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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 cities like Toronto and Denver, I was incredibly proud of the organizers for finally taking a stand and...

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 presence by keeping on-duty officers at least a block away from any Pride-related events. In a press re...

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 said Saturday in a press release that security for its Pride March in June, and all other Pride-rela...

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 meantime, NYC Pride will transition to providing increased community-based security and first responders, w...