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Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 02:42 AM
Irish Queers Parade Protest
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Are everyone's respective hangovers cured yet? Not to perpetuate the stereotype of St. Patrick's Day. But seriously. I spent most of the day doing journalism work myself, but managed to make it to a few bars and parties throughout the evening. Important note: plastic shot glasses dropped into plastic cups make lame car bombs. But all in all, the rousing good fun I expected.
Here's a video of some people who weren't able to celebrate in the way they wanted to - which is simply to be just like everyone else. I've heard the nasty comments ("Oh those gays always make a scene and ruin everything"), but does anything think that a scene would be made if they were allowed to just participate? Most gay people I know - and I know many - are normal folk who would have no interest in protesting if only they were allowed the same basic rights as the rest of us.
St. Patrick's Day Parade Protest: Irish Queers from Megan Finnegan on Vimeo.
For more info on the group that organized the protest, you can visit them at www.IrishQueers.org.
See more: parade protest, Irish Queers, Irish-American, gay rights, St. Patrick's Day parade, LGBT, St. Patrick's Day 2010
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Posted by Pat Riley on May 07, 2010, 09:52 AM EDT
I'd like to know how Finnegan can used the words "gay" and "normal" in the same sentence.
Posted by longislander1940 on Mar 22, 2010, 01:06 PM EDT
I'm sure there are Jews marching in the German parade held in NYC in October.
Posted by longislander1940 on Mar 22, 2010, 12:47 PM EDT
They have the Holloween Parade
Posted by MeganFinnegan on Mar 21, 2010, 04:50 PM EDT
Dear longislander1940, I'm sure you would say the same if there were a German Lutheran parade that excluded Jews, yes? The point is not that these people are incapable of forming their own parade (they have, they're not idiots), it's that they object to being excluded from a celebration of Irish heritage because of their sexuality. And for every person who laughed at them, I personally saw 10 others cheering them on.
Posted by longislander1940 on Mar 21, 2010, 01:28 PM EDT
I walked through these gerks there were only about 5-10 in the group with their signs. If you want to march , march with your organization I'm sure there are gays marching already. You were laughed at.
Posted by longislander1940 on Mar 21, 2010, 10:00 AM EDT
On Saint Pat's day many years ago, I was working on a small remodeling job. The painter could not wait to get out of work and head to his favorite bar. I said "who wants to spend the evening with a bunch of drunken Irishmen? His answer "This drunken Italian" My point is that on Saint Patrick's day everyone is Irish. Most normal people like to party, and if being Irish for the day gives one the excuse to party then so be it.
Posted by CitizenWhy on Mar 20, 2010, 03:17 AM EDT
Let's not forget that St Patrick's Day revelers/drinkers/vomiters/urinators spoil the day for many New Yorkers. Why not just ban the whole thing?
Posted by CitizenWhy on Mar 20, 2010, 03:15 AM EDT
It would be nice if all citizens were treated as equal citizens.
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