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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Mon Jul 4, 2016, 10:30 PM Jul 2016

Gay cop worries first Pride could be his last after Black Lives Matter calls for ban [View all]

It was a day of extreme emotions for Const. Chuck Krangle, a Toronto police officer and a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Despite working in the city for eight years, Krangle, who is openly gay, had never been to Toronto’s Pride parade. But this year brought his chance to attend when he was assigned to work Sunday’s parade.

Krangle was blown away — by the spectacle, by the fun, and by the number of fellow officers taking part.

“I was like ‘woah, what a coming together,’ ” Krangle, 30, said in an interview. “I had no idea that there were that many cops that march in this, from all different agencies,” he said, adding that one of the highlights was speaking with Toronto police chief and parade-goer Mark Saunders.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/07/04/gay-toronto-cop-objects-to-black-lives-matters-call-for-ban.html

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Gay cop worries first Pride could be his last after Black Lives Matter calls for ban [View all] oberliner Jul 2016 OP

Pride Toronto backtracks from Black Lives Matter promises King_David Jul 2016 #1

Good. romanic Jul 2016 #11

Pride Toronto King_David Jul 2016 #2

stereotyping is OK, unless it is LEO Skittles Jul 2016 #3

Some LEO get it, some don't. KMOD Jul 2016 #7

and excluding them would accomplish.....exactly WHAT? Skittles Jul 2016 #9

No one is asking for them to completed excluded. KMOD Jul 2016 #13

really? Skittles Jul 2016 #14

Yes, really. KMOD Jul 2016 #16

is that REALLY what No. 8 says? Skittles Jul 2016 #17

What do you think it says? KMOD Jul 2016 #20

What about police booths in spaces other than the parade? hack89 Jul 2016 #33

Why do there need to be more Black deaf and hearing ASL interpreters? oberliner Jul 2016 #39

It seems to me that letting the police have a float would promote unity. pnwmom Jul 2016 #4

A two way street would be better. KMOD Jul 2016 #8

I'm not sure what you're getting at. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #10

The police are not the ones who KMOD Jul 2016 #12

Gay police have also been discriminated against. There are probably many pnwmom Jul 2016 #15

of course they have. KMOD Jul 2016 #18

But gay policeman are discriminated against, just like gay people in other fields. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #22

Of course they are. KMOD Jul 2016 #24

A float is a way of honoring and celebrating LOE loyalsister Jul 2016 #52

That is a shame. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #5

That is not the situation at all. KMOD Jul 2016 #6

I am gay. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #19

No. 8 - Removal of Police floats? KMOD Jul 2016 #23

Because GAY cops are part of the GAY community. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #25

And to not only bolster Aerows Jul 2016 #26

Yes it is! Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #28

My cousin received an award KMOD Jul 2016 #58

And? Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #59

black people are not KMOD Jul 2016 #27

I didn't say they were. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #29

Notice that this person Aerows Jul 2016 #31

You speak for all black people suddenly? Aerows Jul 2016 #30

I am not the only person of this opinion. KMOD Jul 2016 #57

And this doesn't bring up the rather obvious notion that there are very likely BLACK gay cops too kevinbgoode1 Jul 2016 #35

Well, I'm gay and I'm very angry. yardwork Jul 2016 #45

What about the armed bodies that were in Little Rock? JanMichael Jul 2016 #56

I agree. cwydro Jul 2016 #34

Why not demand that all gay people be banned from the parade? Democat Jul 2016 #21

Or at least all white gay people oberliner Jul 2016 #38

I support the ENTIRE LGBTQIA+ community LostOne4Ever Jul 2016 #32

Well spoken! Captured my thoughts perfectly! Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #51

Thank you!!! LostOne4Ever Jul 2016 #53

Why has communication and cooperation been replaced with bullying? Chemisse Jul 2016 #36

BLM specifically stated that they did not talk to the Pride organizers ahead of time oberliner Jul 2016 #37

It makes me wonder what their grievances are then. romanic Jul 2016 #48

My take is that they saw the invitation as an opportunity to bring attention to specific issues oberliner Jul 2016 #50

Turnabout is fair play. JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #40

Maybe they can demand that BLM address homophobia among African-Americans oberliner Jul 2016 #41

Yes. JonathanRackham Jul 2016 #49

BLM has officially jumped the shark. Odin2005 Jul 2016 #42

No word on whether anoNY42 Jul 2016 #43

As a gay person, this makes me very angry. yardwork Jul 2016 #44

These BLMers really do not have a clue. This is worrisome, because Yo_Mama Jul 2016 #46

BLM seems a lot more interested in making enemies than allies. /nt Marr Jul 2016 #47

Just pay BLM no mind. Kang Colby Jul 2016 #54

Police came to the rescue at Pulse after 49 people did. How dare BLM.... ashtonelijah Jul 2016 #55

And don't forget 90% of the Orlando victims cagefreesoylentgreen Jul 2016 #62

BLM - 'Stop telling us what to do,' tells another oppressed group what to do. Oneironaut Jul 2016 #60

And the irony goes right over their head, even when you try to explain. *sigh* n/t X_Digger Jul 2016 #61