NYC's last hold out finally does the right thing.

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LGBTQ groups finally invited to march in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade — ending NYC event’s decades-long anti-gay ban
NY Post

LGBTQ groups will be allowed to march in Staten Island’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the first time ever this year, organizers announced Tuesday — ending a long-running controversy over the annual event’s anti-gay stance.

The announcement followed years of boycotts from local pols over LGBTQ groups being banned from marching in the borough’s annual Irish heritage parade.

“The Richmond County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee wishes to announce that the Staten Island Pride Center has been invited to march, under their own banner, in the 2025 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade,” the committee wrote in a statement first shared with Staten Island Advance.

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This story brings back memories for me.

I remember the similar controversy about the main St. Patrick’ parade in Manhattan.
That's the parade that marches past St. Patrick's Cathedral.
That was many years ago. I lived in NYC back then and was part of the activism over the issue.

I also remember the year after we won there there was a "no gays" parade on Staten Island.
It was picketed (I was there), but most of us did not bother.
Then I forgot about it.

I'm a little surprised it lasted so long.