Parade Allowing Gays Joined By First Lady

Mon., March 6, 2000

Amid boos and cheers, Hillary Rodham Clinton marched in an early St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday that allowed gay groups to participate.

The main St. Patrick’s Day parade, held March 17 on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, excludes the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization on the grounds that the event is run by a Catholic fraternal group, the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

The U.S. Senate candidate said Sunday she hopes the main parade will be inclusive, but even if it’s not, she confirmed she would attend.

With a green scarf tucked into her jacket, the first lady smiled, waved, and posed for pictures as she marched seven blocks along the parade route in Queens.

A group of hecklers followed her, but she ignored them and the occasional boos from others in the crowd of several thousand people scattered along the parade route.

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