The Seattle Pride Parade's decision to ban LGBTQ+ officers from wearing their uniforms while marching is 'unapologetically anti-cop,' KTTH Radio's Jason Rantz criticizes.
"They'll argue and they put out statements in the past that effectively say the queer community has a long history of distrust with law enforcement, which is not true. The criminalization of LGBT people is taking place, which is also not true," Rantz criticized. "There is a long history, long ago, certainly, but that's not happening today."
Seattle Pride Parade's ban on uniformed police officers"sends the wrong message"about living"harmoniously," KTTH Radio host Jason Rantz said on"Varney & Co." Tuesday, June 20, 2023. "And this idea that all of a sudden cops are the threat when you're proposing that we live harmoniously, that we are tolerant of each other," the radio host continued, "it just sends the wrong message."
The event, which takes place on Sunday, also represents the biggest Pride Parade in Washington, according to Seattle’s tourism department, attracting more than 300,000 people. Seattle Police Department Chief Adrian Diaz decried the exclusion of his department last year, arguing that many members of the police in Seattle are proud members of
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