On Sunday, more than a million Manhattan people occupied the largest annual procession of Fakhr in North America – while LGBTQ policemen turned into large numbers to protest from the side lines.
While the celebrities, who wore luster, clouds, and other festive clothes, worshiped the streets surrounding the city center road, the officers were angry that they were still prohibited from the march in their official uniforms.
“It is necessary to have a huge amount of courage,” said Detective Brian Downey, Chairman of the Gay Officers League.
But the party remained uninterrupted for the crowds of the participants who were approved, as the show was launched through Madison Square Park, below the fifth avenue, through the village of Greenwich and the Seventh Street – with rainbow flags and smiles flying from beginning to end.
“Here I make sure that our voices are noisy and proud and heard. It is more important now than ever,” said Sash. Sash won a competition earlier this month.
“If we do not have pride, we will not have anything really.” Mansfield said. “If we are not able to be proud of those we or if we are not able to be proud of our society, what are we here?”
The procession this year fell on the tenth anniversary of the legitimacy of gay marriage in the United States, and also celebrated riots in 1969-which helped stir up the gay rights movement in the country-with the topic of “rise: pride in protest”.
But part of the Queer community, which was excluded from the celebrations for the fifth year in a row, was LGBTQ NYPD officers whom the organizers told that they were unable to walk in their blouse.
“They will not be elaborated,” read the signs carried by the policemen who are watching from the side lines, along with others who read, “Let the gay police return to March”, and “Zina is our protest.”
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish turned to support the officers, and called for the decision to prevent them “do not believe.”
“It is an absolute shame,” Tish said, saying that it is irony that the offer about totalitarianism is to remove people. “These officers who were behind me who were the pillars of reform in society have been excluded for decades and told that they were not welcome to walk in the uniform they are wearing.”
The embargo was placed in 2021 due to the ongoing emotional feelings of George Floyd's protest in the summer before.
The organizing heritage of the regulatory claims that they do not want officers of two convoys carrying weapons, which they must as part of their unified requirements.
Dozens of police officers in the service protect the pioneers of the show.
Tish described the excuse of the organizers “nonsense” and described it as a “propaganda trick.”
She said: “The heritage of pride knows very well that when the officers wear their official uniforms, this uniform can be magnet.” “It is related to the personal safety of our officers and our public safety, that the officers do not wear the uniform and carry the weapons of service with them.”
Downey said that it was “painful” to have to protest against the show – and that the stranger officers were among the most courageous members of society.
“It has been painful four years ago,” he said. “Tell people that they cannot appear in a spirit of pride.”
Downey added: “Everyone stands behind me protesting every day by going to the system that was not historic for them. They enter and force change on this system. They force this system to deal with that.”
Downey – an echo of others – said that it is the artist that the show will ask the New York Police to keep the offer safe, but officers will not be allowed to pay in the uniform.
The candidate, mayor Zahran Mamdani, stopped by protesting and received Tish and some protesting policemen – but he was ignored by at least two officers.
Mayor Eric Adams – who previously expressed his support to push the target to allow officers to die in the uniform – joined the offer but was sometimes screaming and was given the middle finger while walking.
“Eric Adams does not care about gay people!” A woman shouted, while others called him a “Trump lover” and shouted, “Mamdani for the mayor.”
Despite the controversy, Sunday's show was the celebration and positive celebration that many are waiting for throughout the year and traveling from all over the world to attend.
“I am proud of energy,” said Bardgor Paul McGuriti. “I love seeing smiles and everyone's pride here. It's great to be here.”
