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CSW/LA Pride turns over solidarity march to new All Black Lives Matter

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After nearly two weeks of controversy, the Christopher Street West/LA Pride Board of Directors announced they are turning over their proposed June 14 solidarity march to All Black Lives Matter, an advisory board of Black LGBTQI+ activists and community leaders.  The initial announcement by CSW/LA Pride on June 3, “to peacefully assemble a protest in solidarity with the Black community […]” rankled Black activists and allies who labeled it insensitive and tone-deaf, disrespecting the Black community, especially LGBTQI+ people of color.

The now deleted press release suggested that CSW/LAPride had conferred with Black Lives Matter, which it had not. Several activists took to Twitter blasting the CSW/LAPride announcement. This included commun

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