Queensland Police delivers apology to LGBTIQ+ communities

The full statement can be found here

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Queensland Police Service Commissioner Katarina Carroll today delivered an apology and statement of regret to LGBTIQ+ communities as well as LGBTIQ+ Queensland Police Service members, past and present, for historical mistreatment.

Last year the Queensland Police Service and the committee of Brisbane Pride Incorporated committed to collaborating on the historic apology.

In Part, the statement from Commissioner Carroll reads:

“…we must acknowledge for much of its history, the Queensland Police Service inflicted profound pain upon Queensland’s LGBTIQ+ people by enforcing laws that criminalised homosexual activity between consenting adults.

While the organisation may have been enforcing the laws of the time, it was nonetheless wrong and contributed to the immense anguish of many.

To all those directly and indirectly impacted by the discrimination and prejudice from these laws, which were enforced by the Queensland Police Service, I am sorry for this profound hurt and pain. I am also sorry to those within our own organisation who experienced discrimination and prejudice.

I embrace the opportunity at every point in this healing journey, to positively impact the future and I hope through this apology and statement of regret we can begin the next chapter and build upon the monumental progress of recent years.”

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