Gay group allowed to march in next year’s New York St. Patrick's Day Parade

New York Daily News ^ | 09/03/2014 | Tina Moore

[SeekAndFind]

A gay group will be able to march under its own banner in the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade for the first time on March 17, organizers said Wednesday.

The nation’s oldest and biggest St. Pat's parade will lift the ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups that want to participate while identifying themselves as gay.

“Those of us who are Irish and LGBT would watch this city celebrate and know we weren’t welcome,” former City Council speaker Christine Quinn, who boycotted the event for decades, told the Daily News.

“To have that end, not only puts all of that behind us, I hope it sends a message to communities all over the world to not give up the fight,” said Quinn, who is openly lesbian. “Be proud of yourself. Don’t hide who you are.”

The groups have been prohibited from identifying themselves at the centuries-old event because organizers said they wanted to avoid politics. Most marching units in the parade carry identifying banners.

[Izzy Dunne]

would watch this city celebrate and know we weren’t welcome

Nobody said you weren't welcome.

They said you weren't welcome to fly your flag.

[longfellow]

Isn’t that special.

[cripplecreek]

I can’t wait to see the All Turdburglar Marching band.

[DouglasKC]

We are truly in the end times...

[Gene Eric]

It’s all about their sodomy.

[Theodore R.]

This will thrill the people of NYC!

[right way right]

Back in the day we just kicked their asses and they went home.
Now I say, just stay home.

[Jim from C-Town]

“Those of us who are Irish and LGBT would watch this city celebrate and know we weren’t welcome,”

Wait until the Judgment and see what it is really like to not be welcome!

[CrazyIvan]

Leprechauns and fairies hand in hand.

[edpc]

They fooled the organizers by telling them they spoke Gay-lick.

[Puppage]

Soooo, Michael FitsPatrick?

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Queers are like cockroaches.

[hosepipe]

To wit; A five leaf clover ain’t a Shamrock... it’s gene malfunction..

[FatherofFive]

Soooo, Michael FitsPatrick?

And Patrick FitsMichael!

[Iron Munro]

It’s a pitiful existence that defines itself by an uncontrollable sexual perversion.

[skeeter]

How dare you hold a parade and not invite the gays.

You know how much they like a parade.

[FrdmLvr]

How long before the St. Patrick’s Day parade is sued because it’s Christian?

[Junk Silver]

It’s only fair, the Progressives and particularly the “Pro-Choice” movement are always so welcoming and eager to let opposing viewpoints be represented.

/s

[Sgt_Schultze]

So can other perversions identify themselves under a banner, or will they face discrimination?