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In reply to the discussion: Bradley Manning Won't Be SF Pride Grand Marshal [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)Neal J. Riley
Published 9:16 pm, Friday, April 26, 2013
... " ... Even the hint of support for actions which placed in harm's way the lives of our men and women in uniform - and countless others, military and civilian alike - will not be tolerated by the leadership of San Francisco Pride," Williams said. "It is, and would be, an insult to every one, gay and straight, who has ever served in the military of this country" ...
"Specifically, what these events have revealed is a system whereby a less-than-handful of people may decide who represents the LGBT community's highest aspirations as grand marshals for SF Pride," she said in the statement. "This is a systemic failure that now has become apparent and will be rectified" ...
... Zoe Dunning, a retired Navy commander and San Francisco activist, said she agreed that Manning's nomination was an error.
"He has done nothing for the LGBT Community, which is the criteria for a grand marshal," wrote Dunning, who is a lesbian. "He just happens to be gay, which is not sufficient."
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Discord-at-SF-Pride-over-parade-marshal-4468240.php