Hugo’s organization’s tongue-in-cheek website touted actor Brad Pitt as the “Straight Community mascot” - though the actor told them to cut it out - and advocates adding an “S” for straight to “LGBTQ” - the acronym for the lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and queer community. Hugo wouldn’t elaborate on Tuesday about what floats the straight pride parade would feature, but said he expects several hundred people to come out for the event. The application says they’ll bring 20 security people. Hugo said he expects trouble - and he plans to have his own security team in place along the parade route, which he wants to run through downtown. Boston Pride is a nonprofit organization that advocates for social justice on behalf of the LGBT community by disseminating news, promoting dialogue and. 31, has said the parade is aimed at protesting “some serious heterophobia” in Boston. John Hugo, the president of the “Super Happy Fun America” organization that’s putting together the event planned for Aug. The parade, which made national news earlier this month, was the butt of jokes online from various celebrities, politicians and general wisecrackers. The permit approved for the parade says the event will include “live music,” “amplified sound” and “dancing,” and 2,000 people are expected to attend.
Walsh’s office said the decision on which flags to fly is “at the city’s sole and complete discretion,” and the city “maintains selectivity and control over the messages conveyed by the flags flown on our flag poles, and has chosen not to display the ‘straight pride’ flag.” Now the largest annual public event in New England, Boston Pride is ideal for anyone looking to get the full pride experience. “It’s a double standard and it’s textbook discrimination,” Hugo told the Herald Wednesday, saying he’s filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination over it. This is New Englands only illuminated night Pride parade, so instead of celebrating your Pride in the hot sun during the day, you can let your true colors. Welcome to the online campus hub for resources, programs, and services to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+), and ally students. The city normally flies the rainbow gay pride flag during gay pride month. A pride parade is an outdoor event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social and self acceptance, achievements, legal rights. Walsh’s office noted that the conservative group originally had asked the city to hoist what the group calls the straight pride flag - interlocking male and female symbols on a pink and blue background - in front of City Hall, but the city is refusing to do so. “Mayor Walsh will not be attending these events.” “The City of Boston cannot deny a permit based on an organization’s values,” Walsh spokeswoman Samantha Ormsby said. The controversial Straight Pride Parade can move forward, the city has deemed, though Mayor Martin Walsh won’t attend it or fly the “straight pride flag” at City Hall. Thank you Boston for yesterdays wild & supportive Pride Parade.