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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
C'mon. You really don't see why police participation is different?
- It shows police are onside with the gay community now. So bigots can no longer tell themselves they have civic authority on their side.
- Police are represented in all kinds of parades and civic showcases. Their participation in pride shows that the gay community is a normal part of society.
- It shows gay police officers that they're accepted members of the force.
- Police participation offers increased security for a community that is still the target of violence. You would think this would be a consideration after the Miami massacre
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Fair enough. I happen to think that they should be included for those reasons, but there's a theme of "they are being discriminated against!" going through this and it's just bull####.
Like "how dare they deny police participation! They wouldn't say no to Jews or First Nations groups!".