Staten Island gets LGBT-inclusive St. Patrick's Day parade
Staten Island is getting a second St. Patrick's Day parade this year that "will not exclude participants based on who they are or who they love."
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Staten Island is getting a second St. Patrick's Day parade this year that "will not exclude participants based on who they are or who they love."
Virginia Allen, Tanisha Franks, Tina Garrett, Marjorie Garvin and Helen Settles will be honored
Up and down Forest Avenue in West Brighton, Staten Island, Pride flags dot business windows, their owners publicly declaring support for the LGBTQ+ community.
The "political breakfast" held the morning of the Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade has been canceled this year, with organizers "standing up to" the parade's continued exclusion of LGBT groups. District Attorney Michael E. McMahon has penned an open letter explaining the decision to stand down the breakfast.