'Straight Pride Parade' in Boston draws as many counterprotesters as marchers in addition to a heavy police presence.
were announced in early June, organizers have come under criticism. Some critics said that parade organizers are white supremacists whose intent was to bait members of the LGBT community in one of America's most liberal cities.
The planned parade route through downtown Boston alarmed Emerson College President Lee Pelton, who earlier this week sent a campuswide message to students calling the event"a perversion" and a"desecration of beauty, truth and generosity." Counterprotesters on Sunday were seen holding signs and rainbow flags along the parade route, separated by barriers.Nicole Acevedo is a staff reporter at NBC News Digital where she reports, writes and produces content for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com.
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