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Related: About this forumBoston Mayor Wants Gay Groups in St. Pat's Parade
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/boston-mayor-gay-groups-st-pats-parade-22695416Boston Mayor Wants Gay Groups in St. Pat's Parade
BOSTON February 27, 2014 (AP)
Associated Press
Boston's mayor says he will boycott the city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade unless gay groups are allowed to participate.
Mayor Martin Walsh says he's trying to broker a deal with parade organizers to allow a group of gay military veterans to march. The son of Irish immigrants said Wednesday that allowing gay groups to participate is "long overdue."
Parade organizers, however, appear unwilling to budge.
John "Wacko" Hurley said "it's final" that gay groups will continue to be excluded, pointing to a unanimous 1995 U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing organizers to exclude gay and lesbian groups.... MORE
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Boston Mayor Wants Gay Groups in St. Pat's Parade (Original Post)
theHandpuppet
Feb 2014
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MADem
(135,425 posts)1. I think Maaahty ought to have a "Mayor's Parade" and get some of the BEST
people to participate. He could probably persuade half of "Boston-Hollywood" to show up for the thing, Damon, Affleck, Leno, etc.
The way to trump the bigots is to make your party better than theirs.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)2. "whacko" is an apt name...
Where does Walsh say he's going to try and overturn a SCOTUS decision...he's trying to come to some sort of agreement...nutcase
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)3. That decision by the SCOTUS is ripe for review and overturning