All of these officers will be on-duty, a spokesperson for the organizations said.Īll other off-duty officers in the contingent will wear casual Pride apparel representing the police department as previously allowed by parade planners. It shows everyone is working in the spirit of Pride to come together!'Īll first responders will march in one contingent, with command staff wearing their mandated uniforms and a small number of LGBTQ officers in uniform providing security for the contingent, according to the statement. That is why we are grateful to have reached a compromise solution today. 'Ever since then, we have attempted to bridge that divide.
'Pride grew out of conflicts between LGBTQ communities and police at Compton's Cafeteria and Stonewall Inn,' the groups said in a joint statement.
Some uniformed police officers will now be able to march in San Francisco's Pride Parade, according to a statement from parade organizers and the San Francisco Police Officers Pride Alliance, amending a previous decision that banned officers from wearing uniforms but allowed other types of police-affiliated apparel.
