Photos From NYC's Queer Liberation March
. The organization demanded a 50% reduction in the NYPD budget, and proposed those funds be invested in housing, healthcare, education and reparative and restorative justice for Black and Brown communities.
The peaceful protest took a turn when NYPD officers showed up, pepper-spraying protesters, using unnecessary force and arresting individuals for graffiti, according toNYPD is pushing on #QueerLiberationMarch and have made arrests near Washington Square Park. Tensions are rising. https://t.co/vLtiXPDxMCThe police just started a riot at Washington square park https://t.co/Zb7VyQvPI9
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