19- BRICE BRITTENUM — Homicide detective, Fort Lauderdale Police Department
Brice Brittenum is openly gay and a homicide detective on the Fort Lauderdale police department. He’s been with the FLPD since the age of 20, and at 33, has seen an incredible amount of change in the town he calls home. As the liaison between the FLPD and the gay community, Brice is the public face of the police force to many gays and lesbians, as he mans the FLPD’s booth at Pride events in an effort to encourage the LGBT community to join the force. “I’d like to see more openly gay officers,” he admits, while quietly declining to give a number on how many currently serve. While keeping his personal life out of the spotlight, he has no problem expressing his own pride in the FLPD which he says has a stellar record in investigating crimes against the community.
