An openly gay group will finally be allowed to march in New York City's century-old St. Patrick's Day Parade next year after organizers announced they were ending a controversial ban on their participation.
Parade organizers had in the past defended the ban by saying gays were free to march so long as they did so as part of other groups. But OUT@NBCUniversal, an LGBT group at the broadcasting network, will march under its own banner next year, the parade committee said in a statement obtained by The Associated Press.
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