Philadelphia Pride Group Disbands, Cancels Event Amid Controversy
Philadelphia Pride Group Disbands, Cancels Event Amid Controversy Philly Pride Presents had been criticized for a transphobic Facebook post that cast police as victims in the Stonewall riots. June 22 2021 6:51 PM EDT The group behind Philadelphia’s LGBTQ+ Pride celebration has disbanded and canceled this year’s festivities due to a controversy. Philly Pride Presents had come under much criticism for a June 10 Facebook post about the Stonewall riots that used transphobic terminology and cast police as victims in the 1969 uprising against police harassment, Soon that and other Pride Mont...