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The Southie St. Patrick’s Day Parade Battle Is Over … Or Is It?

The Southie St. Patrick’s Day Parade Battle Is Over … Or Is It?

Visions of angry protests and the potential loss of one-third of the budget led the chief organizer of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston to reverse course and invite a group of homosexual veterans to march with no strings attached, he said in an interview. But the decision only affects this year's parade, contrary to some media reports.

Visions of angry protests and the potential loss of one-third of the budget led the chief organizer of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston to reverse course and invite a group of homosexual veterans to march with no strings attached, he said in an interview. But the decision only affects this year's parade, contrary to some media reports.…