Irish-American Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Group v. City of Boston

This case involves the claimed right of the plaintiff, Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston (GLIB), to march in Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade (Parade) over the opposition of the defendants, South Boston Allied War Veterans Council (Veterans or Veterans Council), who organize and run the Parade. GLIB contends that its exclusion from the Parade violates M.G.L.c. 272, §§92A and 98, which prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in places of public accommodation. GLIB also alleges that the Veterans’ exclusion of GLIB from the Parade abridges GLIB…