“I’ve made this very hard decision in order to support those members of the LGBTQ community who serve in uniform, in our Police Department and Sheriff’s Department, who have been told they cannot march in uniform and in support of the members of the Fire Department who are refusing to march out of solidarity with their public safety partners,” Breed said in a statement. San Francisco Mayor London Breed said Monday that she too would be skipping this year’s Pride Parade in response to the policy. The group says it has been in discussions with the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee about incorporating uniformed officers into the event, but could not reach a compromise with the group that oversees the parade. The San Francisco Police Department will provide security for the event, according to a news release from the Officers Pride Alliance. Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies said they also would not march during the June 26 parade down Market Street. The SFPD Officers Pride Alliance announced the decision Monday.
San Francisco police said they will not march in this year’s Pride Parade in protest over organizers’ new decision not to allow officers to wear their uniform during the annual LGBTQ event.