"Even though our members may not be marching in this year's Pride Parade, the San Francisco Police Department will be on hand to ensure that everyone attending and participating in SF Pride Weekend activities enjoys a safe and celebratory Pride Weekend in San Francisco."įor years, Kathyrn Winters walked the Castro beat as a San Francisco police officer, connecting with vulnerable members of her community where she grew up. We will be there to support them when the time comes that they return to marching in the parade," the department said. "We proudly stand with Mayor London Breed, members of the San Francisco Sheriff's Office and San Francisco Fire Department, to not march in the San Francisco Pride Parade.
On Monday afternoon, the San Francisco Police Department issued a statement in support of Breed's action. But a policy of exclusion, which prohibits LGBTQ+ first responders and allies from marching in uniform, sends exactly the wrong message at a time when we can ill afford to do so."
"We can do that by showcasing our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our police, fire and sheriff's departments. "All San Franciscans share a compelling interest in solving our public safety staffing crisis in ways that attract the most diverse and qualified pool of candidates we can," Dorsey said. Newly-appointed Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who is also the director of strategic communications for the SFPD, joined in Monday to condemn the ban. And I will remain committed to advancing policies that serve the LGBTQ community, building on programs like creating the nation's first guaranteed income program for the Transgender people and funding our efforts to get to zero new HIV infections." "I'm hopeful that the members of the Pride Board will change their position on this matter, but even if they don't, we will still celebrate Pride throughout the month of June in San Francisco," the mayor said, "I will raise the Pride flag over City Hall and participate in numerous other Pride activities that are happening. "I've made this very hard decision in order to support those members of the LGBTQ community who serve in uniform," she said.īreed also stressed that she would continue to participate in other activities commemorating Pride Month. However, if the Pride Board does not reverse its decision, I will join our city public safety departments that are not participating in the Pride Parade." It's one of my favorite events of the year. "I love the Pride Parade, and what it means for our LGBTQ community and for our city.
"I support the LGBTQ members of our public safety departments who are calling on the Pride Board to reverse its ban on uniformed members of law enforcement from participating in the Pride Parade," Breed said in a statement. For the festival “off” you have to improvise.The mayor announced her support for the alliance. You will find all the information on the events of this exceptional weekend right here. With more than 100,000 visitors, the San Francisco Gay Pride is one of the oldest in the world! It is necessary to book and to pay here.Ī big party is organized in the beautiful setting of City Hall from 2pm to 5pm with dancing, entertainment, a buffet … Tickets here. There are between 8th and 7th St on Market. Seating: if you want to watch the parade sitting from the stands, it’s possible. To see the different groups scroll down on Market St, the rule is simple, first arrived, first served. You can watch the parade that starts from Embarcadero and go to the Civic Center on Market St. France will participate in Gay Pride under the umbrella of the “European Union Nations”, register here. The parade begins at 10:30, and here is the list of organizations you can still register with. The Gay Pride lasts all weekend ( program here ) in San Francisco, but the parade on Market Street is on June 30, 2019.