UK Met Police criticized for standing with LGBT+ people & Queer People of Color
June 5, 2021, 5:22 pm

UK Met Police criticized for standing with LGBT+ people & Queer People of Color

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On Friday, the official Twitter account for the Metropolitan Police’s LGBT+ advisers published a pro-LGBT pride post, featuring a rainbow flag with extra color stripes to represent transgender and black people. The Met Police received heavy criticism for praising “intersectionality” and “Queer People of Color." LGBT

“We stand with Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic #LGBT+ people & Queer People of Color in the fight against racism,” read the post.

“We are part of the @LGBTpoliceuk #intersectionality working group to amplify their voices within @metpoliceuk & across our communities.”

The Met Police tweet

UK police departments have long been criticized for their LGBT outreach attempts. In 2018, a Greater Manchester Police officer was mocked for wearing a bizarre rainbow bumble bee costume for Pride, while in 2017, Sussex Police received complaints for spending £750 to give two police cars a rainbow Pride makeover – despite heavy police cuts. LGBT

A report last year showed that 21 police forces in the UK spent nearly £100,000 on rainbow-decorated Pride merchandise alone between 2017 and 2020.

Though the post received 67 likes, Met Police received hundreds of complaints, with many Brits pointing out that there is currently a knife and machete crime problem in the capital city.

Some people called on the Metropolitan Police to “just fight crime,” calling its post “virtual signalling nonsense” and “divisive,” and questioning why white LGBT people had been excluded from the statement. LGBT

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