LGBT group makes St. Patrick's Day history but not everyone is pleased

New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade made history on Tuesday

For the first time in its 254-year celebration of all things Irish, an LGBT group is among the marchers, marching behind a banner identifying themselves as the OUT@NBCUniversal group.

The group making history is an alliance of LGBT employees of NBC Universal — a corporate sponsor of the parade.

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Organizers of the parade have come under fire for years for preventing LGBT groups from marching with banners identifying their sexuality during the parade. Read more...

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