An Irish LGBT Group Will March In The St. Patrick’s Day Parade In New York
The Lavender & Green Alliance will become the first identifiably Irish LGBT group to ever march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City on March 17, 2016.
According to the Irish Echo, organisers have confirmed that following a meeting of the parade Board of Directors in Manhattan on Monday evening, the Irish gay organisation will be allowed to march in the parade, which has been staged in New York City since 1762.
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