History At Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

Posted by | March 14, 2015 07:05 | Filed under: Good News Politics Top Stories


That’s because this year two gay groups are being welcomed to participate.

The advocacy group Boston Pride and OutVets, a group of gay military veterans, have been welcomed by the organizers.

“This is a tremendous leap forward,” Boston Pride organizer Sylvain Bruni said Friday.

Until now, gay rights groups have been barred by the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council from marching in the parade, which draws as many as a million spectators each year. Twenty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the organizers’ right to keep gays out.

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6 responses to History At Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

  1. rg9rts March 14th, 2015 at 07:18

    OMG will the sun rise??????

  2. John Tarter March 14th, 2015 at 08:03

    The message of St. Patrick has now been totally and unequivocally lost.

  3. Warman1138 March 14th, 2015 at 10:57

    Looks like it’s going to be a happy day, I hope they have good weather.

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