Gay police car
I saw this terrible Pride police ride a few weeks ago at Yonge and College but it was turning a corner way too fast for me to grab a pic and prove it wasn’t a pinkwashed fever dream. But today on the way to my massage I spotted it on Church avenue. Just sitting there, empty, trying to look like a friendly fixture of the gay village. Suspish. It’s got lights on it so it’s clearly used to leave to emergency situations and not just driving around to make the Toronto Police department see good. It looks ridiculous. My massage therapist said probably a bunch of white gays are happy about it somewhere ha ha. Oh my god.
Anyway this post isn’t all about how ridiculous the Celebration police car is.
I actually wanted to write here because I was talking in therapy about being sad about people who basically left my experience either just before or at the beginning of my transition and how I’m a whole different person since then. I don’t know if I am a greater person. I am a happier person though and I feel really nice about my body now and I feel more confident and just, yeah a whole alternative person. I’m not saying these people left my being because of my tra
A police force has attracted criticism and sparked a social media storm by deciding to adorn one of its cars with rainbow colours to tag support for the LBGTQ+ community.
The advance was branded a waste of funds, said to display a wrong-headed attitude to priorities and to be an insult to other minority groups. But Cumbria Police fiercely defended the verdict, which affects just one of its 320 cars, as it would support members of the LGBTQ+ community to trust the compel and report crimes against its members. The police contain also been commended by the LBGTQ+ community, who assist their decision.
The row started with a tweet from @WeAreFairCop, an organisation which claims to safeguard human rights, saying it had been alerted by a whistle-blowing police inspector. Its tweet said: “Just heard from an inspector from Cumbria Police: Despite being required to save millions (of pounds), senior organization has just given approval to a new Rainbow motorcar. Regular cops are dismayed … but are too scared to speak out as it’s a sacking offence.”
We Are Fair Cop claims to be a group of gender critical lawyers, police officers, writers and professionals dedicated to upholding Articles 8-11 of the E
Miami Beach Police Criticized for Pride-Themed Squad Car
A Florida police department received a barrage of criticism after rolling out a rainbow-colored cop car to commemorate Pride season.
Prior to the Miami Beach Pride March on April 10, the Miami Beach Police Department posted a picture of a Pride-themed squad auto on their Instagram account.
The picture of the ride, a white Ford Expedition painted in the colors of the Progress Lgbtq+ fest flag, with the words “MIAMI BEACH POLICE” written in rainbow letters, prompted much debate on social media and in the comments section of the Instagram post.
Many commenters didn’t like the car, but for varying reasons.
Some of the comments took a more homophobic tone.
“This is where our tax cash goes to???” one Instagram user wrote, followed by a slew of facepalm emojis.
“What a joke wow,” another user wrote.
Other criticism – primarily from those on the political Left or from the LGBTQ community itself – questioned whether the presence of police at Pride clashed with the intent of Pride, or the history of the LGBTQ movement and its historical association with police.
“The first self-acceptance was an anti-cop riot,” one user wrote, echoing ong
IMPD unveils rainbow-themed patrol car for Pride Month
Rainbows are popping up everywhere across Indianapolis for Self-acceptance Month — on flags, clothing, storefronts and more recently, a police car.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department unveiled its "Policing with Pride" vehicle Friday, a patrol car wrapped in a rainbow and bearing the LGBTQ progress flag.
While Pride Month has its origins in the 1969 Stonewall riots, in which gay and transgendered activists actively fought assist against New York City police, many law enforcement agencies now adopt rainbow colors each June in a gesture of solidarity with the LGBTQ community.
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"IMPD remains dedicated to being a department of inclusion and we proudly mark the diversity of our town, residents and officers," a agent Tweeted earlier Friday, adding Hoosier residents could expect to notice the patrol car at Indy's Pride Parade on Saturday, as well throughout the month of June.
In addition to its "Policing with Pride" vehicle, IMPD changed the profile images on both its Facebook and Twitter accounts to a badge with a rainbow backgrou