San Francisco police officers, firefighters refuse to march in Pride parade over uniform battle

San Francisco police officers said Monday they won't participate in the Pride parade unless they are allowed to wear their uniforms. Officers from the police department and city's sheriff's office said they want SF Pride to reverse their 2020 decision that requires them to wear civilian clothes instead. They added that "radical inclusivity" is a core city value, and they shouldn't be banned from dressing in uniform.
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[@JoeRogansGutBiome]

This is over reach and you can't tell them what to wear just like they can't tell you what to wear

[@b.b.s7545]

@Democratsgetting smokedinNovember no you can't. That's like me telling you you can't wear pants in public.

[@johns22]

I support SF police officers and firefighters decision Hell with the pride parade

[@myerkord]

🤣👍👍👍👍👍

[@garycallihan4206]

I will add: The thugs can EAT ME!

[@nunzionapoli6325]

That's what they get for pandering and butt kissing. They should march in SFPD clown suits.

[@apacheindian7887]

💯💯💯💯

[@vt3140]

If there will be trouble happening in the parade call the social workers don’t and never call police officers.

[@lu-vly]

Armed with clipboards and pens

[@seewulf2385]

group hugs and violence interrupters..worked so well at Halloween in the Castro..Oh wait..

[@kevinrodgers6854]

You can risk your life for your city but don't be in uniform. This country has gotten so backwards

[@jemazondo9331]

​@Democratsgetting smokedinNovember LOL that really sounds like something they would say

[@rockstarauthority7354]

@Democratsgetting smokedinNovember ratio

[@Ratt611]

What a way to treat civil servants. Embarrassing.

[@BlueLineDefender]

@Democratsgetting smokedinNovember Political purposes? They're uniformed officers. Don't see what part of that is political.

[@Afth26]

I support SFPD on this one.

[@lemondrop7305]

Sure but have u ever heard of stonewall? Lol

[@stormjet814]

@@lemondrop7305 Yea, stonewall Jackson was a great general

[@zillathezalo9342]

@@lemondrop7305 yeah that happened decades ago. Everyone who participated is dead, senile or dying…

[@gigis.6813]

I support the SFPD. This is getting out of control.

[@Antony..24]

Mayor London Breed proposes to spend $6.5 million to end homelessness for transgender people in San Francisco but says she doesn’t care to help the veterans or mentally illness

[@leelaural]

remember the quaint ol days when all we heard is "we just want to be left alone"......

[@eparigon]

that was us trying to disappear and just give you violent weirdos what you want, our nonexistence. we arent going to make ourselves smaller for you anymore.

[@iconicvinylart528]

Prides lost. Causing even more of a rift between community and law enforcement.

[@Him2clean2]

The gays are going to damn far 😂😂 Dave chapelle proven right again 😂

[@lu-vly]

It's the T's who gone too far. Notice its not called The Gay Pride Parade anymore. The T's forced them to drop the word Gay.

[@ronbennett7885]

They eat their own. It will never be enough. It's crazy they don't want SF police there, since many are supportive. Very bizarre.

[@deathpyre42]

Kinda ironic since the only places the cops even protect nowadays are the Castro and Seacliff

[@eastbaykidd8574]

@KZbin DELETES MY COMMENTS You're apparently quite insecure if you feel that letting public servants wear their uniforms is "groveling"...

[@donlee.4308]

@KZbin DELETES MY COMMENTS but yet you want police presence on this parade right??

[@lu-vly]

@KZbin DELETES MY COMMENTS I thought part of Gay Pride was inclusivity. I guess not anymore. Such childish hypocrites. Have Antifa protect you...😂.

[@Clarinetman62]

@Bahodi Zafa a pride event is to show solidarity and unity against repression and exclusion because of one’s sexuality. It’s about education of non LGTBQ that we are no different than them. It’s about building bridges. To exclude a group who employees many members of the LGTBQ community is discrimination and hypocrisy at its highest. No discrimination ever of any kind!!!!!

