Join us for our next Friday Exchange Event with PC Bee Bailey

We’ll discuss...

· How much has changed for LGBTQ+ colleagues in policing?
· What challenges remain?
· What support does the National LGBT+ Police Network provide and how will it develop in the future?
· What can be done to improve the confidence of LGBTQ+ police officers?
· Bee Bailey’s personal experiences of being a trans police officer.
· The broader lessons on making the police service inclusive and representative of the communities it serves.

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Biography: 

Bee Bailey is an openly trans police officer based in the southwest of the UK with 24 years' service in the police. She has worked in intelligence-based roles, frontline policing, operational planning and administrative roles.

In her own words ‘In 2008 I was outed in the police for being trans. At that time, I distinctly realised two things: that I could never put my secret back in its box and it hurt being outed. I felt my world, career and opportunities changed from that moment on. So, after getting back to my sense of ‘normal’ it has been my wish, my passion and my duty to ensure that no one else endures the same hurt’

Bee Bailey has made it her mission to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ hate crime while promoting equality both within and outside policing. She provides guidance and delivers presentations around the world on LGBTQ+ and trans hate crime, best practice and the law. Her audiences are varied and include the police, law enforcement and governments.

In 2013 she was involved in creating the National LGBT+ Police Network and from 2016-2021 was a European ambassador for trans progression. Other European work includes the Access to Justice Programme, working with Stonewall and funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to develop policy, procedure, law and best practice in the Balkans and currently the role of strategic advisor and trainer for countering hate crime,  also in the Balkans. She also created TCops, a European-wide support group for trans police and law enforcement officers. She also provides training to governments and diplomats globally.