As St. Patty's Day being today and after attending the Chicago parade this past weekend this article from CNN caught my eye. It exclaimed that two major beer brands "Heineken" and "Sam Adams" have pulled their sponsorship from the parades today in Boston and New York because both parades have banned sexual orientation to be displayed. Therefore none of the veterans who wanted to march as part of the LBGQT group are not allowed to identify themselves as gay or lesbian with signs or t-shirts.
It defense to their rule The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council who is organizing the Boston parade said, ""We invite all to join us to celebrate this historic event, but we must maintain our guidelines to insure the enjoyment and public safety of our spectators," The fact that this council brought up public safety to me was very concerning and surprising. I believe that we live in a society where people who are gay and lesbian are very much accepted. For someone to say that gay pride is a concern of "public safety" seems like a very outdated statement to me.
Overall, I support the decision of Heineken and Samuel Adams. I do not think it is morally right for anyone to try to stop people from showing their sexual orientation. What are your thoughts on this situation?
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