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Sep 17, 2009 | Posted by: imayogi

Openly lesbian mom announced as Tampa police chief

Full story: www.proudparenting.com

Jane Castor - an openly lesbian mother of two - has been appointed Tampa Florida's first female police chief. Mayor Pam Iorio made the announcement during a morning news conference.

Castor's promotion is significant because she's openly gay - and she's served for more than six years as a liaison to Tampa's gay and lesbian community.

Caster joined the Tampa department in 1984. She worked in the narcotics bureau and the sex crimes and child abuse squad in the mid 1990s. By 2001, Castor was a major in charge of multiagency drug investigations. As assistant chief since 2005, she oversaw crime-reducing tactics and managed a $56 million budget for the Department of Homeland Security's Tampa Bay Urban Area Security Initiative.

According to the St. Petersburg Times, she's the mother of two boys, both age 10. Read full story from ProudParenting

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Becky in MO Saint Louis, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Sep 17, 2009 It's refreshing to see a LESBIAN get promoted for her skills and dedication, instead of being overlooked because of her sexual orientation! It is a prime example of EQUAL RIGHTS being implemented! I love it!
Selecia Jones- JAX FL “God and Golf” Since: Jun 07 24,449 LIVING WELL*THE BEST REVENGE	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Sep 17, 2009 It will be a great day whan we stop reading stories like this. One day, we will all be equals. One day, we will not need protections because we will be treated as other human beings. That day is not here...YET!!!! Congrats on the position. Fond of tops...LOL!!!
deeter1013 Since: Jul 09 4,365 Davis, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Sep 17, 2009 Selecia Jones- JAX FL wrote: It will be a great day whan we stop reading stories like this. One day, we will all be equals. One day, we will not need protections because we will be treated as other human beings. That day is not here...YET!!!! Congrats on the position. Fond of tops...LOL!!! they promoted her to stop all the press about the fact that gays cannot get married or adopt. this is no victory..rather merely a diversion.
Dubya Since: Jan 08 2,122 Chon Buri, Thailand	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Sep 17, 2009 deeter1013 wrote: <quoted text>they promoted her to stop all the press about the fact that gays cannot get married or adopt. this is no victory..rather merely a diversion. I think you're being a bit too pessimistic. Anytime there is positive press concerning the gay community the more the "outside world" learns we are more like them. It will take time to dispell the bigotry inspired by and continued by those who should know better, but events like this help. It is also good for gay youth to see that there positive gay role models in all facets of society. Congratulations to Jane Castor and the Tampa community!
Sean D “We are the same...yet u H8 me” Since: Jun 07 699 Los Angeles	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #8 Sep 17, 2009 OMG! I wonder how many icky/stinky str8 boys will be whacking thinking of getting arrested by her and another female...lol
deeter1013 Since: Jul 09 4,365 Davis, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #10 Sep 17, 2009 Dubya wrote: <quoted text> I think you're being a bit too pessimistic. Anytime there is positive press concerning the gay community the more the "outside world" learns we are more like them. It will take time to dispell the bigotry inspired by and continued by those who should know better, but events like this help. It is also good for gay youth to see that there positive gay role models in all facets of society. Congratulations to Jane Castor and the Tampa community! yeah congratulations on being one of the most HOMOPHOBIC states in the nation.. Thanks for promoting ONE gay peron in your state....what progress...
Venus_Rearmed “I love my wife. :)” Since: Mar 08 6,246 Seattle, WA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #11 Sep 17, 2009 Congratulations to Ms. Castor!
ActsOfBeauty “www.benehrmann.c om” Since: Nov 08 3,149 White Suburbia, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #12 Sep 17, 2009 Becky in MO wrote: It's refreshing to see a LESBIAN get promoted for her skills and dedication, instead of being overlooked because of her sexual orientation! It is a prime example of EQUAL RIGHTS being implemented! I love it! Plenty of women are promoted in the California Highway Patrol (high volume are lesbian), partially because they don't want women on the road.

ActsOfBeauty “www.benehrmann.c om” Since: Nov 08 3,149 White Suburbia, CA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #13 Sep 17, 2009 Sean D wrote: OMG! I wonder how many icky/stinky str8 boys will be whacking thinking of getting arrested by her and another female...lol Not many. Most police lesbians are not Pamela Anderson-like.
Dubya Since: Jan 08 2,122 Chon Buri, Thailand	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #14 Sep 17, 2009 deeter1013 wrote: <quoted text> yeah congratulations on being one of the most HOMOPHOBIC states in the nation.. Thanks for promoting ONE gay peron in your state....what progress... I really hate to be maudlin, but "the longest journey begins with a single step." You're right about Florida; I used to live there. You have to remember that before air conditoning came and the yankess discovered Miami, Florida was the deepest of the southern states. Believe me, I'm not trying to make apologies, just trying to give a little historical perspective. At least Anita Bryan moved out...
Katie Murphy Washington, DC	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #15 Sep 17, 2009 Everything like this contributes to the acceptance of Gay people, despite the fearmongering of the so called Christians who Jesus will most certainly disowwn. You know what that means........
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