It seems like the police department in Hollywood, Florida has a bit of a problem with officers who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. In recent weeks, the police department has engaged in sexual policing of its officers, booting an officer from its force who appeared in a gay adult movie when he was 22-years-old.

That officer, Michael Verdugo, has filed a lawsuit to try and keep his police certification. He doesn't understand why he should be punished for a movie he appeared in five years before he even became a police officer.

Similarly, another LGBT officer, Christina Rodriguez, charged that the Hollywood, Florida police department has a real problem with homophobia on its hands. Officer Rodriguez has made charges that some officers within the force openly discriminate against LGBT people.

"It's difficult sometimes to keep [strong] when you don't have that strength behind you from within your safe haven of your own police department walls," Rodriguez said.

That's simply unacceptable for a police department -- an institution designed to keep all people safe, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Send the Hollywood, Florida police department a message that homophobia has no place in a police department. Firing people for actions in their past, or not creating a safe environment for LGBT officers is egregious, and the Hollywood police department should know better.