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"The sense of safety that law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be threatening, and at times dangerous, to those in our community who are most often targeted with excessive force and/or without reason," Heritage of Pride said in a statement. The organization said the decision was informed in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests, and "at a time when violence against marginalized groups, specifically BIPOC and trans communities, has continued to escalate." The statement came after organizers for Heritage of Pride announced that LGBTQ+ members of law enforcement would be barred from attending the annual parade in an effort to curb the event's overall police presence.
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Heritage of Pride (NYC Pride) has long been a valued partner of our organization and its abrupt about-face in order to placate some of the activists in our community is shameful," the group said. " is disheartened by the decision to ban our group from participating in New York City Pride. The Gay Officers Action League (GOAL) issued a statement condemning a decision by Heritage of Pride, the organizers of the city's annual Pride events, for prohibiting police from joining its festivities until at least 2025. THE EVENT CELEBRATES BOLD WOMEN AND OUR ROLE IN THE LGBTQ+ MOVEMENT WHILST RAISING FUNDS FOR “SUNDAYS AT CAFÉ TABAC”-A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM- TELLS THE STORY OF THAT UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT TIME FOR LESBIAN VISIBILITY, ACTIVISM & CULTURE, IN THE CONTINUUM OF HISTORY.A group representing LGBTQ+ officers within the New York Police Department ( NYPD) said a decision by New York City Pride organizers to block members of law enforcement from participating in its annual events was "shameful." THE FUNDRAISER WILL BRING TOGETHER A MULTI-GENERATIONAL, DIVERSE, CREATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL COMMUNITY OF LESBIANS AND DISTINGUISHED ALLIES IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, CELEBRITIES AND BEYOND-LIKE THE ORIGINAL SUNDAY NIGHTS AT NYC’S LEGENDARY CAFÉ TABAC OF THE EARLY ‘90S IN THE EAST VILLAGE.
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This is what the SOLD-OUT ➢ 2015 Back2Tabac Pride Eventlooked like.