De Blasio BOYCOTTING THE St PATRICK DAYS PARADE

Cause The Catholic League most likely.

What other festivals and parades actively discriminate against homosexuals?

Just to play Devil's Advocate because I think it's good for debate...do you think the GLAAD parade would let marchers who carried signs stating they're hetero in the parade?

In my comment, wasn't insinuating other groups/parades bar LGBT groups specifically, but likely quash other groups who maybe arent as vocal as the LGBT group is. I dont know what the law is, but apparently an organizer can prevent free speech even though its using city property/resources, as is the case here. Maybe that's their right, and it keeps every parade from becoming a shitshow of opposing viewpoints intentionally trying to get in (Tibetans/Taiwanese in Chinese parade, palestinians in Israel Day parade, etc).But maybe he can also make a public boycott statement about the Puerto Rican Day parade, with its well documented misogyny and violence.

Remembering from the past.. The group that was prevented from marching was ILGO (THE iRISH lesbian and gay organization?) who presumably are Irish and deserve a place at the table. And yes the Pride Parade allows straight marchers - witness the Pflag (Parents, Friends of lesbians and gays?) group. Nobody is asking for a group that isn't Irish to march. Here is the NYT article : http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/nyregion/de-blasio-to-skip-st-patricks-day-parade-cites-exclusion-of-gay-groups.html