UPDATE 2-Guinness pulls out of NY's St. Patrick's parade over ban on gays
March 16, 2014 at 20:27 PM EDT
BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Irish brewer Guinness said on Sunday that it would not participate in New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade this year because gay and lesbian groups had been excluded, costing organizers a key sponsor of the annual event.