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Organizers for the celebration have invited The Pride Center of Staten Island, which was repeatedly and directly banned from participating, to march in the 2025 celebration under their own banner.
New York and Boston may not see eye-to-eye on everything, but the organizers of their traditional St. Patrick's Day Parades have a long history of excluding LGBT marchers.
In an emergency meeting, organizers decided to reverse a decision regarding the participation of OutVets -- though the group has yet to accept.
It's a 'beautiful day,' declared Mayor Bill de Blasio at New York's Irish consulate.
You'll never find the pot of gold if you can't see the rainbow.
A journalist was reportedly shoved by parade organizers in a tense scene.
"Our Code of Conduct prohibits the advertisement or display of one's sexual orientation," said the organizers of the Boston march.
For the first time in 25 years, parade organizers formally ended their ban on all LGBT groups and allowed gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Irish marchers to participate.Â
Banning LGBT groups at New York City's holiday parade creates ripples of hate that spread far beyond the five boroughs.
"I will not tolerate discrimination in our city of any form," said Marty Walsh after the group OutVets wasn't allowed to participate.
The New York City government is responding to years of LGBTQ+ exclusion by hosting a new, second parade, which will welcome queer groups in Staten Island for the first time.
Gay and lesbian protesters held up signs along the parade route, angered by the parade committee's continued refusal to allow gay and lesbian groups to march under their own banners.
MacNiallais advocated for LGBTQ inclusion in Manhattan's St. Patrick's Day parade and was an organizer of the St. Pat's for All Parade in Queens.
