Mark Sahady Biography
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Mark Sahady is a member of Marxism, A Republican & Often Seen Flashing the Hand Gesture Associated With White Power. Mark Sahady, claimed on Facebook that the city of Boston would be “working with them” for the “straight pride parade.” He also said the group had filed a “discrimination complaint” against the city and that officials understood they would “lose” in litigation.
“If you would like to come as an individual, march as a group, or bring a float or vehicle, then get in touch. This is our chance to have a patriotic parade in Boston as we celebrate straight pride,” he wrote.
“Straight Pride” parade planned in Boston. With floats. pic.twitter.com/JcTsGRjNPn
— carolynryan (@carolynryan) June 4, 2019
According to the city, Super Happy Fun America’s application for the parade permit has not been approved, which is required to host the event.
Mark Sahady’s Career
According to his Facebook, Sahady is an army vet who now works as a software engineer. His Facebook bio reads, “Army veteran, Software Engineer, Violator of FB community standards.”
Sahady frequently posts statuses, photos, and memes in line with conservative and far-right ideologies. He even posted a photo of what appears to be a screenshot from Google Maps, writing,
the problem is that the organizer Mark Sahady has a history with violence and violent hate groups. “straight pride parade” is just a rouse for Proud Boys and the like to gather because their own stuff gets cancelled.
— Cinthesizer Plugin (@cinthesizer) June 6, 2019
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Mark Sahady Can Be Seen in Photos With Individuals Flashing the Hand Gesture Associated With White Power
According to his Facebook photos, Sahady frequently attends rallies for the far-right. In the photo above, he can be seen with someone making a hand gesture most commonly associated with “white power.”
According to the Anti-Defamation League, the hand gesture commonly associated with meaning “okay” has since come to be used as an underground white power gesture. The organization explains,
Are you kidding me. All the ladies want to play with Mark Sahady’s man boobs! pic.twitter.com/ERAAdJqxAd
— Ennabubs (@Ennabubs) June 6, 2019
By 2017, the ‘okay’ hand gesture acquired a new and different significance thanks to a hoax by members of the website 4chan to falsely promote the gesture as a hate symbol, claiming that the gesture represented the letters ‘wp,’ for ‘white power.’ The ‘okay’ gesture hoax was merely the latest in a series of similar 4chan hoaxes using various innocuous symbols; in each case, the hoaxers hoped that the media and liberals would overreact by condemning a common image as a white supremacist.
In the case of the ‘okay’ gesture, the hoax was so successful the symbol became a popular trolling tactic on the part of right-leaning individuals, who would often post photos to social media of themselves posing while making the ‘okay’ gesture.
Mark Sahady’s Facebook Status About the Straight Pride Parade Went Viral on June 4
It looks like the Boston Straight Pride Parade will happen. We filed a discrimination complaint and it appears the City of Boston understands they would lose in litigation. The city is now working with us on the parade. We will have the streets closed and be allowed floats and vehicles. The tentative date is 8/31 but will be finalized in the next few weeks. The proposed parade route is below. If you would like to come as an individual, march as a group, or bring a float or vehicle, then get in touch. This is our chance to have a patriotic parade in Boston as we celebrate straight pride.
However, BuzzFeed has since confirmed with the city of Boston that the parade permit has actually not been approved.
Mark Sahady and his band of @AXE-wearing, boot-stomping men thank you for all the attention you’re giving them. #ugh https://t.co/WjjOK5i5Gy
— Barbara Kolbe Baker???? #BeSocial (@BarbaraKB) June 5, 2019
Still, many have since called out the plans in various ways on Twitter. Laura Lux wrote,“I cannot f*cking wait to see photos of the dudes that are actually going to participate in the straight pride parade if it actually happens.
Tommy Vietor tweeted, “Sadly the Straight Pride parade was canceled after a dispute over who wants to bang Tom Brady the most”
Mark Sahady Is a Republican, & Often Posts Pro-Trump Statuses on Facebook
Mark Sahady is a Republican and often posts Facebook status in support of the Trump administration. He frequently references the “far-left” in his posts, as well.
In a post in November, Sahady shared a photo which read, “Stop Communism in America, Vote Republican!”
He’s also shared multiple photographs of apparent graffiti that reads, “Dismantle White Supremacy,” “Black Power,” and “Die Whites Die.” He didn’t provide a caption for these photos:
He’s also shared multiple photos of Parkland survivor and gun safety advocate Emma Gonzalez. In one such photo, he shows two pictures of Gonzalez, which read “Before Leftism” and “After Leftism.” He provided no comment on these, either:
1/ This week there was an uproar on the internet after a right-wing activist, Mark Sahady, claimed to be in the final stages of organizing a “straight pride parade” in Boston. pic.twitter.com/sLJYBgEOH4
— Retro Report (@RetroReport) June 5, 2019
He also has shared a number of memes targeting Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Theresa May.
Mark Sahady Is a Member of the Proud Boys & a ‘Resist Marxism’ Organization
In addition to his involvement with the Proud Boys, Sahady is also involved with an organization called “Resist Marxism.”