[two134711]

This comment won't make it past the moderator because for some reason my account was reset to new, but... Oliviaforever you know gays weren't excluded from the parade, right? They, like everyone else, just could not march under a a political banner.

You know this, you're just playing with people whom you think are dumb. This is just trolling.

[Oliviaforever]

I know that gays as individuals were not excluded, but such groups were not allowed. The primary difference is that the St. Patrick’s Day Parade has a religious aspect while a gay pride parade is a purely political event.

The religious exercise should be protected from instigators, while a political event on a public street should not exclude citizens from voicing an opinion.