(BOSTON) MAR 8 – CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE CALLING FOR A BOYCOTT OF SOUTH BOSTON’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AFTER ORGANIZERS TUESDAY REJECTED A REQUEST FROM A GAY VETERAN’S GROUP THAT MARCHED IN THE PARADE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE.
THE PARADE’S CHIEF MARSHALL HAS ALSO QUIT. OUTVETS’ BISHOP SAYS OUTVETS HAS 185 MEMBERS MOSTLY IN NEW ENGLAND. THE DISPUTE OVER L-G-B-T REPRESENTATION IN SOUTH BOSTON’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE MADE ITS WAY IN 1995 TO THE SUPREME COURT WHICH HELD THAT ORGANIZERS CAN EXCLUDE GAY GROUPS. THE FIGHT IN THE PAST HAS CAUSED THE PARADE TO LOSE CITY FUNDING. THE PARADE IS SET FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 19TH.
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BRYAN BISHOP, FOUNDER, OUTVETS, SAYS THE GROUP DOESN’T PUSH AN LGBT AGENDA.