Gay rights advocates prepare to march in an equality parade immediately after the annual South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston, Massachusetts March 16, 2014. Boston’s Irish-American mayor skipped the parade on Sunday after failing to hammer out a deal with organizers to allow a group of gay and lesbian activists to march openly. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter (UNITED STATES – Tags: ANNIVERSARY TRAVEL SOCIETY) – RTR3HC4Y