Justice
Do Police Have a Place at Pride Parades?
Stonewall’s anniversary has cops and LGBTQ activists revisiting their fraught history—and debating if police belong at celebrations of gay and trans rights.
To honor Pride Month, the San Francisco Police Department redecorated one of its patrol cars, affixing “Pride,” “Equality,” and “Peace” stickers on one of its doors. The spokes of its wheels are ribboned with rainbow. “Policing With Pride,” the car declares.
SFPD is also the first department in the country to encourage its officers to wear “Pride Patches” on the job this month, and while marching in the San Francisco Pride Festival.