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Boston easing two-decade long ban on gay groups in St. Patrick’s Day parade
BOSTON — Organizers of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade are easing their two-decade long ban on gay groups by inviting marchers from an organization that seeks to preserve marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Boston mayor to boycott St. Patrick’s Day parade if gay groups are excluded
BOSTON — Boston’s mayor says he will boycott the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade unless gay groups are allowed to participate.
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De Blasio to skip NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade over ban on gay pride signs
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he won’t be marching in the nation’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade because organizers refuse to allow participants to carry gay pride signs.
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Gay participants banned from Cincinnati St. Patrick’s Day parade
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Organizers of Cincinnati’s St. Patrick’ Day parade have banned the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) from participating in the annual event because they don’t want any gay and lesbian groups marching in a “Catholic event.”
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Quinn’s rising political prominence highlights NYC parade dispute
She’s a leading candidate to be New York’s next mayor. She’s already one of its top Irish-American officials. Christine Quinn is also a lesbian and proud of it. And that’s why the City Council speaker won’t be marching in Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an event so entrenched in New York tradition that it’s older than the United States.
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LGBT groups shut out from joining in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
BOSTON — Organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade that takes place in South Boston have rejected applications submitted by two LGBT advocacy groups to participate in Sunday’s parade.