A small group has gathered to honor #Palestine at #Austin Pride. They initially planned to protest an apparent ban on symbols of Palestinian liberation at Pride, but are now having a rally after a meeting and Austin Pride apologized to the Palestinian community.
(edit to update: see thread below. Police actually made multiple arrests from this group as they tried to watch the parade.)
#LGBTQIA #Pride
(Edit: I'm walking this back a little because we don't know who was responsible for the arrests, if Austin Pride requested them or if APD was operating on their own. I'm going to try to get to the bottom of it. I was furious when I wrote this, still furious but more lucid now.)
Austin #Pride lied. People with pro #Palestine symbols are not being allowed in and there has been one arrest. Chemical weapons are out #LGBTQIA
Mx. Kit O'Connell 🏳️🌈⭐👏
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