Calls to boycott Boston St Patrick’s Day parade as gay veterans group banned from marching

In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Mayor Walsh said the decision will not be tolerated and Boston remains a “fully inclusive” city.

The Mayor of Boston has called for an all-out boycott of the St Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston after organisers banned a group of gay veterans from marching.

OUTVETS cannot march in the 2017 parade, having done so for the last two years, and the decision was met with opposition from a number of political figures.