It was then that a Supreme Court Ruling sided with the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council-the parade’s organizers-allowing them to exclude gays, lesbians, and any other group that doesn’t conform to their strict parade guidelines. The fight to make the parade inclusive for everyone in Boston, including gay rights groups, has been ongoing since 1995.
Patrick’s Day Parade continue to demonstrate that they do not respect LGBT Irish Americans by excluding LGBT members of this community from openly marching in the St.Patrick’s Day Parade,” Club Café owners Frank Ribaudo and Jim Morgrage wrote, adding that they would be pulling the beer from their establishment until Sam Adams backed out of sponsoring the event, or the event organizers agreed to allow people from the LGBTQ community to openly march in the parade. “Club Café is very disappointed that Sam Adams does not understand that the organizers of the St. On Thursday, the South End’s Club Café wrote a public letter and posted it to their Facebook page blasting Samuel Adams beer for being one of the many sponsors of the controversial parade. Patrick’s Day Parade, an area restaurant is taking a stand against some of the supporters of the holiday festivities.
Patrick’s Day photo uploaded by Adam Pieniazek on FlickrĪs the back-and-forth conversation continues about whether or not gay rights advocates and gay veterans will be able to finally march in the annual South Boston St.