The NYPD could use the savings because of the negative impact of the nonsensical “defund the police” movement, though of course officers say they will still be on hand to play a part in the security of the NYC Pride march which due to the pandemic will be greatly scaled back for 2021. All aspects of first response and security that can be reallocated to trained private security, community leaders, and volunteers will be reviewed,” their statement said. The Minneapolis Gay Pride Parade has been cancelled again this year but the show will go on for the 49th Annual. “NYPD is not required to lead first response and security at NYC Pride events. The Downtown Pride Parade has been pushed back until the fall of 2021. NYC Pride says it plans on handling security concerns for its events. Broidy, who left New York in 1971, returned as a marshal at Pride. Gay liberation, she said, meant revolution. It’s a PR stunt that’s unfortunately in lockstep with the times in which we live and creates bad will all around. The energy unleashed at Stonewall had changed everything. Telling gay law enforcement officers who very likely had personal difficulties coming out that they’re no longer welcome to march behind a banner, in a parade that celebrates LGBT identity, does zero to advance the goal of police reform.
Conversation and collaboration are taking place in departments all over our country to develop better law enforcement practices and trust between the police and the communities they serve.
