A judge ruled that Northumbria Police breached impartiality by allowing officers to march with the Pride progress flag during a Pride event. Lindsey Smith, who challenged the decision, argued this association supported gender ideology. The Progress Pride flag represents various marginalized communities. Judge Linden stated that the involvement of officers in the march indicated a bias towards gender ideology, despite noting their impartiality had not been compromised on an individual level. The event was deemed political, with dissenting views reportedly unwelcome.
The Progress Pride flag contains symbols representing gay, trans, and intersex communities, as well as queer people of colour.
The fact that they wore their uniforms, marched as a contingent and carried the Police Pride and other flags demonstrated their support for the cause as police officers.
Mr Justice Linden accepted Northern Pride support 'gender ideology and transgender rights' and stated the Pride event was inherently 'political'.
Lindsey Smith said a police van draped in Pride progress colours at a Pride event was 'indicative of support for the cause of gender ideology'.
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