Houston Law Enforcement Alliance of Pride

Success is not measured in any one particular way, for some people success is reaching their professional or personal goals. For others, success can be measured in friendships and new relationships being made. For us at LEAP success has been measured in the number of lives we have impacted, in big or small ways. As we close this year, we want to share our success of reaching new goals, of meeting new people, making new friends, and of creating new opportunities. Here are some of the ways we feel we have been successful in 2019...  PRIDE Parade We thank our Command Staff and Chief Art Acevedo for always supporting our LGBT community and being not only present but also enjoy the event with us! This year we had record attendance, we can only hope for a better 2020!  Astros Game Day Our first ever Family Game Day was a hard to follow. We had great company of friends and family and good food! We cannot wait to see what's in s...

PRIDE Parade 2018 As we close in 2019, I feel it is important to remember all that we have been through in just a few months. We, the group that was initially known as the "LGBT Committee," started long before 2019 when our Liaison, EJ Joseph, was assigned a project to get a group of queers together to form an employee support group.  The way I see it, a task was given to her, and she not only ran with it, but she made us who we are today!  EJ, thank you for all your sacrifice, God knows you have given our community sweat and tears so that we can be where we are now.   I remember talking to EJ long before Chief Acevedo wanted to form a support group, back when we were offering “Info Panels” at the Montrose Center with volunteers to show face. I recall sitting with one of our ACs, about eight years ago, and discussing how the idea of such a group was not even in sight or a possibility. My wishful and naïve mind was in awe at how closeted everyon...

Holiday Cheers A season of giving and sharing is what Christmas is all about. This year LEAP members donated, wrapped, and delivered gifts to the Seniors Preparing for Rainbow Years at The Montrose Center. Thank YOU to all of the members who participated in this event and all those who helped out in the process. We could not have done it without you! Our Door Prices!!! Beautiful Gifts!  Finally...some food!  Winner of our "Most Creative" and "Best Wrapped" Presents Our President Delivering our Certificates of Appreciation!!! THANK YOU!!! To our HPD Liaison!  Many thank yous to our Liaison for sharing these awesome Collage!  many thank yous to our Liaison for sharing these awesome Collage!    Check out the Beautiful Video that our Historian has created for these events!!