Sgt. Brett Parson.A former professional hockey referee A judicial officer who presides over civil hearings but usually does not have the authority or power to render judgment. Referees are usually appointed by a judge in the district in which the judge presides. , Sgt. Brett Parson PARSON, eccl. law. One who has full possession of all the rights of a parochial church. 2. He is so called because by his person the church, which is an invisible body, is represented: in England he is himself a body corporate it order to protect and defend the heads the Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. The GLLU has a staff of 14, and its officers investigate hate crimes and other offenses and also do extensive community outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. to LGBT LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender people. The unit has become a national model. You've been called "the sheriff of gay Washington." True? It's embarrassing, quite honestly. I have never thought the recognition we've received is justified. I have always seen it as just doing our job, but I am very proud. Where does the GLLU patrol? The entire metropolitan area and region. But we serve a community, not a geographic area. Our innovation is breaking down traditional physical boundaries. People who live in our suburbs come to D.C. because this is the epicenter ep·i·cen·ter n. 1. The point of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. 2. A focal point: stood at the epicenter of the international crisis. of the LGBT community. Is the unit popular among new recruits? We are becoming a destination spot for LGBT cops. We get contacted by people from around the country saying, "Hey, your program sounds like it would be great place to be a gay person. Are you guys hiring?" You were a referee in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there before becoming a cop. How are the two similar? I am in charge--the authority is something that is similar. The dissimilarities are that I get to hit back now. My mother likes that better. Do you still play? I play for the police hockey team. I am their goon. What does that mean? I'm the tough guy on the ice, the one who doesn't score goals or have any assists but spends a lot of time in the penalty box. It's a pretty sad team when a gay guy is your goon. |
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