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Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day parade finally ends ban on LGBTQ+ groups

Organizers for the celebration have invited The Pride Center of Staten Island, which was repeatedly and directly banned from participating, to march in the 2025 celebration under their own banner.

Go green with envy with 70 pics from Sidetrack Chicago's St. Patrick's Day party

These photos can make you thirsty for more than just green beer!

Kamala Harris celebrates Irish prime minister and his husband at St. Patrick’s Day event

The vice president and second gentleman welcomed Leo Varadkar and Matthew Barrett to the Naval Observatory to celebrate the friendship between Ireland and the United States.

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PHOTOS: NBC Makes St. Patrick's Day History

Thomas Roberts joined other NBCUniversal employees celebrating the day by marching in the parade as proud LGBTs and allies.

A Brief History of Gays And The St. Patrick's Day Parade

New York and Boston may not see eye-to-eye on everything, but the organizers of their traditional St. Patrick's Day Parades have a long history of excluding LGBT marchers.

For St. Patrick's Day, an Ode to Ireland's Rebellious Second City

Cork embraces LGBTQ people, celebrates Native history, offers inventive cuisine, and safeguards Celtic culture.

New York's St. Pat's Inches Toward Inclusion

One LGBT organization was approved to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City next year as a move toward officially ending the parade's ban on LGBT groups.

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Boston Mayor Snubs Homophobic St. Patrick's Day Parade

Boston's Irish-American mayor refused to participate in the event, which excluded LGBT soldiers.

Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade Allows Gay Vets to March

In an emergency meeting, organizers decided to reverse a decision regarding the participation of OutVets -- though the group has yet to accept.

St. Patrick's Day Parade Ends Ban of LGBT Marchers

It's a 'beautiful day,' declared Mayor Bill de Blasio at New York's Irish consulate.

9 Reasons St. Patrick Needs the Gays

You'll never find the pot of gold if you can't see the rainbow.

NYC Mayor Boycotts Antigay St. Patrick's Day Parade

Mayor Bill de Blasio once again refuses to march in the world's largest St. Patty's Day parade due to its discriminatory ban on LGBT marchers.

Op-ed: In Boston, an Ugly St. Patrick's Day Tradition Continues

Irish Catholics in Boston, forgetting their history, play the bigot this St. Patrick's Day.

St. Patrick's Day Parade Organizers Reject LGBT Group

Organizers of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston say LGBT organizations are banned from participating because they 'are sending out the wrong messages.'

Gay Irish Prime Minister Welcomed at White House for St. Patrick’s Day

The leader and his partner had earlier met with Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband.

LGBTQ+ Groups Denied Spot in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade

A journalist was reportedly shoved by parade organizers in a tense scene.

Irish Prime Minister Calls Out President Trump on St. Patrick's Day

Enda Kenny, the Irish prime minister, met up with President Trump at a St. Patrick's Day ceremony and reminded him that the Irish were among the many immigrants that made (make) America great.

St. Patrick's Day Parade Banned Gay Vets Over Rainbow Banner

"Our Code of Conduct prohibits the advertisement or display of one's sexual orientation," said the organizers of the Boston march.

WATCH: Gays March in NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

For the first time in 25 years, parade organizers formally ended their ban on all LGBT groups and allowed gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Irish marchers to participate.