“The Lesbian and Gay Band Association, a musical group with members from gay marching and symphonic bands across the country, has been accepted by President-elect Barack Obama to march in the 2009 inaugural parade. This is the first inaugural parade to feature a gay group.” [Blade]
And The Band Played On
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Joe Moag
Cool. We have a group called R.O.T.C which is composed of gay ex-ROTC members, here in Chicago, which marches in our Pride Parades, and they are awesome. Since Obama and his team are from Chicago, I hope that this group gets to be part of the overall group that marhces…
niles
Please do us proud – I would hope that good sense will prevail, and nothing embarassing or detrimental will be exhibited on this momentous day.