Our July training guests were Karen and Kirsten, two of Wellington’s Diversity Liaison Officers (DLOs) in the Police.
The DLO is a part-time role which began back in 2004. Today there are 70 DLOs around the country. We have three locals - in Wellington, Porirua and the Hutt. DLOs have experience to support people under stress from society. They are particularly good at dealing with bullying and homophobia.
Their advice was to go to a DLO if you’re part of the queer community and you’re not getting good police satisfaction. Just phone the communications centre and ask for a DLO.
You’ll see the DLOs around the capital – they even came along to Out in the Square. Check out more information about them on the Police website.
This is the blog of Gay Wellington, officially known as the Wellington Gay Welfare Group (WGWG).
