The mayor and supervisor's decisions follow a joint statement by the San Francisco Police Officers Pride Alliance, LGBTQ sheriff deputies and San Francisco firefighters, whose chief, Jeanine Nicholson, is the first openly gay person to head the Fire Department.
Mayor London Breed announced Monday that she will join San Francisco’s public safety agencies in skipping the Pride Parade this year, unless the event’s organizers reverse a controversial ban on law enforcement uniforms. Breed and Dorsey announced Monday that they will join San Francisco’s public safety agencies in skipping the Pride Parade this year, unless the event’s organizers reverse a controversial ban on law enforcement uniforms. San Francisco Police Department spokesperson Matt Dorsey is sworn in as District Six supervisor by Mayor London Breed at Delancey Street Foundation in San Francisco, Calif.