"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 As this has not come to pass, Guinness has withdrawn its participation," Guinness said in a statement. Stonewall Inn and other gay bars in the city had threatened to stop serving Guinness if the sponsorship continued. In Boston, similar concerns led the company that makes Samuel Adams to withdraw its sponsorship of the city's parade, and Mayor Marty Walsh chose to forgo the celebration.
