on the west side of Fifth Avenue, between 56th and 57th streets. The morning protest and rally will take place at 10:30 a.m. It also mirrored the boycott of Coors launched by Harvey Milk among the gay community in the 1970s, citing the company's anti-union and anti-gay hiring practices. The tea party-esque dumping mimics actions taken by area bars last year, when several New York bars publicly dumped Stoli and other Russian brands of alcohol as a symbolic boycott of the country's products following news of homophobic laws and mass arrests of LGBT activists at gatherings in Russia. "The ban on gay and lesbian people marching openly forces me, as a proud Irish New Yorker, to look my five year-old twins in the eye and tell them that the parade organizers don't think our family is good enough to join in the celebration," Ellis added in the GLAAD release. along with other advocacy groups to "condemn decades of homophobia by parade organizers," a release said. event, but Pieces Bar, also in the Village, and Hardware Bar in Hell's Kitchen have also vowed to stop carrying the beer, GLAAD's release said.Įarlier in the day, Irish Queers, a gay-rights organization that has protested the parade's ban on openly gay marchers for 20 years, was set to hold a press conference and protest along the parade route at 10:30 a.m. The move came after Heineken withdrew its sponsorship of the city's parade, saying it was "passionate about equality for all people," and also after the maker of Sam Adams dropped sponsorship of Boston's parade under pressure from GLAAD and other groups.Īn owner or manager at Stonewall could not be reached for comment about Monday's 1 p.m. "It's time for Guinness, other sponsors and Irish New Yorkers to speak out in favor of an inclusive parade that welcomes the Irish spirit of love and family." Patrick's Day Parade, Guinness is telling its LGBT customers and employees that it supports the parade's discriminatory ban," Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of GLAAD said. The Stonewall Inn, a historic landmark in the gay rights movement, will revel in a mass dumping of Guinness beer to protest of the brewery's sponsorship of the parade, following a morning press conference held by GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Patrick's Day Parade, members of the LGBT community and allies will be holding protests around town in hopes of bringing the parade's ban on openly gay, lesbian and transgender marchers and families into the spotlight. GREENWICH VILLAGE - While revelers fill the streets of Midtown with bright green decorations and cheer on the St. Crown Heights, Prospect Heights & Prospect-Lefferts Gardens.Our pub-style menu offers richly satisfying comfort food, indulgent four-cheese baked mac-and-cheese. Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens & Red Hook Tavern a historic old world niche gem, that like its street namesake, has stood the test of time.