Posted on 03/16/2015 6:04:13 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
Mayor de Blasio said he wont agree to march in the annual St. Patricks Day Parade unless it makes additional changes to welcome gay groups.
The parade, which de Blasio boycotted last year, agreed for the first time this year to let one openly gay group, NBCs LGBT employee contingent, participate in the march.
But de Blasio said Sunday after participating in the alternative, gay-friendly St. Pats for All Parade in Queens that those changes dont go far enough.
The St. Patricks Day Parade in Sunnyside, Queens was a snowy affair, led by city leaders including Mayor Bill de Blasio on March 1, 2015.
Im not ready to commit to marching, because all weve heard is that one delegation related to NBC will be allowed to have members of the LGBT community in it, he said.
A lot of people feel, I think rightfully, that that is too small a change to merit a lot of us participating who have wanted to see an inclusive parade.
De Blasio called the parades policy change obviously a pretty narrow concession, and I think wed like to see something thats more inclusive.
He said hes still open to a deal with parade organizers in the days before the March 17 parade if theyre willing to make unspecified additional concessions.
We need something more for it to really feel like weve turned the corner here, he said.
De Blasio spoke after sloshing through the snow with a small but committed group of revelers celebrating the gay-friendly parade.
To make matters even more difficult, No. 7 train service was suspended on Sunday.
The mayor also reiterated his wish to ban the citys carriage horse industry, which has many Irish drivers and was represented by a contingent in Sundays parade.
[Insert “Well...BYE! graphic here]
I’m sure he won’t be missed...
Great. St Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland, making Mayor de Blasio unwelcome.
Just change the name to the Homosexual Activists Parade and let them have it.
Q: What do you call a queer Irishman?
A: Gaelic
Yeah stay home. March in the gay parade if you want.
The Irish are a hardy bunch and DeIdioto doesn’t fit in anyway!
Funny! Very, funny!
What a queer thing to say.
Hmmm? Which would I rather have: the Mayor ticked off ‘cuz he’s not getting his way, or a hemorrhoid transplant?
Win-win
Will NAMBLA get a float?
THEY elected him.
They have to suffer the consequences......................
A buggering leprechaun float might placate him.
is this supposed to be a threat?
So the cops wont have to march facing backwards?
LOL!!
Why does the 2% crowd get so much attention!?!?!?!
The leprechauns on the float will have to be wearing green pants with zippers in the back.
Is that a reward or a threat? The NYPD needs to remove this pustule from NYC.
I assume that means marching in green boas and diapers?
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