In the LGBTQ community, we won’t be truly safe until we realize the police deserve to exist

In the LGBTQ community, we won’t be truly safe until we realize the police deserve to exist

Shawn Ahmed is a queer, Bangladeshi-Canadian Muslim activist who has been honoured by both the World Economic Forum and the Webby Awards.

Much like the Toronto Pride Parade last month, the Vancouver Pride Parade will be free of police marching in uniform. Whether or not you believe police deserve to march in Pride, we should at least all agree that there are issues regarding policing that need to be addressed. There are too many within the LGBTQ community who do not feel safe near police, who believe the police unfairly target and discriminate against minorities, and who are outraged […]

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