspot, but there can be a darker side to every fairytale night out. Incidents and attacks on gay men have been on the increase. Last year, Merseyside Police Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. At present the force has 4,466 police officers plus over 2,000 police staff. , in conjunction with the Merseyside Lesbian and Gay Community Forum, set up SHOUTline - a free and confidential helpline to report homophobic ho·mo·pho·bi·a n. 1. Fear of or contempt for lesbians and gay men. 2. Behavior based on such a feeling. [homo(sexual) + -phobia. incidents (0800 328 4444). Since then the freephone number has been used to report attacks, homophobic incidents and complaints against officers. There are also regular police surgeries running on the gay scene. Community liaison officers Bill McAdam, Julian Hanley and colleagues are available in the Masquerade Bar on Stanley Street Stanley Street may refer to:
Also self-reporting forms are available from most police stations and at the Armistead Project (call 0151-708 0907 ). |
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