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Gay vets OK’d for St. Pat’s parade [Boston]
Boston Herald ^ | 12/16/2014 | Peter Gelzinis, O’Ryan Johnson

Posted on 12/16/2014 5:53:43 AM PST by GIdget2004

The Allied War Veterans Council of South Boston voted last night to allow a gay veterans group to march in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, according to Brian Mahoney, the group’s commander.

“It’s awesome. It’s outstanding,” said Bryan Bishop, founder of OUTVETS, the first openly gay group to be allowed to march in the parade after a two-decade-long controversy. Bishop was credited by Mahoney as having swayed the board.

Bishop told the Herald that when he spoke to the nine-member council last night and gave his pitch, he didn’t think it could have gone worse and was shocked when Mahoney told him the result.

“I knew I had support in the room, but there were some people who were more concerned about my sexuality than the fact that I was a veteran,” Bishop said.

“Who are we to judge?” Mahoney told the Herald. “As their spokesman Bryan Bishop said, ‘We’re vets, we fought and died and bled, the same as you.’ ”

It’s unclear how any other gay groups that want to march might be received. Mahoney said last night’s vote was in recognition of military service.

Mahoney said the group will be allowed to carry a blue banner upon which is a “pallet of color” that “some might see as a rainbow.”

“This conforms to the tenets of the parade,” Mahoney said. “The parade is devoted to honoring the service of veterans. It’s is our aim to honor that service and the history of the Irish Catholics in Boston. Anything that detracts from that is verboten.”

(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda

1 posted on 12/16/2014 5:53:43 AM PST by GIdget2004
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To: GIdget2004

Can’t they just be veterans? Do they constantly have to spoil everything? And the other 98% of the country is supposed to say…”we’re ok with it!” “This is really cool!” “Thanks for sharing your perverted lifestyle with my children and me!!!”


2 posted on 12/16/2014 5:57:12 AM PST by albie
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To: GIdget2004

The fags already have their own parade.

Must they flaunt their delusions at every possible event? They reduce every event to affirmations of their perversion. This serves to corrupt the children, who shouldn’t even have to know about such evil.


3 posted on 12/16/2014 5:59:49 AM PST by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it.)
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To: GIdget2004

Yet another American tradition ruined for families with children. At least, I wouldn’t take my children to any event where this abomination is presented as “normal”. I’ve seen some of the spectacles these perverts put on in public. My grandkids? No way! Congratulations America! You have developed “tolerance” for anything and everything except The Word of The Almighty.


4 posted on 12/16/2014 6:08:45 AM PST by Aleya2Fairlie
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To: GIdget2004

Were the veterans who were gay prior to Obama’s legalizing them in the military ever granted immunity?


5 posted on 12/16/2014 6:11:06 AM PST by Oliviaforever
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To: Westbrook

“This serves to corrupt the children...”

And that’s the only reason they’re doing it. Only the most steadfast parents will have children that see Sodomites as extremely depraved and needing salvation. Most young people these days see nothing wrong with homos. Stuff like this is why.


6 posted on 12/16/2014 6:16:24 AM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: GIdget2004

“This conforms to the tenets of the parade,” Mahoney said. “The parade is devoted to honoring the service of veterans. It’s is our aim to honor that service and the history of the Irish Catholics in Boston. Anything that detracts from that is verboten.”

What a hypocritical statement. They are pushing homosexual agenda and it does detract from honoring the service of veterans. Do the 98.5% of veterans in this parade flaunt their heterosexuality and make it priority for everyone to know?


7 posted on 12/16/2014 6:27:20 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: GIdget2004

‘“I knew I had support in the room, but there were some people who were more concerned about my sexuality than the fact that I was a veteran,” Bishop said.’

They are concerned that you are making your homosexual behavior a priority to flaunt before everyone instead of keeping it to yourself. Heterosexuals do go around flaunting their sexual behaviour. Why should you be allowed to do so?


8 posted on 12/16/2014 6:29:58 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: GIdget2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ecasPqhgk

monty python nails it. Right!
Now let’s see something decent and military!


9 posted on 12/16/2014 6:42:44 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: GIdget2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2ecasPqhgk

monty python nails it. Right!
Now let’s see something decent and military!


10 posted on 12/16/2014 6:42:44 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: GIdget2004

So that means the gay Irish couple are marching? You know, Michael FitzPatrick and Patrick FitzMichael?

CC


11 posted on 12/16/2014 6:44:08 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Tagline Constructon zone- low humor ahead)
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To: GIdget2004

Eff Boston and its parading homos.


12 posted on 12/16/2014 7:39:21 AM PST by onedoug
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To: GIdget2004

“We learn humility from Humiliation”, said Mother Theresa.

Yep. Keep it coming.


13 posted on 12/16/2014 7:40:55 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: Celtic Conservative

I’ve heard the Rock Hudson-specific variant of late, “Roy FitzGerald and Gerald FitzRoy” (the former being Rock’s legal name derived from his stepfather).


14 posted on 12/16/2014 9:00:29 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: GIdget2004; Chode

Then let them be the only ones in the parade. Everyone else back out. It will be once short parade that no one goes to.


15 posted on 12/16/2014 12:18:56 PM PST by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana
delenda est...
16 posted on 12/16/2014 2:59:42 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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