article_snippet: the city's St Patrick's Day Parade will make history this Sunday as two gay and lesbian groups join the fun.
article_snippet: The advocacy group Boston Pride and OutVets, a group of gay military veterans, have been welcomed by the organizers.
article_snippet: Until now, gay rights have barred by the Allied War Veterans Council from marching in the parade, which draws as many as a million spectators to South Boston each year.
article_snippet: Twenty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld their right to keep gays out.