LA Pride withdraws from Black Lives Matter protest set for Sunday
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qvoicenews.comDan Mathews, a vice president at PETA, left, and his husband, Jack Ryan, right, and an unidentified friend attend George Floyd’s funeral in Raeford, North Carolina, on Sunday.
After intense criticism, LA Pride has withdrawn all involvement from Sunday’s protest march against police brutality and racial injustice.
Instead, a Black Advisory Board, which was formed Sunday and includes black LGBTQ leaders, will be in charge of the All Black Lives Matter solidarity march, LA Pride said Monday on social media.
The advisory board is not working with Christopher Street West, the 501(c)3 nonprofit that produces the annual LA Pride Parade and Festival, and serves as an independent body, the statement said.
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