Veterans for Peace Silently Protest Ban from St. Patrick’s Parade in Boston
SOUTH BOSTON— Yesterday, Veterans For Peace, VFP, held a silent protest at 524 East Broadway along the parade route. The protestors met at the former…
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Southie’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Inclusion or Aversion?
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief— For the first time in the history of South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, its organizers, the Allied War Veterans Council (AWVC),…
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…
VFP Sues City of Boston for St. Patrick’s Peace Parade Permit
Suit challenges City’s eleven month delay in acting on permit application and charges favoritism for South Boston parade organizers who continue to exclude most LGBT…
OUTVETS to Make History Marching in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
By: Clara Lefton/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Last month, The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council (AWVC) voted 5-4 in favor of allowing an LGBT veterans…
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…
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…
Letter to the Editor: St. Patrick’s Parade is a Shame for Boston
Dear Rainbow Times Editor, Sometimes change is elusive, and sometimes you can feel the momentum and know change is around the corner. That was true…