1PP Pride Celebration - June 9th
Show your pride at GOAL’s annual celebration at NYPD Police Headquarters. Details are, as follows:
One Police Plaza Auditorium, Manhattan, 1700 hours doors Open, 1800 hours program begins.
The theme for this year’s celebration is the women of GOAL. A video presentation featuring retired members: Fran DeBenedictis - former Executive Director of GOAL who filed a lawsuit for GOAL members to have the ability to march in dress uniform, to have a celebration at Police Headquarters and to have access to Department resources; Colleen Meenan - a sergeant who left the NYPD to be a lawyer and represented GOAL in the historic lawsuit; and Vanessa Ferro - Former Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer to the NYPD Chief of Department, who advocated for LGBT rights within the gay community. In addition, GOAL is presenting the Ally Award to the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee for their work and unwavering support of GOAL.
Full duty uniformed members in attendance must appear in Class A dress uniform.
There will be drag entertainment from the one and only Countess Mascara, and as always, food and refreshments will be provided.
This takes the place of the regular General Membership Meeting. Please do not go to the Stonewall Inn, they are having a private event.
The Administrative Guide has a procedure for attending fraternal events and marches on job time at the discretion of member’s commanding officer. Please contact your commanding officer or administrative office if you would like to participate on job time prior to asking GOAL for assistance.
Active members should register for pride events by using our pride event survey. Friends of GOAL should email us by clicking on the “Contact Us” button below. Visitors will undergo a security screening, which includes a magnetometer and a bag check. NYPD members may park in available spots around police headquarters. Non-NYPD members should contact us to provide GOAL with a visitor list and arrange parking in the frozen zone.
As always, please contact us with any questions.
