The Ancient Order of Hibernians isn’t mentioned in the story and they are the holder of the permit, and organizer whos rules would have to be changed.
I think trying to bypass them means 2 separate parades.
No, the AOH isn’t mentioned in the story. I thought that was odd, too. They only mention “the parade committee,” so I looked it up on the Irish Central website. This site has a timeline describing the gay marcher controversy.
According to them, in 1993, NYC gave the parade permit to the parade committee and NOT the AOH itself. A federal judge declared this act unconstitutional, and the AOH was allowed to bar the gays from marching under their own banner. Shortly thereafter, though, the AOH handed over control of the parade to an independent parade committee.
Soooo...it looks like the AOH no longer has control of the parade. I think. The timeline is a bit confusing. Here is the link, though, in case you want to take a look for yourself: http://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/Timeline-of-the-NYC-St-Patricks-Day-Parades-LGBT-controversy-PHOTO—VIDEO.html
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