“We believe the solution to our queerphobic culture is not greater inclusion in systemic exploitation,” read the statement, “but a radical departure from a system that perpetuates inequality and turns queer people into a market to be exploited.”

Portland has long been considered one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world, but somehow that has morphed into being “queerphobic.” In fact, the Portland Police Bureau actively participates in the parade and associated events.

You may recall that officers were asked to not be in uniform for the 2017 edition of the parade.

Portland Police Bureau even has a recruitment video specifically marketed toward encouraging members of the LGBT community to join the force. The video profiles several officers who are transgender and gay, and they speak about how they were depressed and wanted to hurt themselves. And they are now police officers.

But this isn’t good enough for the DSA. Their complete jumble of word soup reads:

To board members and staff of Pride Northwest Inc., Portland Democratic Socialists of America’s Queer Caucus calls on members of the Queer community to write letters to Pride Northwest to demand an end to their collaborations with major corporations and the Portland Police, and instead focus on empowering the Queer community. Queer people are under attack in this country. This has been true for decades in the United States, and today the hatred spurred on by Trump’s bigoted presidency has bled into our community: two months ago, the Portland DSA Queer Caucus was targeted by Patriot Prayer, while Trans and non-binary people in Portland have been harassed and attacked on the streets. All the while, Portland police ignored our community and blamed the victims. However, as Queer people we know that it is not just proto-fascists and the police we need to worry about, but also the exploitation by major corporations who wish to profit off of our identities.

The DSA continues in multiple paragraphs with its diatribe.

For most Americans its hard to keep up with what is right and what is wrong based on the ever changing moral police from the left.