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Gays Barred From St.
Patrick's Day Parade, Again

In what has become an annual ritual of rejection, gays and lesbians are once again barred from marching openly in the world's largest St. Patrick's Day parade, which will draw hundreds of thousands of spectators today in New York City.


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In what has become an annual ritual of rejection, gays and lesbians are once again barred from marching openly in the world's largest St. Patrick's Day parade, which will draw hundreds of thousands of spectators today in New York City.

The city's leading openly gay elected official, City Council speaker Christine Quinn, requested a meeting with the parade organizers, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, as she has done in years past, to discuss potential compromises. She said she has not received a response. Quinn, who is Irish-American, will celebrate the holiday at a White House reception featuring Prime Minister Brian Cowen of Ireland.

For years, controversy has swirled around the parade policy, which allows gay and lesbian individuals to participate only if they avoid any identification of their sexual orientation, such as gay pride buttons or banners. The Hibernians, an Irish-American Catholic organization, say that the parade they sponsor is a private religious celebration.

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