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In Adversis Animum – Courage Over Adversity
We are the International EMS & Firefighters Pride Alliance representing and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender emergency medical and fire service professionals around the world. We are an LGBTQ+ awareness, educational, peer support, and social organization.
Our Mission: To create a greater awareness of the LGBTQ+ professionals working in the emergency medical and fire service fields and to support those coming out or pursuing a career.
Our Goal: Eliminate homophobia in public safety through awareness and education.
All communications with the International EMS & Firefighters Pride Alliance including, but not limited to, member profiles, emails, phone calls and text, are strictly confidential and discretion is always observed. To confidentially reach us please use our contact page.
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- LGBTQ Awareness Periods
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The following is a list of authors, departments, and organizations with LGBTQ items for purchase.
- Alarm In The Firehouse: A Memoir of America’s First Openly Gay Professional Firefighter
- Both Sides of the Fire Line: Memoir of a Transgender Firefighter
- Breaking Free – A saga of self-discovery by a gay secret service agent – Cory Allen
- Cerritos College Police (CA) Pride Patch
- Chicago Police Department, IL – Pride Patch
- Coming Out From Behind The Badge Book Series | 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions
- Fairfax County Firefighters Local 2068 Pride T-Shirt
- FireFLAG/EMS – FDNY
- The Fire She Fights: A Novel
- Flash Point: A Firefighter’s Journey Through PTSD by Christy Warren
- LGBT Fallen Heroes Fund – Challenge Coin
- Los Angeles County Fire Department & LACOFD Lifeguard Pride Patches
- New Orleans EMS Foundation Pride T-Shirts and more.
- Out To Protect – Challenge Coins, Pride Patch, T-Shirts and more.
- Police Pride Patches & Pride Challenge Coins Facebook Group
- San Jose Police Department, CA – Pride Patch
- Warwick Police Department, RI – Pride Patch
The following is a list of graphic design and t-shirt production services that we recommend.