Despite Boycotts, St. Patty's Day Organizers Refuse to Bow to Political Correctness

Teresa Neumann : Mar 17, 2014
Staff – Newsmax

The St. Patrick's Day Parade "is a celebration of Irish heritage and culture—nothing more, nothing less. There's another parade in New York City that celebrates being gay and lesbian, and that's the Gay Pride Parade." -Hilary Beirne, Secretary of New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee

(New York, NY)—They don't call them "The Fighting Irish" for nothing.

Numerous media outlets are reporting that St. Patrick's Day parade organizers in New York and Boston remained undeterred in their efforts by several politicians who opted out of making appearances during festivities in solidarity with pro-gay lobbies. (Photo via NYCStPatricksParade.org)

New York mayor Bill De Blasio was one such figurehead, becoming the first mayor in decades to sit out the city's St. Patrick's Day parade. So did Boston mayor Martin Walsh.

Ireland's Prime Minister Edna Kenny, however—quoted as saying the holiday is about Irishness and not sexuality—gladly joined the New York parade.

Speaking to the Wall Street Journal last month, Hilary Beirne, executive secretary of New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade, said the parade "is a celebration of Irish heritage and culture—nothing more, nothing less. There's another parade in New York City that celebrates being gay and lesbian and that's the Gay Pride Parade." (Photo: Hilary Beirne/via Google)

On a separate note, several large corporations which have traditionally supported the parades, gave in to LGBT pressure and backed out of their sponsorship at the last moment; liquor companies Guinness, Heineken and Sam Adams, to name a few.