EdgeBoston.com – by Laura Kiritsy – Bay Windows
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis assumed leadership of the Boston Police Department in December 2006 with a promise to strengthen ties between the department and Boston’s diverse communities. And a little over a year into his tenure, he’s getting rave reviews for his outreach to both gay members of the force and the broader LGBT community in Boston.
Last year, Davis initiated meetings with gay and lesbian Boston Police officers, and a large group of leaders from a range of LGBT organizations in the city, for substantive discussions about the issues facing the LGBT community inside and outside the department. Davis also promoted Norman Hill, the department’s former LGBT community liaison and an openly gay 26-year BPD veteran, to the post of deputy superintendent.