Statement on Withdrawing St. Patrick’s Day Sponsorship Lyrics

Guinness has a strong history of supporting diversity and being an advocate for equality for all. We were hopeful that the policy of exclusion would be reversed for this year’s parade. As this has not come to pass, Guinness has withdrawn its participation. We will continue to work with community leaders to ensure that future parades have an inclusionary policy.

How to Format Lyrics:

  • Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus
  • Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines
  • Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc.
  • Use italics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part
  • If you don’t understand a lyric, use [?]

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The king of Irish beers issued a statement on Sunday, March 16, 2014, explaining its withdrawal of sponsorship from New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade due to the parade’s planners forbidding pro-LGBT marchers.

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