However, John Hugo, who bills himself as the president of Super Happy Fun America, told the Globe Wednesday that his group is “not anti-gay, we’re pro-straight.” An e-mail sent to an address for him that’s listed on the group’s website bounced back. The Globe reached out to Sahady, but did not immediately receive a request for comment.
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In a section on the group’s website about the proposed parade, organizers say the one-day event will “be held to achieve inclusivity and spread awareness of issues impacting straights in Greater Boston and beyond.” Sahady posted last week on Facebook that it looks like the proposed parade “will happen,” but his announcement didn’t get much traction on social media until Tuesday.Ī group called Super Happy Fun America - of which Sahady is apparently the vice president - is taking ownership of the parade plans. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s the same person from the controversial Resist Marxism group, which hosted the Rally for the Republic on Boston Common in 2017 that attracted swarms of counterprotesters. One of the lead organizers pushing for the parade is Mark Sahady.
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Who’s behind the plan to host the “Straight Pride Parade”? PERMIT APPLICATION STRAIGHT PRIDE PARADE (PDF) PERMIT APPLICATION STRAIGHT PRIDE PARADE (Text) Twenty security personnel would be on hand, the application states, and there would be dancing, live music, and amplified sound. The event celebrating heterosexuality would include floats and other props and be a “chance to have a patriotic parade in Boston as we celebrate straight pride,” one of the organizers said.Īccording to a “public event permit” filed with the city, organizers say they expect up to 2,000 people to attend. 31 - a prime move-in day for returning students, mind you - and follow the same route of the city’s annual LGBTQ Pride Parade that’s happening in Boston this weekend. With floats,” Ryan tweeted.Īccording to the screenshot of the Facebook announcement, the so-called Straight Pride Parade would tentatively take place on Aug.
“‘Straight Pride’ parade planned in Boston. On Tuesday morning, Ryan shared a screenshot of a Facebook post by one of the proposed event’s organizers, which detailed the parade route and claimed the city “is now working with us on the parade.”