2/23/10

To cut costs, city wants parades reduced by 25%......after St. Patrick's Day

This NY Times article says it all, especially the last paragraph.

LGBTQ Contingent in the Lunar New Year Parade

For the first time ever, an LGBTQ contingent marched in the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown. Very exciting! Congrats to the everyone that marched, and an extra-special congrats to the organizing team, Lunar New Year For All.

To read the NY Daily News article and watch the video footage, click here.

Please take the poll featured next to the article about Irish/Irish American LGBTQ people marching in the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade. (Although it is annoying that NY Daily News is turning this historic moment for Asian/Asian American LGBTQ folks turns back on to questions about St. Patrick's Day.)