A little less than one week into LGBTQ Pride Month, an organization in Boston, Massachusetts, says it’s organizing a “straight pride” parade with Brad Pitt as its mascot. - NBCOUT
Boston might be getting a"Straight Pride Parade" later this summer.
Mark Sahady, the organization's vice president and a member of the right-wing group"Resist Marxism", announced on Facebook May 30 that Boston Straight Pride “will happen” and claims that the city is working with the group after it filed a"discrimination complaint." The post went on to say that the tentative date would be finalized in the coming weeks and provided a map of the parade route.In response to the public uproar, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh released a statement to NBC News shifting the spotlight to the city's upcoming LGBTQ pride events happening this weekend.
“As with all groups seeking to host events in the City of Boston, groups must go through the City of Boston permit process to host events in the City of Boston,” a City Hall spokesperson said.Actor George Takei tweeted, “They're planning a ‘straight pride’ parade in Boston, presumably to commemorate that historic moment when courageous heterosexual frat bros finally stood up to the gay cops who had been harassing and arresting them for decades.
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