Veterans For Peace Still Denied to Walk in Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
The Veterans for Peace are still being excluded, now with no Peace Parade to march in BOSTON—There were two, now there is only one veterans…
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Breaking: “Wacko” Hurley Steps Down from AWVC
BOSTON, Mass.—John J. “Wacko” Hurley, the reason why equality was not a part of the South Boston St. Patrick’s Parade, has stepped down, according to a…
Op-Ed: Boston Pride’s Decision to March in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is an Abandonment of Solidarity
By: Keegan O’Brien and Ann Coleman*— This St. Patrick’s Day made history in Boston, Mass. as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer organizations were finally…
St. Patrick’s Parade: Paying Homage to VFP, Gay Inclusion
By: Christine Nicco*/TRT Reporter— OUTVETS and Boston Pride’s participation in the less exclusive South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade, organized by the Allied War Veterans…
Breaking: Veterans for Peace Cancels Annual Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade
Judge’s initial ruling allows City to deny noon start time on March 15 – ACLU lawsuit on behalf of VFP will continue to challenge City’s…
Veterans for Peace Sue City of Boston Over St. Patrick’s Peace Parade Permit
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass.—Last month, the local Veterans for Peace Chapter 9, Smedley D. Butler Brigade (VFP) filed a First Amendment lawsuit…
Veterans For Peace applauds OUTVETS entry into Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
BOSTON, Mass.—Veterans For Peace applauds the decision by the Allied War Veterans Council to allow OUTVETS, a fledging new LGBT veterans group, to walk in…
LGBTs March in Southie’s Big Parades
See the rest of the photos here! By: Chuck Colbert*/TRT Reporter— Gay pride unfurled its rainbow colors to brisk March breezes in the South Boston…
Solidarity Statement from LGBTQ Organizations
We stand with Veterans for Peace BOSTON, Mass.—We and our LGBTQ organizations and communities wish to show solidarity with Veterans for Peace and all they…
Irish Singing Trio, Shuns Traditional Parade
Will walk in St. Patrick’s Peace Parade BOSTON, Mass. – The Friel Sisters, beautiful and talented young Irish musical trio of sisters has shunned the…
Mayor Walsh & Rep. Steven Lynch Officially Invited to Walk in the St. Patrick’s Peace Parade
BOSTON, Mass. – Organizers of the Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade announced today Mayor Marty Walsh and Representative Steven Lynch have been cordially invited to walk in…
Boston Pride to March in the St. Patrick’s Peace Parade
UPDATE: Meet at 2 p.m. at D street and Broadway (instead of 1 p.m.). BOSTON, Mass—The annual South Boston Parade, held on St Patrick’s Day…
St. Patrick’s Day “LGBT & Allies Celebration” Expected To Draw Crowd
Yet Traditional Parade Still Excludes LGBT Groups BOSTON, Mass.—Boston LGBT leaders and activists are hosting the 5th Annual “LGBT and Allies St. Patrick’s Day Celebration”…
MassEquality Reacts to AWVC’s Decision Continuing to Ban LGBTs
The following statement can be attributed to Kara Coredini, Executive Director of MassEquality: We are extremely disappointed with the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council’s…
Negotiations for Gay-Inclusive St. Patrick’s Day Parade Under Way
(MORE UPDATES) But Identity Restrictions Rankle LGBT Groups By: Chuck Colbert* /TRT Reporter— The push back was strong and immediate in the local LGBT community…
OP-Ed: St. Patrick’s Parade — Still Exclusionary, Divisive to LGBTs
As a transgender woman and veteran I have very mixed thoughts and feelings. To me the decision and it’s restrictions say to us that you…
Exclusive to TRT: LGBT Groups & Veterans to Walk in Peace Parade
Mayor Marty Walsh will not participate in the traditional St. Patrick’s Parade due to its exclusionary practices BOSTON, Mass. — February 14, 2014 — Lesbian,…
South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saga Continues
By: Chuck Colbert*/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Sure enough, gay people will be marching in the annual South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Even parade organizers, who…
LGBT Inclusive Groups Still Seek to March in South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By: Chuck Colbert*/ TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—When Irish eyes are smiling, the world is bright and gay, or so go lyrics of the popular song….
Op-Ed: St. Patrick’s Day Parade Continues Exclusion – 3 Years is Enough!
By: Pat Scanlon*— The exclusion of Veterans For Peace, the LGBT community and other peace organizations from participating in the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade should…
Bigotry Lines the Streets of South Boston on St. Patty’s Day
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief– Today, I had the privilege of lining up in my first St. Patrick’s Peace Parade, which started one mile behind the traditional…
St. Patrick’s Parade Rejects LGBTs Again; Orgs. Denounce Actions
BOSTON, Mass. — Organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade that takes place in South Boston rejected an application by MassEquality to participate in…
St. Patrick’s Peace Parade Marches in Solidarity with LGBTQ groups – Updated
3rd annual alternative parade promotes social justice in the face of historic exclusion — Read organization’s reactions here. By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter– On Sunday, March…