Patrick the Gay Irishman Speaks Out : LGBTs Banned From Patrick's Day Parades

Being Irish, and gay, I was clearly quite disappointed to hear that New York and Boston's Saint Patrick's Day parade committees have been banning LGBT groups from the celebrations for over 20 years.

However, I was glad to hear about the resistance to these committees' homophobia. Both Boston and New York's mayors are boycotting the parade, and Guinness (possibly the biggest sponsor you could hope for in an event like the Saint Patrick's Day parade) has dropped their sponsorship of the NYC celebrations. Despite this tainting today's celebrations (because it's just not the same without Guinness), I'm rather satisfied.