A Side Of Police Officers You Don't Often Get To See ... It's Pretty Nice!

This "It Gets Better" video from the LGBTQ members of the Austin Police Department starts out slow (jump to 0:34 for the good stuff) but ... it gets better. It's easy to stereotype police officers, especially for their behavior in the wake of events like the Occupy movement, but these guys are really breaking the mold.

If you're really short on time, jump straight to 2:42 to hear their coming-out stories, skip to 4:01 for a wonderful message of equality from Austin's chief of police, and go straight to 4:53 to learn how it really ... truly ... DOES get better. 

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This "It Gets Better" video from the LGBTQ members of the Austin Police Department starts out slow (jump to 0:34 for the good stuff) but ... it gets better. It's easy to stereotype police officers, especially for their behavior in the wake of events like the Occupy movement, but these guys are really breaking the mold.

If you're really short on time, jump straight to 2:42 to hear their coming-out stories, skip to 4:01 for a wonderful message of equality from Austin's chief of police, and go straight to 4:53 to learn how it really ... truly ... DOES get better. 

ORIGINAL: By LGPOA Austin. Found on the It Gets Better Project Facebook page. 
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