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PROTEST AT ANTI-GAY ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE TARGETS NYPD & FDNY
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Irish Queers | 03.15.2008
Marching in uniform violates City's anti-discrimination rules, say  2008 Protest Flyer  Bigotry isn't Irish.....resistance is! Protest against the anti-gay NYC St. Patrick's Day parade and the illegal participation of uniformed NYPD & FDNY contingents with Irish Queers & Irish & LGBT civil rights groups.
When: Monday, March 17 at 11am Where: Fifth Ave. at 57th St. (West side of the avenue) More info: The organizers of the NYC St. Patrick's Day parade, seeking to legalize their discrimination against Irish lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender marchers, have redefined the parade as a private, religious procession. No longer an Irish celebration or even a public event, the Fifth Avenue parade is now legally categorized as a religious march bearing an explicitly anti-gay (and anti-choice, anti-condom) message. Organizers have proudly called the march "a triumph of Catholic values over homosexuality." In spite of this clearly discriminatory message, New York City public servants – including police, firefighters and emergency service workers – regularly join in the anti-gay spectacle by the thousands. Their ongoing participation in the anti-gay parade confirms the fears of many within the LGBT community that we cannot rely on the city's emergency service workers to respect our rights as New Yorkers, nor can we call on them for our safety. Irish Queers – along with other New York LGBT groups, and Irish community members who oppose discrimination – will protest this violation of the human and civil rights of LGBT people. Irish Queers calls on Mayor Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Kelly and Fire Commissioner Scoppetta to disallow uniformed officers from marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade.
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