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In this August 31,1970 file photo, an NYPD officer grabs a youth by the hair as another officer clubs a young man during a confrontation in Greenwich Village after a Gay Power march in New York. As Pride weekend approaches, the recent decision by organizers of New York City's event to ban LGBTQ police officers from marching in future parades while wearing their uniforms has put a spotlight on issues of identity and belonging, power and marginalization.For some, cops shouldn't have a visible presence at a march that commemorates the 1969 Stonewall uprising, sparked by a police raid on a gay bar. (Photo by AP Photo/File)
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