Well... THE AOH and the City of New York should read the Constitution of the State of New York and USA. No religious event should have an accommodation other religions do not, they get (in the City Charter) the right to close 5th Ave. on a weekday. No other religious parade in the city has that right. However, if they were a non-sectarian parade they would not have the "right" to break the law (i.e.: exclude Gay contingents) under the New York City and State human rights law, however, they get around this by saying they are a historically and presently religious event, and Catholic at that. Bunk. In that case, march on the weekend, and historically, WE IRISH PROTESTANTS began the parade, and it is our holiday as well.
Cheers
Larry