NYPD) said a decision by New York City Pride organizers to block members of law enforcement from participating in its annual events was "shameful."The Gay Officers Action League (GOAL) issued a statement condemning a decision by Heritage of Pride, the organizers of the city's annual Pride events, for prohibiting police from joining its festivities until at least 2025."[GOAL] is disheartened by the decision to ban our group from participating in New York City Pride.
Heritage of Pride (NYC Pride) has long been a valued partner of our organization and its abrupt about-face in order to placate some of the activists in our community is shameful," the group said.