レター：NYの聖パトリックデーパレード by William A. Donohue

The New York Times
March 15, 2007
St. Patrick’s Day Parade (1 Letter)

To the Editor:

“Wearing the Green, and the Pink” (editorial, March 9) criticizes St. Patrick’s Day Parade organizers for not allowing homosexuals “to wear any symbol declaring they are gay or lesbian.” The parade’s “guidelines” also discourage the wearing of green hats and sneakers and specifically say that “no displays of any kind will be permitted.”

Moreover, “shirts with advertising are not an appropriate form of dress.”

Anyone can quibble with these strictures, but it is preposterous for you to suggest that they are in any way intended to victimize gays. And it is equally important to note that while gays cannot march under their own banner, neither can pro-life Catholics.

William A. Donohue
President, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
New York, March 9, 2007

NYタイムズ社説：2年連続、レズビアンのクィンNY市議会議長の参加を拒否するSt.パトリックデーパレード