[@rogersmith7808]

As a gay man I think this Suzanne Ford person is way off base here. How can you sit there and admit there are many gay/lesbian members of the police dept yet you are going to deny them the opportunity to walk in the parade in uniform just because some people have a negative view of the police? It's hypocritical that you preach the parade is about inclusivity and acceptance yet you unfairly exclude people due to their occupation.

[@emiliolachappa2135]

It's just a power play if you ask me

[@Stamatos]

"That's a MAAAN, baby!" This crap has gone too far, stop catering to these crazies.

[@truthandreality8465]

The tellingly named "mayor" is called "London Breed". It was born into those madmen losers!!

[@clanofkiriyaka9411]

I was gonna say every time they showed a person practically lol

[@drm6007]

Mayor Breed is skipping out on the parade over this. Maybe SF isn't a completely lost cause.

[@g0stface23]

No it still is lol

[@paul1780]

If an assault or fire breaks out, no uniform should respond lmao.

[@JM-qr8qz]

*Discrimination at its finest.*

[@marinearenaswimmingpools5320]

This Sodom and Gomorrah city is running crazier each day..

[@rfmonster7690]

If these gays get beat up , don't call the police. hahahahahaha

[@tr7287]

hyprocrites

[@ntwadumela374]

i cant stop laughing!!!!

[@TheGlock30owner]

"He lookie like a man." - Ms. Swan

[@madpup1962]

So no police uniforms very tolerant of others civil rights

[@KTQ333]

I don't believe they should be there to protect and serve that community on that day either

[@seewulf2385]

sounds fair..

[@avataraustin1]

I'll pass not having police there makes me feel super unsafe ESSENTIAL in SF

[@androsmillenio450]

When being progressive begins to exclude the very people who protect your rights to be puffs 😂😂

[@aaaacr9595]

Good, I support sfpd for doing that.

[@hipnhappenin]

Not a fan of London Breed but glad she's backing the SFPD/SFFD. So backwards that an organization meant to promote PRIDE in who you are won't let our PD/FD proudly wear their uniforms that God knows they earned.

[@tessslakimmo7750]

Yeah after destroying our city into shit

[@TravisTellsTruths]

The pride movement is garbage.

[@Dontquoteme933]

Pride is one of the "seven deadly sins"

[@SuperSailorOutlawGeorgeIshaq]

Smart move on the part of SFPD

[@lu-vly]

"Everyone in the car respects the T's but everyone in the car resents the T's. It's not the T's fault but everyone in the car feels the T's are making the trip take longer" - Dave Chapelle

[@eparigon]

i hope you and everyone like you knows nothing but darkness and unhappiness

[@vladmordred9627]

Why you booing me? I’m right!

[@JayBYoung]

I support you San Francisco police officers!

[@merceddominguez2170]

POLICE UNIFORMS REPRESENT OPPRESSION❓🤔 OTHER COMMUNITIES MAY FEEL THE SAME WAY BUT THEY DON'T DENY NEEDING THEIR HELP DURING A CRISIS~ YET SHOULD AN EMERGENCY OR LIFE THREATENING ISSUE ARISES, THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOMED TO AID THOSE MOST PREJUDICED AGAINST THEM~

[@nuttybar9]

Police uniforms don't represent oppression .

[@fredgardner2870]

Wtf was that

[@edwarddonisi7996]

good for the police and firefighters

[@cquinn4555]

Pride goes before the fall. Good for them it's about time law enforcement stood up for themselves

[@1Dylan1]

Hurr durr

[@elbolsillo]

“We just want equal rights!” Oh, strange. The line keeps moving back. Almost like they’ll never be content with “equality.”

[@nunzionapoli6325]

0:44 Who dragged him into this? Her/it/that/his teeth are not uniformed either. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Antony..24]

Mayor London Breed proposes to spend $6.5 million to end homelessness for transgender people in San Francisco but says she doesn’t care to help the veterans or mentally illness

[@squashhead1374]

I’m sure if their is a violent incident they are going to scream for the ones they call oppressors. .

