Gays were invited to attend as part of the entire crowd who are ultimately celebrating a Saint - and beer. But it seems some gays are more exhibitionists and don't want to be part of the ‘normal’ crowd. Since when are sexual exhibitionists entitled to special rights to display genitalia during religious or state holidays??
The issue is what is now considered “Controversial”.
Companies hate to be controversial...Unfortunately today, excluding gays is what is considered controversial, compared to even 10 years ago, when including them would have been controversial.
This is where the Culture War has been lost, the gay-controlled media made sure of it.