No, Pride Isn’t for Cops, Too

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No, Pride Isn’t for Cops, Too

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Stonewall was a riot — but in some cities, Pride officials have banned “political” groups and welcomed cops. Now activists are organizing radical Pride marches to show that Pride is a protest, not just a party.

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I’ll never be more proud of my city than when the queer cops part of the parade went past and the entire crowd of hundreds went completely silent.

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