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Police in pride.. or not?

Police in pride.. or not?

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A new poll on the inclusion of police in pride parades by Just.Equal Australia has found that a 63.9 per cent majority of LGBTQ+ people conditionally support police participation if it comes with training in LGBTQ+ policing issues, more support for queer police officers and a formal apology for police mistreatment of LGBTQ+ people. However, that stands in stark contrast with the 66 per cent of 18-34 year-old and 73 per cent of non-binary respondents who oppose police participation outright. So the debate continues..