BOSTON APPROVES “STRAIGHT PRIDE PARADE” PERMIT

The city of Boston has approved the permit application and route for a “straight pride parade” on Aug. 31.

Although some hurdles remain, the permit approval is an important step in turning a trolling bit of political and social theater — meant initially to poke fun at liberal “identity politics” — into an actual thing.

The police department and city licensing board still need to sign off for the permit to be issued. Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh will not attend, the city said.

Applications are granted on “operational feasibility, not based on values or endorsements of belief,” the city said.

An approved application shows an expected crowd of 2,000 people beginning in Copley Square, flowing past Boston Common and ending at City Hall.

The organizers — Super Happy Fun America (slogan: “It’s great to be straight”) — have ties to the far-right group Resist Marxism, prompting concern that the march could descend into violent chaos.