Despite being banned from marching with any indication that they were LGBT, a group of gay men and women infiltrated Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade last weekend with a float covered with rainbow flags.
According to the Boston Globe, the float was registered as a “diversity float that would welcome people of all races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations.” But as the float joined the procession, marchers hoisted the rainbow flags and began throwing rainbow-colored beads to bystanders.
Officially, the marchers were formed as a community group seeking to build a park and it was only a coincidence that most of them were gay men.
Parade organizers had previously banned any LGBT-themed floats or groups from marching in the parade for the “public safety of our spectators,” but BG reports the group did not encounter hostility at all along the route.
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“People were very happy to see us,” said Michael Dowling, president of the association. “We got a lot of thanks. We got a lot of applause. Nothing negative at all. We’re already talking about our float for next year.”
h/t Towleroad, photo via Boston Globe
hyhybt
For spectators’ safety!? Excuses THAT obviously made up tend to have a bit of truth behind them, but I can’t yhink what it would be.
gskorich
i’m beginning to see the relevance of l Carrousel. its the old guard that holds us back from seeing the future