The divide over whether uniformed police have a role in Pride “goes to the heart of one of the long standing tensions in LGBT politics,” said Marc Stein, history professor at San Francisco State University. There is a long history of fraught interactions between LGBTQ people and law enforcement, particularly among those who are racial minorities or transgender, and say they feel targeted and harassed by policing as a system. New York City's streets a year ago were awash in protests over the death of George Floyd and clashes between demonstrators and officers. The role police officers should play in the annual parade has been debated for years, but it took on new heat amid a national reckoning around police brutality.
It’s somewhat of a moot point this year with pandemic limitations still in play until only recently, the New York City Pride event planned for Sunday organized by Heritage of Pride is largely a virtual one.īut the ban will be in effect next year until at least 2025, the organizers said. Rock Chucker Targets Mother, Newborn Sitting on NYC Park Bench: Cops
