Golden State Peace Officers Association

You join an organization which is dedicated to providing peer support to Association members, serving the local and charitable needs of our community, and promoting outreach seminars to peace officers and firefighters, and to prospective members of both of the professions. GSPOA supports regular, reserve and retired members of the law enforcement and firefighting professions.

The GSPOA provides a forum for members to meet regularly with other law enforcement and fire fighters to share in their personal knowledge and experience. Members enjoy the camaraderie of other peace officers and firefighters during Association sponsored programs and events.

By joining the GSPOA, you are becoming a member of an Association of concerned professionals dedicated to benefiting the educational, charitable, and civic enhancement of our community.

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In 1979, a group of San Francisco Deputy Sheriff’s and Police Officer’s began meeting at a yearly retreat at the Russian River. The event started as a party and grew into an informal group affectionately known as Pigs in Paradise. As the group grew in numbers, the need for a more structured, statewide professional peace officers Association became apparent.

In August of 1985, the Golden State Peace Officers Association was incorporated from the group of friends that had been Pigs in Paradise.

In July of 1993, a group of police officers and firefighters from Southern California received recognition from the GSPOA Board of Directors as the new Southern Division of the Association. In 1997, the Southern Division opened a chapter to serve the San Diego area.

Since its start, over 400 men and women from both the law enforcement and firefighting professions throughout California have joined the Association and work to make its professional, social and charitable events successful.

The GSPOA sponsors and participates in the following programs and events:

• Outreach to gay and lesbian peace offices and fire fighters.
• Monthly membership meetings
• Social events for the Associations members
• Outreach to the gay and lesbian community and its organizations
• Seminars and programs that benefit the membership through education and support
• Charitable events for the Association and other non-profit community organizations
• Department sponsored recruitment programs within the gay and lesbian community
• Academy and In-Service training programs to peace officers on Cultural Diversity subjects
• Interaction with various public agencies for the enhancement of gay and lesbian members of these professions
• A regularly published, monthly newsletter known as the Hogcaller

The GSPOA stresses strict confidentiality of its membership and offers its members the opportunity to become involved and active with any of our various programs and events.

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To promote fellowship among members and to provide resources for the exchange of information within this organization and with other organizations.
To assist our membership by fostering educational learning opportunities through various workshops, conferences and seminars.
To engage in charitable activities.
To network with other groups and organizations that have similar interests and objectives.
To provide a forum for the planning and implementation of activities and programs for the benefit of the association and its members.
To provide outreach to the law enforcement and fire fighting professions relating to our organization and the gay and lesbian community.

If you would like GSPOA to mail you an application, E-mail Us at gspoa@gspoa.com and we'll mail out an application, or download the Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat version of our Application below:

(You must have Word installed on your computer or a word processor capable of reading Word files or Acrobat files)