Pomp and pride

EVERYTHING was about to change dramatically for Brendan Fay.

Pomp and pride
Tue, 23 Apr, 2013 - 01:00
Analysis John Riordan

When Fifth Avenue stretched out gloriously ahead of him and the crowded footpaths hummed with anticipation for the 1991 New York St Patrick’s Day Parade, a moment of belonging seemed to offer nothing but hope.

He was naïve, he says now. They all were — it was to be the first and only time Irish lesbian and gay people marched as a group in the parade.

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CourtsAnalysisPlace: Fifth AvenuePlace: USPlace: Washington DCPlace: TorontoPlace: CanadaPlace: St Lawrence HallPlace: OntarioPlace: Drogheda, Co LouthPlace: KildarePlace: AthyPlace: DroghedaPlace: IrelandPlace: New YorkPlace: DublinPerson: Brendan FayPerson: AthyPerson: Edie WindsorPerson: Bill ClintonPerson: WindsorPerson: Thea SpyerPerson: TheaPerson: TheoPerson: FayPerson: Jesus LebronPerson: SpyerPerson: EdiePerson: Tom MoultonPerson: Harvey BrownstoneEvent: 1991 New York St Patrick’s Day ParadeOrganisation: St John’s University
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