Miss Staten Island was banned from participating in this past weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade shortly after she came out as bisexual, leaving her to don rainbow colors with … Staten Islanders celebrated St. Patrick's Day on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at their annual parade.Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. The organizers of the Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade faced criticism and boycott after they again denied the Pride Center of Staten Island permission to march under their banner. A young woman who was crowned Miss Staten Island will not be allowed to march in the borough’s St. Patrick’s Day parade after she came out as bisexual.Madison L’Insalata, 23, and her fellow beauty queens have been told by parade organizers that safety concerns preclude them from taking part in the event scheduled for Sunday.‘There’s no rule against me wearing a rainbow,’ said L’Insalata.‘I want people to see the colors and ask questions.’L’Insalata’s plan to wear the colors was a form of protest over the decision by parade organizers to ban the Pride Center of Staten Island, an LGBTQ advocacy group.The Staten Island parade is the only St. Patrick's Day event in the five boroughs that continues to bar LGBTQ organizations. Personal trainer who was hired to get David Cameron in shape reveals the...Erect penises will appear on TV tonight for the first time as men pose for naked photos and discuss male...Love is in the heir! Na! A number of elected officials on both sides of the aisle refused to march this year. STATEN ISLAND, New York — Thousands of Staten Islanders celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday.
STATEN ISLAND, New York — Thousands of Staten Islanders celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday.
Organizers insist parade is not a political or sexual identification parade: Of note, the Staten Island parade is the only St. Patrick’s Day event in the five boroughs that continues to bar LGBTQ organizations. “The New York City Police Department is in charge of the safety of the people here marching at the parade.
And that’s that.’The Ancient Order of Hibernians is the Irish Catholic fraternal order that is organizing the parade in Staten Island.DailyMail.com has reached out to the Ancient Order of the Hiberians for comment. He was honored for his charitable work in the community.The goal of the parade is to bring the community together, but not everyone was welcomed.The Pride Center of Staten Island was excluded from participating on Sunday.Several elected officials decided not to take part in this year’s festivities in support of the LGBTQ community. Miss Staten Island, Madison L'Insalata, was banned from marching in the Staten Island St. Patrick's Day parade just hours after she came out as bisexual. The annual parade stepped off around 12:30 p.m. and marched down Forest Avenue from Hart Boulevard to Jewett Avenue.Dr. Environment Secretary George Eustice reveals there is NO target for...Now push back A level and GCSE exams NEXT year: Labour calls for tests to be delayed by two months to help...Rishi Sunak is warned tax rises should be delayed for TWO YEARS to prop up the economy amid claims the £15bn...England confirms two more coronavirus deaths as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland record NO further...Coronavirus could affect your testicles: Man, 37, suffers swelling and 'discomfort' in his scrotum as well...'It's crucial that children come back now and we're ready for them': How schools across England are ready to...Furious passenger on TUI plane from Zante that had SIXTEEN covid cases claims 'inept' crew did nothing as...British woman is hit by a speedboat propeller and killed while swimming by the beach in Corfu Police recruit used force's computer to find out if her killer brother was in prison with an undercover...TikTok has 'chosen a US bidder and deal could be announced by tomorrow' - as White House trade adviser warns...Bride, 33, fights for life after suffering a heart attack during her wedding in Israel Inside Saudi Arabia's detention centres where hundreds of migrants and held in a bid to prevent the spread...Pills to lower blood pressure can prevent heart attacks even in HEALTHY people and millions more should take...At-home abortions before 10 weeks could become a permanent option on the NHS as ministers consider...MPs are ordered to 'take anti-racism classes' after report revealed some were 'getting black staff's names...Outrage in France as black female politician is depicted as a slave in chains in right-wing magazine,...Interactive map lets you track the location of your hometown on the Earth as the planet changes over 750...How to train like a Prime Minister!
Madison L’Insalata, 23, who was recently crowned Miss Staten Island, has been barred from marching in the borough's St. Patrick's Day parade, which is taking place on SundayL'Insalata on Saturday revealed in a newspaper interview that she is bisexualShe had planned to march in the parade while wearing rainbow colors to support the LGBTQ communityThe parade in Staten Island is being boycotted by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and other borough leaders due to the longstanding policy of banning groups like the Pride Center of Staten Island (whose members are seen in the above undated file photo)For years, the organization has not been allowed to take part in the parade under its own banner.Parade organizers have kept the group out because they said it does not adhere to the teachings of the Catholic Church.After L’Insalata revealed her sexual orientation, Larry Cummings, the parade organizer, called the head of the Staten Island beauty pageant which crowned L’Insalata and informed him that she would not be allowed to march.Miss Richmond County’s Outstanding Teen, Victoria Montouri, 17, has also been barred from the event, according to the Post.Two other beauty queens - Miss Staten Island Outstanding Teen, Angelica Mroczek and Miss Richmond County Gabrielle Ryan - already announced their decision to boycott the parade because of the gay ban.Parade organizers claimed that L'Insalata was being banned due to concerns for her safetyThe issue has become so fraught politically that high-profile figures like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, and Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, a Republican, have also skipped the parade in protest of the gay ban.House Rep. Max Rose, New York State Senator Diane Savino, and City Councilwoman Debi Rose, all Democrats, have also vowed to stay away in protest of the policy.The Pride Center has asked the Archdiocese of New York to intervene and allow the group to participate in the parade, but so far it has declined to do so.In 2014, the organizers of New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade dropped a decades-long ban on LGBTQ groups.DailyMail.com has reached out to the Archdiocese of New York for comment.‘None of them can march,’ said Jim Smith, the executive director of the Miss Staten Island Scholarship pageants.Smith was the one who received the phone call from Cummings on Saturday night.‘He was not to be bargained with – you can’t talk to him.’Smith said Cummings claimed that L’Insalata was being kept away from the parade ‘for safety reasons.’‘I don’t think anyone can harm her.