A group of Mexican men were paid to protest homosexuality at the New York City Pride parade. But what they wore made them stand out: They were dressed as Orthodox Jews in tzitzit (fringed Jewish prayer garments), black hats and fake peyot (sidelocks).<\/p>\n
The unexpected sight was first reported on by the New York Times, which snapped a photograph of the men as they stood behind a barricade near the parade route. Accompanying the men were numerous signs proclaiming an opposition to same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n
One sign declared that \u201cJudaism prohibits homosexuality,\u201d while another read, \u201cToday man marries man; tomorrow man marries sister.\u201d<\/p>\n
The most interesting part about the Orthodox Jewish protest, though, was the fact that the men protesting were not actually Jewish.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were Mexican laborers, protesting because they were paid to protest, said one of the men, who would not give his name,\u201d the NY Times reported.<\/p>\n
The signs featured the logo of the Jewish Political Action Committee, a group run out of Brooklyn. One member of the committee, Heshie Freed, told the Times that the non-Jewish men were protesting because Jewish students were not allowed to actually come out and witness the annual parade, which celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rabbis said that the yeshiva boys shouldn\u2019t come out for this because of what they would see at the parade,\u201d Freed said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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