Gays again sidelined at NYC St. Patty’s Day Parade

[ccharles000]

(New York City) There was no wearin’ of the pink once again in this year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade down Fifth Avenue. For 18 years the Ancient Order of Hibernians which organizes the parade has barred Irish gay groups from marching.

At 57th Street, a small group of Irish American gays and lesbians staged a quiet protest. But among the hundreds of thousands who lined the streets they were virtually invisible.

The city’s highest ranking gay politician, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, boycotted the parade again this year.

Quinn was at the White House where President Barack Obama welcomed the Prime Minister of Ireland.

Last year, Quinn missed the parade to attend David Paterson’s swearing in as the new governor. The year before she was in Ireland where gays marched openly in the parade in Dublin.

Before leaving for Washington, Quinn said she hoped to talk with the President about LGBT issues.

As she did before last year’s parade, Quinn attempted to set up a meeting between the Hibernians and gay representatives and again this year the conservative Catholic men’s group ignored the invitation.

http://www.365gay.com/news/gays-again-sidelined-at-nyc-st-pattys-day-parade/

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Because gayness cancels gaelicness?

:eyes:

[msongs]

2. get even, pass out condoms to the adults in the crowd nt

[JerseygirlCT]

3. You'd think that some concerted political action

would force them to deny the permit until they quit discriminating. Yeesh. And in NYC.

[Smarmie Doofus]

7. They are NOT going to deny them the permit.

Bloomberg.

[JerseygirlCT]

8. Him

and the huge Irish Catholic population and power in the area.

But it still sucks.

[marmar]

4. People in Ireland must be really disgusted by the American celebration of St. Patrick's Day.....

..... Discriminatory parades and green vomit outside bars all over the country.

[Smarmie Doofus]

5. Interesting. In the 90's , ALL leading DEMs boycotted it.,

>>>>The city’s highest ranking gay politician, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, boycotted the parade again this year.>>>>

Hillary arrived in NY 2000 and essentially crossed over to the other side and made it respectable for other DEMs to march in this heteros-only, "Conservative with a capital C" event.

[Stevenmarc]

6. After the parade and a few beers later it gets a lot gayer