[@lu-vly]

The Stubborn Pride Parade 2022.

[@DRKrust492]

Just goes to show that even those who are often hated and discriminated against can find it within themselves to hate and discriminate against others. Humanity always seems to disappoint.

[@eparigon]

this is not discrimination.

[@Clarinetman62]

@@eparigon yes it is and I’m speaking as a gay man. Queers sometimes can be our own worse enemies. I support their boycott. I marched too many years to fight against discrimination and exclusion on one’s sexual identity. Pride leaders have it wrong here.

[@TheTruth-wm7iq]

Yeah their gay what youd expect?

[@Clarinetman62]

@@TheTruth-wm7iq don’t generalize and don’t be discriminatory yourself. Two wrong don’t make a right. I’m a gay man and I and many of my friends disagree with this. I fought and marched too many years against all discrimination. The pride organization does not speak for everyone.

[@tearsofsoy4091]

Nothing wrong with hating a bunch of filthy dogs / saw-doe-mites

[@cheq4790]

What In the Austin powers is going on 🤣

[@TheRealHeal1]

Stupid is what stupid does

[@mikelew415]

I identify as a glass of water….I don’t care what you think! This is how I “feel” 🤔🤣

[@lu-vly]

I'm suddenly very thirsty 💦

[@only1road2abba47]

So the term the kettle calling the pot black comes to mind.

[@jamesoller4900]

WTF….

[@TheFrogfeeder]

When is enough of this b s gonna be enough…

[@C-Thunder]

So much contradiction here it's not even funny. Pride Committee should feel ashamed about this!

[@kaliboyred69]

So they can be along the parade route in uniform to keep the community safe, but they can't proudly march in their uniforms at pride? The supposed "traumatized" few will see them anyway. What's the point of this ban other than to further divide the community?

[@kaliboyred69]

@Democratsgetting smokedinNovember im gay, so explain to me what made you think that I would be "ok" with whatever you are talking about? See what happens when you open your mouth and speak about someone that you know nothing about? You look like an idiot...and what exactly is the "gay agenda?"

[@rbstevns1534]

So when someone starts shooting or there’s a fire just call ghost busters I guess

[@b.b.s7545]

Lmao

[@andyiswonderful]

Recently, there has been a lot of divisiveness injected into the San Diego Gay Pride Parade, as the organizers have disallowed uniformed police officers from participating, although they have participated for decades now. The mayor, Todd Gloria, and other city officials have vowed not to participate, as they do not want to be part of this divisiveness. Good for them. The reason given for the ban is that some community members, particularly trans and POC, have expressed discomfort with uniformed police officers being present, due to past hostilities, real or imagined. In contrast, the vast majority of LGBTQ people in San Diego are in favor of uniformed police, as many polls have shown. The local LGBTQ press has frequently articulated the concerns of those against the police participating, but refuse to provide even coverage by articulating the views of the other side. Biased journalism does exist, make no mistake.

[@ashdav9980]

This is what happens when people pray to the altar of minority status above all else….it becomes a spiral of division and eventually falls apart. Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most oppressed of all? Right now it trans and POC, a trans POC is the holy grail of oppressed…..regular gay and lesbians can’t measure up to that oppression score. Slice and dice society into ever increasing oppressed groups, in a way to invert power and take it from the majority to give it to the minority. Study Hegel and Marx…..it’s textbook….and never ends well. 🤷‍♀️

[@NoirN3rd]

Citation needed.

[@moniqueconn5670]

Every other year they were marching in uniform and there were no issues, but all of a sudden people feel opressed? GTFOH!! More cry babies feeling offended, throwing a fit and causing a scene. Pride is supposed to be about EVERYONE and welcoming to all. Queer Woman here and I 100% support the SFPD and all first responders who are boycotting/ protesting. I really wanted to go to pride in SF this year as I have been going since 2004(with thee exception last 2 years) but now I will go stand with the protest. Shame on you

[@BluecookieSF]

Lol

[@slurpyman20]

Plz Thank brandon and friends for the great job. Cops there should just say fuck it dont respond to any calls

[@JackWebb713]

The organizers of the parade are weak cowards. How disrespectful to the SFPD. I am rethinking my past blanket support for the LGBT...... community.

