Pride parades: U.S. cities mark events amid tight security
Source: cnn
By Faith Karimi, CNN
Updated 6:08 AM ET, Sun June 26, 2016
Photos: The first gay pride parades
(CNN) Millions will march across the nation Sunday to celebrate annual LGBT parades amid tight security following the Florida massacre.
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Major cities in the U.S., including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and Houston, are set to celebrate the events honoring the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender communities.
Extra security
Unlike recent years, authorities will take additional steps to ensure security in the wake of the Orlando shooting rampage.
"We will, out of caution, be increasing the size of the police detail this year with some degree of focus that we might not have had in years past on the issue of terrorism," NYPD Commissioner William Bratton told CNN affiliate WABC.
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Other cities such as London and Milan, Italy, took to the streets Saturday in brightly colored outfits to mark the event.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/26/us/national-lgbt-pride-parades/
There are some great historical pics of past gay pride parades at the link.
Photos: The first gay pride parades
People march into New York's Central Park during the nation's first gay pride parade on June 28, 1970. The event was held on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots, when members of the gay community clashed with police who had raided the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan.
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It's disgusting what happened in Tampa this week. 
The pride flag waving outside the Hillsborough County center has become a point of debate.
The flag was raised on Wednesday as a sign of remembrance for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. According to the Tampa Bay Times, a day after it was raised Commissioner Stacy White said he received an anonymous complaint from an employee who stated that the flag was "nearly unbearable" to pass under and created a "hostile work environment."
In reference to the employee's complaint, Commissioner White wrote this letter to HR.
My question is, given the nature of this employee complaint, has the board’s action taken this past Wednesday created any issues for the county from a Human Resources perspective? If the display of this flag exposes the county any liability whatsoever, I request that it be taken down on the basis that the board’s action has violated the workplace rights of some of our employees. If liability exists and board action is still required to remove the flag, I would like to request a special called meeting of the county commission in order to discuss the unforeseen consequences of this display and allow for the board to take another vote on the display given the information now at its disposal.
I wish to state for the record that, even if there is deemed to be zero liability from an HR perspective, it is still – in my view – unconscionable that the county administrator didn’t express to the board that this divisive symbol might create an uncomfortable workplace environment for many of his employees.
Again, please let me know what, if any, Human Resources challenges that this display creates and how, if necessary, this might be remedied. I’m quite concerned that I have a documented case of an employee feeling that she is working in a hostile work environment because of this divisive, politically-charged symbol being displayed at our workplace.
Commissioners voted 5-1 to raise the flag for the rest of June. Commissioner White criticized County Administration Mike Merrill for raising it without thinking about other employee's feelings.
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/pride-flag-upsets-hillsborough-employee/247462187
What a fucking asshole. Here's to you, long may she fly!
