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'''Galop''' is London's LGBT community safety charity.
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[[File:Galop.png|thumb|Galop logo]]'''Galop''' is a charity working for LGBT people who are victims of crime, survivors of abuse and violence.
  
In the early 1980s the police operated with little accountability for their treatment of LGBT people. The gay community was seen as an easy target for arrests and intimidation. In June 1982 the Gay London Police Monitoring Group (GALOP) was created to expose the systematic harassment of the gay and lesbian communities by the police and to educate them about their rights.
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==Origins==
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In the early 1980s the police operated with little accountability for their treatment of LGBT people. The gay communities were often seen as an easy target for arrests and intimidation. In June 1982 the Gay London Police Monitoring Group (GALOP) was created to expose the systematic harassment of the gay and lesbian communities by the police and to educate them about their rights.
  
Initially a voluntary grouping of lawyers and interested parties providing a free service to gay men, funding from the Greater London Council subsequently allowed employment of two core workers; Galop’s first major achievement was to prove that the police were using agents provocateur to gain arrests and convictions of gay men.
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It began as a voluntary grouping of lawyers and interested parties providing a free service to gay men, with support from the [[Greater London Council]]'s [[Gay Rights Working Party]]. GLC funding subsequently allowed employment of two core workers; Galop’s first major achievement was to prove that the police were using agents provocateur to gain arrests and convictions of gay men.
  
Since then, the role of Galop has changed vey significantly, and the Metropolitan Police now treate LGBT people very differently than in the 1980s.
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==Current focus==
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Since then, the role of Galop has changed fundamentally, and the [[Metropolitan Police]] now treat LGBT people very differently than in the 1980s.
  
Galop's current role is to prevent and challenge homophobic and transphobic hate crime in greater london, to reduce crimes against LGBT people, and campaign for an improved criminal justice system.
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Galop's current role is to prevent and challenge homophobic and transphobic hate crime in Greater London, to reduce crimes against LGBT people, and campaign for an improved criminal justice system.
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Young people can access Galop via [[LGBT Jigsaw]].
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 29 March 2023

Galop logo
Galop is a charity working for LGBT people who are victims of crime, survivors of abuse and violence.

Origins

In the early 1980s the police operated with little accountability for their treatment of LGBT people. The gay communities were often seen as an easy target for arrests and intimidation. In June 1982 the Gay London Police Monitoring Group (GALOP) was created to expose the systematic harassment of the gay and lesbian communities by the police and to educate them about their rights.

It began as a voluntary grouping of lawyers and interested parties providing a free service to gay men, with support from the Greater London Council's Gay Rights Working Party. GLC funding subsequently allowed employment of two core workers; Galop’s first major achievement was to prove that the police were using agents provocateur to gain arrests and convictions of gay men.

Current focus

Since then, the role of Galop has changed fundamentally, and the Metropolitan Police now treat LGBT people very differently than in the 1980s.

Galop's current role is to prevent and challenge homophobic and transphobic hate crime in Greater London, to reduce crimes against LGBT people, and campaign for an improved criminal justice system.

Young people can access Galop via LGBT Jigsaw.

External links

http://www.galop.org.uk/