‘No Cops at Pride,’ Explained

History still applies and Black Lives Still Matter.

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Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, asexual, and intersex police officers exist. So why can’t they represent their place of employment at Pride in the same way that say, Apple or Cisco employees can?

Pride organizers deciding to ban uniformed cops from the parades is nothing new, but each June, it…