My reading of the article is that the beer company which distributes Sam Adams pulled its sponsorship because the parade won’t let gay groups march. Then the bar promptly said it would boycott Sam Adams. Meaning the bar appears to support the parade organizers, and not the gay groups.
The parade is about the Irish and St Patrick... not a sounding board for political messages (including the gay agenda).
The parade wouldn’t allow a pro-life group to march either... so why should they allow a gay group to march?
No fair! You actually read the article before commenting! :-P
Maybe they’re supporting the court decision that says private groups can’t be forced to let people in who are opposed to them. They do add they have no problem with gays and will serve anyone. So yes in a way they’re supporting the parade
organizers—and their right to refuse to allow some people in.
Suppose:
“The Westboro Baptist Church is demanding to be allowed to march in Boston’s gay pride parade. The organizers of the parade are citing a 1997 Supreme Court decision which said private groups shouldn’t be forced to accept marchers who disagree with their views and don’t play by their rules.
The organizers said, ‘We would be happy to have them march provided they don’t hold banners saying who they are or hold offensive signs.’ Westboro Baptist said sorry, they would only march if they were allowed to carry banners; they do not agree with the organizers’ stipulation about not holding banners...A bar in Boston agreed with the organizers about their private rights and refused to sell (XXX) beer, who pulled their sponsorship from the parade...”
Thanks for the clarification.
One piece left out is that the Boston Brewing Co/Sam Adams pulled its sponsorship after a gay bar said it would boycott Sam Adams for continuing its sponsorship of the parade. Then Flaherty decided they would boycott for Sam Adams’s withdrawal of support.
I was never great at math or statistics, but assume there are more beer-drinking Irishman than beer-drinking gays. The mayor is an a$$ for commending Boston Brewing Co’s principled policy decision.