NYC council
head to boycott St. Patrick's Day parade

Saying she would not march in Friday's St. Patrick's Day Parade unless gays can join her and "celebrate our heritage," New York City council speaker Christine Quinn, a self-described proud Irish-American lesbian, declared she would not participate in the annual event. The New York Post reports that Quinn said she had reached out to leaders within the Irish and LGBT communities about what she called "inclusive participation." But parade chairman John Dunleavy once again said that gays would not be permitted to march, saying organizers weren't about to give gays reason to end their 15-year boycott of the city's oldest parade. (Sirius OutQ News)