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May 2, 2013
Recently, it was announced that PFC Bradley Manning would be a grand marshal of the 2013 San Francisco Pride Celebration. We felt this decision was a bold and uplifting choice, bestowing a great May honor on a young whistleblower being persecuted for following his conscience.
Much to our disappointment, two days later SF Pride board president Lisa Williams issued a separate announcement that the SF Pride board would not be honoring PFC Manning as a grand marshal after all. It appears the SF pride board’s reversal was affected by criticism from a recently formed gay military rights group.
Read the full statement at bradleymanning.org
- Encourage SF PRIDE! to reinstate Bradley Manning as a Grand Marshal – SF Pride Offices: 415.864.0831; SF Pride President Lisa Williams: 415.424.9660; info@sfpride.org; Fax: 415.864.5889
- Are you an LGBTQ member interested in signing this statement? Please contact: emma@bradleymanning.org and include how you would like to be described in the signature
- Join us on Sunday, June 30, 2013, to march for Bradley Manning in the SF Pride Parade. Please contact: michael@bradleymanning.org to RSVP
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