Castiglione added, “However, we do not have the luxury of resting on our successes, no matter how many or how monumental they are. Especially noteworthy is the monumental milestone of achieving our right to marry, which has recently been confirmed by the U.S. “We have made much progress in Long Beach, in California, and in the nation toward equality. within a few years, anti-LGBT Qcrimes dramatically diminished. And third, he wrote many articles in the gay press, as well as gave talks, to encourage victims to report the crimes against them. His goal here was to help create awareness of anti-LGBTQ violence and the particular and critical problem that Long Beach Police officers did not consistently take anti-LGBTQ complaints seriously, sometimes refusing to even take a report to acknowledge that the crime happened. Second, he participated in annual police officer sensitivity training programs as a part-time instructor. He used a comprehensive, three-prong approach which was extremely successful: First, he informed the general public through newspaper articles that anti-gay violence was common in gay-populated areas.

He interviewed everyone who reported a crime and took those reports to the Chief of Police with whom he served as an advisor for 6 years. Castiglione established a hotline in his home in 1986 and monitored it for 6 years.

In working to stop anti-LGBTQ violence, Mr. Specifically, he worked to stop anti-gay violence, assisted people with AIDS, and engaged the Los Angeles Archbishop of the Catholic Church to change the Church’s negative view of LGBT Catholics and of all members of the LGBTQ community in general. Jack Castiglione has worked on civil rights issues in general but focused on LGBTQ rights beginning in the mid-1970’s when he moved to Long Beach, CA.

My Life on Purpose by Jack Castiglione