Not that the city's response is appropriate on any measure, but that doesn't address what I asked.
Won't some LGBT officers and allies want to show up as officers and representatives of the cities police department?
Yes, the ones that I know want to show up in uniform. It demonstrates that the organisation is inclusive and progressive and changing.
The Toronto police (which are not Ontario Provincial Police btw) are upset because, as I understand it, they have had positive experiences in past parades and built relationships in the community (which is huge progress given the history with the gay community) and now they are punted out.
I get that traditionally marginalised groups may hate institutions for systemic biases and agree that serious work needs to be undertaken to eliminate those biases. What I don't get is how excluding an institution that wants to take part in that marginalised group's event and support them leads to any progress. If anything, it reduces dialogue and entrenches views.
And what is the endgame? When would police be allowed back?