What is wrong with a few symbols of queer oppression at SF Pride?

Joelle Tori Maslak
7 min readMay 24, 2022

This year, at San Francisco Pride, organizers decided that cops can march in the parade, but not in uniform. That has, unsurprisingly, angered some, who point out that gay cops should be able to celebrate pride, accusations of non-inclusivity towards the Pride organizers, and condemnation by politicians who are scared of losing the vote of the people who displaced the queer community.

A crowd of people on a street, none clearly visible, with three rainbow flags in the foreground.
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Joelle Tori Maslak

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