Parade proceeds amid tension over gay rights
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Blasio">Blasio</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="signs">signs</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="procession">procession</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> "<span word="Irishness">Irishness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sexuality">sexuality</span>."</p><p><span word="De">De</span> <span word="Blasio">Blasio</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="skip">skip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="underscores">underscores</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Walsh">Walsh</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="march">march</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="green">green</span>-<span word="clad">clad</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="bagpipers">bagpipers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marchers">marchers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="landmarks">landmarks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bathed">bathed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="floodlights">floodlights</span>.</p><p><span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="Enda">Enda</span> <span word="Kenny">Kenny</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="breakfast">breakfast</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenny">Kenny</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="resisted">resisted</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parades">parades</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Irishness">Irishness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sexuality">sexuality</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dublin">Dublin</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>.</p>
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