The LGBTQ Travel Expert. Educator. Speaker. Author.
Proven expertise in the LGBTQ segment + LGBTQ Pavilion at the NY Times Travel Show 2021
“For this first time in history, New York City’s famed St. Patrick’s Day parade will welcome an LGBT organization into its ranks,” reports MSNBC. “But equality groups and prominent political allies, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, remain unsatisfied with the parade’s level of inclusion.”
LGBTQ marketing, communications and travel safety expert; CEO of the LGBTQ Pavilion at the New York Times Travel Show; educator; public speaker; expert panel organizer and moderator View more posts
Do people really care about the sexuality of people performing on a parade?
LikeLike
Hi — thanks for your question. Yes, this is a big issue. Previously openly LGBT people were prevented from participating in the parade simply due to their sexual orientation. Similarly Boston used to prevent gay people from marching, but that has changed too: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/us/boston-celebrates-end-of-ban-as-gays-march-in-st-patricks-parade.html
LikeLike