NYC Pride flip-flops on ban of uniformed cops in parade

JUNE 25, 2017: NYPD police officers stand with hands on their weapons, providing security on the sidelines of the annual Gay Pride parade as it passes through Greenwich Village. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Heritage of Pride (HOP), the group that organizes New York City’s Pride festivities, announced last week that they had banned uniformed police officers from marching in the parade, spurring days of controversy led by the Gay Officers Action League (GOAL)…