LGBTQ+ groups will be allowed to march in Staten Island's Saint Patrick's Day Parade for the first time in 2025.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The recent decision to finally allow LGBTQ+ groups to participate in the Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the first time in the borough’s history has received high praise from one of the world’s foremost advocacy groups.

After years of controversy and boycotts, the parade’s organizers said it was time to change the exclusionary policy.

The parade committee, for the first time in 60 years, announced Tuesday it will allow LGBTQ+ groups to march in Staten Island's St. Patrick's Day Parade.

The Pride Center of Staten Island says it is excited to finally be a part of the "vibrant" Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade.

We are truly honored to be invited to march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade,” Bullock said. “This event is a time-honored tradition that brings people

Organizers for the celebration have invited The Pride Center of Staten Island, which was repeatedly and directly banned from participating, to march in the 2025 celebration under their own banner.

LGBTQ groups will be allowed to march in Staten Island’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the first time ever this year, organizers announced Tuesday — ending a long-running controversy over the annual event’s anti-gay stance.

One borough, one parade. After 60 years, one of Staten Island’s largest and most influential civic organizations is allowing gay and lesbian groups to march in the borough’s official St. Patrick’s Day Parade.