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Boston's 'Straight Pride Parade' is one step closer to happening
Earlier thread in the DU Massachusetts group: 'Straight Pride Parade' Organizers Say Application and Route Approved by City of Boston
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Source: CNN
Boston's 'Straight Pride Parade' is one step closer to happening
By Emanuella Grinberg and Konstantin Toropin, CNN
Updated 0112 GMT (0912 HKT) June 28, 2019
(CNN) — Efforts to hold a "Straight Pride Parade" in Boston are one step closer to becoming reality.
City officials said the organizers' public event application was approved Thursday, the first step toward receiving a permit for the parade.
Next, organizers need the approval of police district captains and the licensing board to receive a parade permit and an entertainment license.
Critics panned the idea as homophobic when the group Super Happy Fun America announced its intention to hold the parade. But the group's president, John Hugo, told CNN the event is "not anti-gay but pro-straight," adding that a groundswell of support is building around it.
More than 350 volunteers have joined the effort and Milo Yiannopoulos is slated as the grand marshal, he said. The permit says 2,000 attendees are expected.
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By Emanuella Grinberg and Konstantin Toropin, CNN
Updated 0112 GMT (0912 HKT) June 28, 2019
(CNN) — Efforts to hold a "Straight Pride Parade" in Boston are one step closer to becoming reality.
City officials said the organizers' public event application was approved Thursday, the first step toward receiving a permit for the parade.
Next, organizers need the approval of police district captains and the licensing board to receive a parade permit and an entertainment license.
Critics panned the idea as homophobic when the group Super Happy Fun America announced its intention to hold the parade. But the group's president, John Hugo, told CNN the event is "not anti-gay but pro-straight," adding that a groundswell of support is building around it.
More than 350 volunteers have joined the effort and Milo Yiannopoulos is slated as the grand marshal, he said. The permit says 2,000 attendees are expected.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/27/us/straight-pride-parade-boston-trnd/index.html
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