Visual truth is staring LGBT groups in the face: They need to think Pink

When you set out to make a point, it’s all too easy for people to miss it if you’re not physically present. It is difficult to make a strong emotional argument by being absent from a colourful parade that involves a million people and goes worldwide through mainstream nd social media.

THEY are passionate. They are heartfelt. But as public relations, the calls from LGBT groups for a boycott of New York’s St Patrick’s Day parade because it won’t allow LGBT groups to march under banners identifying who they are are lousy.

The fact that they have won headlines here at home and a few features suggesting homophobia on the part of the organisers of the parade is all grand, as far as it goes.