Greater Manchester Police’s chief constable, Stephen Watson, has refused to apologize for historical homophobia within the force, upsetting LGBT+ advocates. Twenty-one other police forces have issued apologies for past mistreatment, and campaigners argue that GMP's history includes extreme victimization of the LGBT+ community. Peter Tatchell, director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, criticized the refusal, calling it insulting. He highlighted the police's troubled past, particularly under Chief Constable Sir James Anderton in the 1980s, and urged acknowledgment of the injustices faced by the LGBT+ community during that era.
The chief constable's refusal to apologise for historic homophobia has been labelled an insult by the LGBT+ community, despite 21 other police forces having done so.
Peter Tatchell emphasized that Greater Manchester Police has a particularly troubling history with the LGBT+ community that merits specific acknowledgment and an apology.
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