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San Francisco police, firefighters refuse to march in Pride parade over uniform battle

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SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco police officers said Monday they won't participate in the Pride parade unless they are allowed to wear their uniforms.Officers from the police department and city's sheriff's office said they want SF Pride to reverse their 2020 decision that requires them to wear civilian clothes instead.

They added that "radical inclusivity" is a core city value, and they shouldn't be banned from dressing in uniform."This committee would not order the leather community to wear polyester at the parade," the San Francisco Police Officers' Pride Alliance wrote in a statement. "This committee would not order the drag community to wear flannel.

But they have told us, peace officers, that if we wear our uniforms, we may not attend."The officers said they recognize the issues of police hostility are complex, and the modern LGBTQ+ movement was born out of response to issues of the past.

But they said the Pride committee has not responded to their efforts to talk through the issue.ALSO: San Francisco taxi cab crash kills 2 pedestrians"We shared stories of the courage it took to serve as both a peace officer and a member of the LGBTQ+ community," the statement reads. "The board of SF Pride offered only one option: that LGBTQ+ peace officers hang up their uniforms, put them back in the closet, and march in civilian attire."Hours later, Mayor London Breed said that she will skip the parade unless officers may participate while wearing their uniforms. "I love the Pride Parade, and what it means for our LGBTQ community and for our city.

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