LGBTQ groups will be allowed to march in Staten Island’s St. Patrick’s Day parade for the first time this year, organizers announced Tuesday, ending a long-running controversy over the event’s anti-gay stance annual.

The announcement follows years of boycotts of local Poles on banning LGBTQ groups from marching in the borough’s annual Irish Heritage Parade.

“The Richmond County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee wishes to announce that the Staten Island Pride Center has been invited to march, under its own banner, in the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” the committee wrote in a press release. shared with Staten Island Advance.

“The parade committee is responsible for ensuring that the parade remains focused on Saint Patrick, the history, traditions, culture and faith of the Irish people,” the committee added. “In this endeavor, Pride Center leadership assured the parade committee that they were prepared to provide support to the parade to fulfill this obligation.”

Richmond County’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, a 60-year-old tradition in the borough, is believed to be the last in the world to exclude members of the LGBTQ community from the march — including Miss Staten Island 2020 Madison L’ Insalata, who was banned from the festivities after coming out as bisexual that year in The Post.

Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-Staten Island) was also prohibited from participating in the parade the same year – because he wore a little pride pin.

Borelli, who showed up with his wife and two sons, previously told the Post that parade marshals “called the police” on him.

A separate procession was held in Staten Island last Marchtwo weeks after the official St. Patrick’s Day parade, which allowed LGBTQ groups to participate.

“We are truly honored to be invited to participate in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” the Pride Center of Staten Island wrote Tuesday, crediting Mayor Eric Adams for its advocacy leading to the committee’s decision.

“This event is a time-honored tradition that brings people from all walks of life together to celebrate Irish culture, and we are thrilled to be a part of this vibrant community celebration,” the organization added.

In a statement, Adams said he was “delighted” with the decision of the organizing committee.

“From day one, our administration has made it clear that celebrations in our city must be welcoming and inclusive, which is why we brought the community together, along with the Staten Island Business Outreach Center, to create the first-ever – and incredibly successful – Fully inclusive St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Staten Island earlier this year,” Adams said.

“We are thrilled that this year, Staten Island’s LGBTQ+ community will finally be invited to march under their own banner in the Richmond County St. Patrick’s Day Parade and we applaud the committee for making this decision, which was a long shot. time. », Indicates the press release. “Congratulations to the Staten Island community, including the Pride Center of Staten Island and the Lavender and Green Alliance, for their long advocacy for inclusion.”

The first LGBTQ-inclusive parade is scheduled to take place on March 2, 2025.