The Center on Colfax serves as the official organizer for Denver's PrideFest events. This year, organizers say police officers and first responders who identify as members of the LGBTQ community will be allowed to participate in the parade. via CB_Cotton
DENVER — It's been a year of listening and reflecting for The Center on Colfax. Now, there are changes in store for the 2022 Denver PrideFest parade.
Law enforcement agencies were not allowed to participate in last year's parade or as exhibitors — a decision that made headlines. At the time, the Denver-based nonprofit, which operates as a LGBTQ community center, said the decision was to stand in solidarity against"police violence aimed at the Black community.".
At the time, an Aurora police sergeant wrote an open letter asking the organizers of Denver PrideFest to reconsider the decision to exclude law enforcement. Meanwhile, some praised the move."The Pride movement really started in reaction to the Stonewall Riot back in 1969, which was a riot that came from police harassment of the LGBT community," Fuller said."So relationships with the police have not always been what they are today.
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