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Fearless

(18,421 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:02 PM Mar 2015

LGBTers and St. Patrick's Day Parades

Here's a thought...

If privately funded groups want to hold a St. Patrick's Day parade and EXCLUDE LGBTers from participating equally, then let them have it on their private land and not on our publicly funded streets.

Just my two cents.

-Fearless

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LGBTers and St. Patrick's Day Parades (Original Post) Fearless Mar 2015 OP

If they have a legit permit, the First Amendment kicks in. No? Smarmie Doofus Mar 2015 #1

I heard the parade is actually administered by the Ancient Order of Hibernians shenmue Mar 2015 #2

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

1. If they have a legit permit, the First Amendment kicks in. No?

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:20 PM

Mar 2015

The argument goes: they can exclude anyone they wish.

That's pretty much carried the day in the court system. If one doesn't like it.... they can boycott or protest from the sidewalks.

For the record... I haven't attended a ST. P's parade since the imbeciles in NYC threw garbage at Mayor Dinkins for marching in the parade w. openly lgbt marchers deliberately included in his delegation.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. I heard the parade is actually administered by the Ancient Order of Hibernians

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 06:46 PM

Mar 2015

- a private organization of Irish Americans. Despite the fact that St. Patrick's Day is a Roman Catholic holiday, and the parade goes past the cathedral, the Archdiocese can't stop the parade.

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