Posted on 03/31/2015 5:33:17 PM PDT by massmike
One of the most outrageous – and prominent -- homosexual activist groups in the state was given permission at the last minute to march in the Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Later the parade organizer said he didn’t know they were a “gay” group when he let them in. This preposterous alibi has only served to outrage faithful Catholics even more.
On Friday, March 13 (two days before the parade) the Boston media erupted with the story that a second homosexual group, Boston Pride, would be marching. Unlike OutVets, the other homosexual group given permission back in December, Boston Pride has no connection to the military (which was the excuse for allowing OutVets). Boston Pride is unabashedly one of the state’s leading homosexual activist organizations. In particular, it is the sponsor of the infamous annual “Boston Gay Pride Week” events, as well as running Massachusetts Youth Pride.
The announcement made prominent coverage in all the major Boston print and TV media.
This additional capitulation to the liberal establishment caught everyone by surprise. Many members of the Allied War Veterans Council (the group which organizes the parade) were furious. One member we spoke with told us that the majority opposed allowing any homosexual groups in the parade, but they were still not being given the opportunity to vote on these matters by the pro-gay minority controlling the group.
And sure enough, Boston Pride marched with their “gay” regalia on March 15.
A few days after the parade, the Commander of the Allied War Veterans Council, Brian Mahoney, published a startling article in the local newspaper South Boston Today (which Mahoney owns and edits).
In his article, Mahoney claimed that there never was a ban against homosexual groups -- only against “political signage”. This may be technically true, but it was simply a legalism they used to enforce the de facto ban that was publicly acknowledged by everyone.
Then Mahoney also stated that he had no idea that Boston Pride was a homosexual group when he approved them. He said they told him they were a “social organization with volunteers of Irish descent”. (Apparently he didn’t bother to look at their website or their logo.) When he later was confronted with who they actually were, he persisted, deciding that their rainbow banners were acceptable because they also had leprechauns on them.
After the St. Pat's parade: Organizer claims he “didn’t know” that Boston Pride was a homosexual group when he approved them to march.
Catholic Action League calls it "beyond disingenuous"
Prominent homosexual activist group well known in Boston
They love a parade.
I don’t buy that this guy did not know
There may be 8 or 10 levels below Debbie Wasserman Schultz!
Goebbels Mahoney
Makes me wonder what Boston Strong means.
That is hard to fathom
“Boston Strong” means nothing.
It’s just a catchy phrase for the T shirts manufacturers.
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When you look up “clueless” in the dictionary, you should find a photo of Brian Mahoney. Most people would be embarrassed to come up with such a lame excuse for an inexcusable action.
There's no way in hell that I'll attend one where perverts are allowed to march.At least I got to see one in my life.
You don't get to Boston much,do you!
Maybe he only learned they were a gay group when he saw it on the news with Obama......
The 'faithful Catholics' that vote overwhelmingly for pro-choice, pro-sodomite Democrats every election cycle? Those 'faithful Catholics'? LOL!
thank goodness, no
I see you’ve met my neighbors.
Boston Pride carried rainbow umbrellas, which the organizers said was against the rules. They also claimed they weren’t rainbow-hued. Probably because they had a pink stripe.
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