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Article: Boston Parade Row Goes to Supreme Court: New York Gays Also Prepare
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- January 17, 1995
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Eamon Lynch
Irish Voice
01-17-1995
Boston Parade Row Goes to Supreme Court: New York Gays Also Prepare Battle Plan
THE right of gays and lesbians to march in Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade is to be considered by the Supreme Court, the highest judicial body in the United States. However, the court, which accepts for review only a fraction of the cases presented each term, is not scheduled to present it's ruling until at least April, which means it will have no effect on this year's march.
The Irish American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston (GLIB) has been involved in a long-running battle to march under its own banner during the parade. Last year the organizers of the Boston ...