Protesters for 'Black Lives Matter' also delayed the start of the Seattle parade, parade-goers said. Meanwhile, pride march organizers have taken steps to address the criticisms about diversity. On Friday, organizers apologized and said the officers were welcome to march.īut anti-police protesters disrupted the parade with chants of: 'No justice, no peace, no pride in police' and carried signs reading 'Justice for Philando' and 'Black Lives Matter.' The city's openly gay police chief called the decision divisive and hurtful to LGBT officers. In Minneapolis, organizers of Sunday's Twin Cities Pride Parade initially asked the police department to limit its participation, with the chairwoman saying the sight of uniformed officers could foster 'angst and tension and the feeling of unrest' after a suburban officer's acquittal this month in the deadly shooting of Philando Castile, a black man, during a traffic stop. The No Justice No Pride group blocked the Washington parade's route, and four protesters were arrested at the parade in Columbus, Ohio.
The divide disrupted some other pride events this month.
