They had come for the Stonewall but were now settling for Fiddlesticks Pub and Grill on Greenwich Avenue, where televisions broadcast parade footage with no sound. Perhaps the Stonewall was “the impossible dream,” said Ms. “You know what I’m most excited about?” she asked.
Emond’s excitement about reaching the Stonewall. I’m going to cry.”įinally, they approached a stretch of restaurants and bars with outdoor dining. “How long ago did you forget where we’re going?” Ms. Emond again consulted her phone for directions. Szot said, “I’m pretty sure I need to go to the hospital - I’m not going back.”īut go back they did, pushing their way back through the crowd under a rainbow spider made of balloons, to a less crowded area near Perry Street, and Ms. Emond announced they would have to reverse course, and an exhausted, exasperated Ms. Making their way toward Seventh Avenue South and West Fourth Street, they worked their way through tangled crowds and were told by a woman in a wheelchair, bedecked in rainbow colors, that the street they had headed down was a dead end. Emond told a reporter, who took them up on the offer. “You can follow us if you want to get lost for the rest of the day,” Ms. They stood on Perry Street and Greenwich Avenue and observed that it was difficult to get anywhere in the Village on this day. “(Pride organizers) say that the Black and brown community is traumatized, and the Black and brown community that I talked to is not (traumatized),” Beach said.īeach serves on the African American Community Advisory Council to the Seattle Police Department.“It’s poetic for the 50th,” said Ms. Yet longtime Seattle Pride Parade supporters like Victoria Beach disagree. Our community has never been the one instigating problems,” said Marx. We’re not the ones harassing the officers. “We’re not the ones bribing the officers at Stonewall. Pride organizers added they’re also advocating on behalf of those within the LGBTQIA+ community who’ve historically been victimized by the police, including during the Stonewall riots.
Woman pleads for help on Grubhub order, asks restaurant to send policeĭo you have an investigative story tip? Send us an email at OUR FREE NEWS APP Michelle winery puts Woodinville property up for saleĢ teens, 1 child hit by gunshots fired into Kirkland home “Over 1,300 people responded, and the vast majority of folks shared with us that if (police were to march) in the parade, they would prefer police would be out of uniform, in plain clothes,” Marx told KIRO 7.Ĭhateau Ste.
Organizers of the Seattle Pride Parade said their decision stems largely from a survey conducted in the aftermath of 2020′s riots and unrest. “They get to take off their uniform every day, (whereas) we don’t get to take off our queerness.” “(Police officers) need to recognize the privilege that they hold,” said Krystal Marx, executive director of Seattle Pride. It’s the first time since 1994 that Seattle police will largely be absent from participating in the event.
This year, police officers will not be allowed to march in uniform or display any law enforcement logos or clothing during the Pride Parade. As Seattle gears up for the return of Pride weekend, you won’t be seeing any uniformed police officers in Sunday’s parade.