Did Knowingly Discriminate!

So the question is what are we going to do about it?

Political Notebook: Trump orders end Presidio Pride event in SF

Bay Area Reporter

by Matthew S. Bajko

May 28, 2025

For years local National Park Service staff, whether LGBTQs or straight allies, have marched as a contingent in the San Francisco Pride parade. Two years ago, they decided to host their own community event to kick off Pride Month in June.

Dubbed Pride in the Presidio, it was held in the former military base turned national park on the northern edge of San Francisco. Overseeing the festivities was the Partnership for the Presidio, comprised of the National Park Service, the Presidio Trust, and the nonprofit Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

It also sparked the creation of the partnership’s first-ever Parks for All! collection of Pride-themed park gifts and collectibles that were for sale at the Presidio Visitor Center. Pride bunting adorned the building that now fronts the Tunnel Tops picnic and children’s play areas with stunning views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.

STOP Right There! Were other events cancelled? Nope! Just Pride... Hey wait a minute... isn't that discrimination?

“The Presidio Trust invites permit applications from any organization wishing to host an event in the park, including Pride. However, as a federal agency, the Trust would not be able to co-sponsor such an event this year due to the requirements of a recent executive order,” explained Petrie.

The legal team for the trust, which oversees the federal park site, cited two EOs signed by Trump for why it is prohibited from doing so. The first, titled “Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government,” Trump signed on his first day back in the Oval Office January 20.

I take it that they do know that EO are not laws and cannot violate laws and cannot violate the Constitution. In Widmar v. Vincent (1981) and Rosenberger v. University of Virginia (1995) the Supreme Court ruled that if they other organization use the facilities that they have to allow all organizations to use them. Hey... but Trump is above the law!

This isn't a one time event! Remember the Kennedy Center's Pride event was canceled! Pride events at, the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of State, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Defense all have stopped Pride events but allow other culture events!

One last point... Trump & Company know darn well that this is against the Constitution but when the courts strike it down, Trump will be using his bully pulpit for lies and hate and when the court overturns his EO he will be out there preaching to his loyal followers how the "Activist Courts" are blocking him for the voter mandates. The question is... will Trump use the "Activist Courts" to take control of the court system?