[@lemondrop7305]

This one parade doesn’t reflect every person who is LGBT lol there are people in the community who do want them there in uniform

[@7jclark]

So you’re not gonna support the LGBT community because of one decision

[@donlee.4308]

@@7jclark you mean the Let’s Go Brandon To Quit Community???

[@vladmordred9627]

Ok now this I don’t agree with. If I were an lgbt 🏳️‍🌈 officer 👮‍♀️ or firefighter 👩‍🚒 I would want to wear my uniform proudly so that people can see that I’m proudly serving my community and I don’t care if people judge me for being queer. And I understand the police have been a source of oppression for the lgbt community but not all cops are like that. And btw what did the firefighters 🚒 do? At least let them March in peace ✌🏼 ok, rant’s over…../

[@nuttybar9]

The Police and Firefighters don't need to march with the weirdos anyway.

[@YA-qj8fx]

Weirdoes.

[@tessslakimmo7750]

And then when there is high murders crimes they complain lol

[@b.b.s7545]

God forbit they get attached during the parade, then they scream, was the police?!!!

[@Clarice-rp7mh]

The police should not be involved any personal belief event in their professional clothing.

[@tuanivando9634]

That is stupid. Next time you need them they will not show up.

[@James-me6dw]

Would God want you to March in this parade?

[@MamaPinks]

Who's god? God is perspective, mine would be walking IN the parade.

[@James-me6dw]

@@MamaPinks The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: For I shall never be in adversity. His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: Under his tongue is mischief and vanity. He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: In the secret places doth he murder the innocent: His eyes are privily set against the poor. Psalm 10:2‭-‬8 KJV ........ Selah. God Bless you.

[@lemondrop7305]

@@James-me6dw that’s way too long to read 😂

[@James-me6dw]

@@lemondrop7305God let's you choose, eternal life, or eternal torment. As for me and my family, we choose eternal life through Jesus Christ - the only Way. Amen. God Bless you.

[@jujub4553]

Gods the one who made the humans and made the gays gay. If he’s so all powerful and all controlling then he should’ve made everyone straight. Or is this one of the cherry picked things that isn’t gods plan and gods will 🤔

[@biasedshow3768]

Yeah I wouldn’t take much offense to a man in a dress and wig not wanting me to march in their parade. Oh God not that…

[@vidax.8238]

Lol I thought they were gna make them wear a 🌈 patch.

[@zillathezalo9342]

Wow amazing lol…well call off the police to guard the pride parade.

[@iloyski2]

They should worry about monkeypox instead of childish "I don't feel comfy with your costume". I am starting to like London Breed

[@froggylvr15]

That is totally fine your right buttttt if something happens someone gets hurt whatever don't bother dialing 911

[@lu-vly]

Yeah...call antifa

[@froggylvr15]

@@lu-vly or ghosts busters lol jk 🤪

[@fluffyres6107]

WTF is a pride police car?!?

[@nopenope7088]

WHAT DO YOU THINK? IT'S FOR PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF PRIDE.

[@barry-kukula1865]

@@nopenope7088 hahahahahahjaha

[@flameofthewest6196]

Clown car

[@TuanAnhTPBQ]

It's OK with you are gay or weird. But don't force your lifestyle upon the public. And what the heck is pride this and pride that? Just live your life like the rest of us regular folks do, man!

[@DRKrust492]

It's a parade. How is it 'forcing' a lifestyle upon others? Religion is a lifestyle. So, time to ban public worships services or public events sponsored by a religious group?

[@stormjet814]

@@DRKrust492 The difference is, they aren’t having public worship while walking down random streets They’re not going to you, you would go to them if you wanted to join in It’s the opposite for a pride parade, they go to you, regardless of wether you want that or not

[@jimmybob7028]

Suzzane has a 5 oclock shadow....

