In a strongly worded letter to Pride March organizer Heritage of Pride, the NYPD top cop demanded it change its stance on excluding gay officers in uniform from participating in the annual event.

The NYPD was left feeling blue after a contingent of officers was again excluded from Sunday’s Pride March through Manhattan. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and the Gay Officers Action League (GOAL) stood in protest at the colorful celebration on Sunday,

Heritage of Pride's decision prohibits Gay Officers Action League members from marching with service weapons, despite safety requirements for uniformed officers.