▁and ▁breaking ▁the ▁very ▁principles ▁on ▁which ▁we ▁exist . ▁Our ▁code ▁of ▁conduct ▁is ▁very ▁clear ▁on ▁this ▁matter ... ▁We ▁will ▁not ▁toler ate ▁Islam oph ob ia ." ▁The ▁row ▁es cal ated ▁when ▁P ride ▁organis ers ▁published ▁a ▁statement ▁in ▁August ▁along ▁the ▁same ▁lines , ▁and ▁CE MB ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁fier ce ▁statement ▁critic ising ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁P ride ▁organis ers , ▁whom ▁they ▁accused ▁of ▁' a ▁cultural ▁relativ ism ▁and ▁tone ▁polic ing ▁that ▁is ▁only ▁applicable ▁to ▁critics ▁of ▁Islam ▁and ▁never ▁[ to ] ▁critics ▁of ▁Christian ity ,' ▁and ▁' [ bu ying ] ▁into ▁the ▁Islam ist ▁narr ative ▁that ▁bet ray s ▁the ▁per sec uted ▁and ▁def ends ▁the ▁per sec utors . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁politics ▁that ▁re wards ▁bul lies ▁and ▁bl ames ▁vict ims .' ▁CE MB ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁highlight ▁instances ▁of ▁hom oph ob ia ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁London ▁Mos que , ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁mos que ▁apolog ised ▁and ▁promised ▁not ▁to ▁let ▁it ▁happen ▁again . ▁Peter ▁T atch ell , ▁co - organ iser ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁P ride ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁P ride ▁in ▁London , ▁came ▁out ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁CE MB , ▁while ▁confirm ing ▁the ▁E ML ' s ▁track ▁record ▁of ▁hom oph ob ic ▁inc idents . ▁ ▁Several ▁other ▁prominent ▁activ ists ▁such ▁as ▁at he ism ▁advoc ate ▁professor ▁Richard