The Republican president also broke from Democratic predecessor Barack Obama's practice of issuing a proclamation in honour of Pride Month. LGBT activists have been galled by the Trump administration's rollback of federal guidance advising school districts to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. Some activists feel pride events are centred on gay white men and unconcerned with issues that matter particularly to minorities in the movement, such as economic inequality and policing.
A San Francisco police officer marches in the San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade.
