Your remark indicates you know nothing about the parade.

LGBT persons were ALWAYS permitted to march in the parade.  But the parade was never intended to be a conduit for personal agenda - it has always been intended to show pride in our heritage as Irish Catholics.  ALL Irish Catholics - not separated by "I'm gay" or "I'm pro-life".....in fact...do you know there was also a dress code?  No face-painting?  The message has always been to honor St. Patrick and our heritage as Irish Catholics....

In fact, the ONLY political statement ever allowed in the parade was "England - get out of Ireland" (with apologies to our Brit friends here :-) )  But now, of course, the parade has been hi-jacked to become a mess of personal and political agenda, losing the character of what was intended.  Follow the money - and the threat of NBC.  

Unless it can be reclaimed.  Otherwise - it will be just like every other parade - a hodgepodge of political and personal agendas.