[@Jay-bt3vc]

Y'all want everyone to accept this as if it's normal omg we don't have to accept them weirdos

[@josephastier7421]

Who at SFPD is making the decision to not support their gay officers?

[@delbertcast3543]

Suzanne Ford Quit it 🤫

[@donnacsuti4980]

Considering there are gay members of both they should be allowed to march in uniform. There's such a thing as flexibility and the rules weren't designed to hurt people. The firemen and women are on 24hrs for 7 days so they are on duty. The can't go change

[@JoshuaHart209]

On thought pride was about inclusion

[@bkwil6078]

I think you guys misunderstood what pride said pride doesn't want the cops in uniform they want then naked

[@maxjones6711]

Only in California would this happen!

[@thelmagreenwood1429]

Great Move.....now all the Haters know the Parade is much less protected and safe now. And of course, there are no unhinged people willing to take advantage of that, thank goodness! o:

[@or6144]

How ironic after all these years fighting for inclusiveness these Gay Pride Organizers have begun practicing exclusion. Sad & shameful.. they instead should be resilient against any act or pressure from within and without their organization to act in a way that goes against the principles to which the gay pride movement was founded. No one's losing out in skipping that parade.

[@bushtrash2286]

Anything to be the never ending victim's.

[@mercuryman1250]

I can really understand and respect were these coos stand

[@sixbrigands]

No pigs in pride

[@raygordon3728]

The difference between Breed and other leaders in SF is she is actually from here. She has roots here and loves her city. Though not a fan of hers she is scoring points with many voters.

[@gaylebrown614]

Keep it going, I love to see them eat their own. Just so much pride and hot air.

[@carlosdelgado4870]

The Bible explains in the last days Good will be bad and Bad will be good.

[@skyistaken1605]

I sympathise with the individuals in the police. They are queer and proud and want to be at pride as who they are in society, as the rest of us do. And I'm sure individually all of these people are great. But when I say the police have historically only been on the side of gueer oppression, I mean it. They were and in many cases are the front lines holding it up. The system of policing and the history of policing are all incongruent with pride as it stands today. These things are messy and it isn't clean. A system can be bad, and still do good. The morality behind a system can be terrible, but the people in the system are good. These are larger than individuals.

[@basura4173]

Who tf wants to go see bunch of weirdos dance and what not anyways?🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

[@bitinback]

Mental health is dead

[@xtheunknown4310]

The Crazy Libs again

[@MamaPinks]

I thought it was supposed to be all inclusive. I respectfully disagree with Miss Ford's decision. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[@luisestevez4854]

Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! Suzanne? Katrynn? Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

[@graasroots]

Good now boycotting their cause ,cuz we're not all gay

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[@brianbonilla9276]

@ 44 SECONDS......wth is that....barf

[@mikeyatkins8583]

Personally I'm not a part of the LGBTQ community I do support that 💯 community however I don't support the decision of the organizers of the Pride Parade not allowing the gay members of the police as well as the fire department to wear their uniforms just saying let's go Bannon MAGA May All Get Along 💙

[@Ed-527]

I don't they should support anyone's sexual preference if they don't want to!

[@leelaural]

let me get this straight....the cops are upset that they can't march in the gay parade?......

[@keeneyes2573]

I have relatives who are homosexual. I Love them without conditions. In the 80's, I just happened to be walking in SF & my direction included some of the Gay Pride March. I talked with some of the people & had no problem. It looks to me like the leaders of this same-sex, gender fluidity agenda have gone insane. They are living examples of the most intolerant extremists I've ever been exposed to. I wonder if I can start a Movement & a City March that supports equal rights for us Heterosexual, "Privileged" White Men. Of course, I probably wouldn't be admitted into SF because I'm uninjected with computer chips.

[@agila1764]

San Francisco Police department. will be in Streets of San Francisco California. to do PEACE and ORDER. Do their duties to protect any Crime.

[@GabrielSanchez-mw6fu]

Good for The Mayor!