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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Again, this is not strictly about the treatment of the gay community, but about treatment of others minorities of which members of the gay community are a part.
Either way, the "I haven't seen it, so it must not exist" line of reasoning is as weak as they come. You're letting your personal experience decide the legitimacy of the experiences of others, and that's no way to understanding. Go have a conversation with people who have different experiences than your own, or take the easy route and just listen to the actual statements made by groups representing some of these people to get a clue that their experience might not match yours.
Based on the statements by Pride, the CPS, and Voice, combined with the clear road to institutional representation occurring again as early as next year,, comments revolving around officers being "alienated" and "demonised" seems like grandstanding and not representative of the feelings of CPS, or the situation in general.
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There have been dozens of members of the LGBT community that have come out on social media and in the news stating that they are boycotting the Pride parade, since they feel the Police have made tremendous progress interacting with the LGBT community over the last decade. It sounds like this decision by the Pride Festival organizers is doing far more damage, in terms of internal strife, than it is for relations with the Police Service.