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<v ->We're celebrating St. Patrick's day,</v>

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we're celebrating Irish culture,

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we're celebrating all the things

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that make St. Patrick's day in New York City important.

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And OUT, as part of this celebration,

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is adding one more special event to an already special day.

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OUT at NBC Universal has been around since 1986.

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For the past 29 years, we've tried to make a difference

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in the LGBT community and at the workplace.

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<v ->The mission of OUT at NBC Universal</v>

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is to make sure that there is a spirit of inclusion here,

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to make sure that our LGBT employees are supported

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are given growth opportunities,

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are given the opportunity to participate

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in community activities.

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<v ->We are the first LGBT group to march under a banner</v>

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in the parade's 250 plus year history.

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We would prefer to be marching with a lot of other

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LGBT groups, but when we applied and when we were accepted,

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we saw it as a door opening.

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<v ->For me, personally, to be able to march,</v>

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to marry my love for that land and it's people,

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my love for my LGBT tribe, the affinity

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that I have for this company where I've been for 30 years,

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it's just been beyond words.

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<v ->We talk here about bringing our whole selves to work.</v>

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That's what we do here at NBC Universal,

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and we look at this as an opportunity

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to bring our whole selves to the St. Patrick's Day parade,

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but also the the entire city of New York.

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<v ->The most important thing is that we're making progress</v>

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in every which way, and this is just indicative

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of what's happening, and I like

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to see continue to happen, in our city, in our country,

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and if we all can think this way,

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we're all going to be better off.

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(Irish jig)