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Is Pride 2021 forgetting its anti-police violence roots? LGBTQ folks, specifically us of color, have consistently been the recipient of decades and decades of police brutality. Paulo Torres dances with his husband, Victor Tsang, after the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, on Jun. 28, 2015, in San Francisco.Max Whittaker / Getty Images June 27, 2021, 9:30 AM UTC This mission got a bit blurry with pressure from The Times and other media. When the news broke that New York City would finally join cit...

NYC Pride will reduce police presence and bar officers from marching in the parade Decision stems from discomfort that some community members have with police participation in Pride-related events. 13SHARES A police officer marches in NYC Pride’s parade in 2019 – Photo: Brian Kyed, via Unsplash. Organizers of NYC Pride events have announced plans to ban police and other law enforcement officers from marching in the city’s annual Pride parade until at least 2025, and will reduce police pre...

Gay police officers blast NYC Pride over shameful cop ban Follow Us Question of the Day   By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Organizers of New York City’s Pride events have announced that police and corrections officers will be banned from participating in any pride marches for at least the next five years, saying their presence makes other participants feel unsafe. NYC Pride sa...

NYC Pride organizers have banned police from Pride events till 2025 The organization revealed the policy in a newly released statement via their website and Twitter.  “Effective immediately, NYC Pride will ban corrections and law enforcement exhibitors at NYC Pride events until 2025,” the statement read.  “At that time their participation will be reviewed by the Community Relations and Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion committees, as well as the Executive Board.  “In the meantim...

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) New York City Pride announced that police and corrections officers would no longer be welcome to participate at Pride events. The LGBT group claimed that it applied the ban in order to “create safer spaces” for “marginalized groups.” The organization also said it would take steps to minimize police protection presence at its events by hiring private security and other “first responders” who aren’t police. I’m sure nurses and lab techs would be able to head ...

The move is effective immediately.

New York City Pride announced a four-year ban for law enforcement officials from its events.

Courtesy: NYC PrideNew York, NY (77WABC) – Organizers of the country’s largest and most recognizable Pride Parade for the LGBTQ community — says it will ban corrections and law enforcement exhibitors at NYC Pride events until 2025.

NYC Pride bans NYPD from participating in events including march Replay Video NYC Pride announced Saturday that they are taking steps to reduce the law enforcement presence at events. Starting this June, police and corrections will not be allowed to participate in the Pride March until at least 2025. "This announcement follows many months of conversation and discussion with key stakeholders in the community," NYC Pride Co-Chair André Thomas said. Organizers says they will be working with a pri...