Pioneering Lesbian Chicago Cop, Animal Rescuer Nancy Lipman Dies at 61
Lipman, who rose from patrol officer to commander of the public transportation unit with the Chicago police, was a noted animal activist. May 04 2021 4:08 PM EDT
Nancy Lipman, an advocate for LGBTQ+ and women officers in the Chicago Police Department and a passionate animal rescuer, has died at age 61.
Lipman died of ovarian cancer April 11, her wife, Joanne M. Kenol, told the
Beginning in the mid-1980s, Lipman had a 30-year career with the Chicago police, during which she “rose from patrol officer to commander of the public transportation unit,” the