Its one thing to not be homophobe but to dress in drag and make a fool of ones self is not right. But Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani was repeatedly heckled along the parade route, particularly by a contingent of minority marchers who were angry that he was marching close to them. The police said three people were arrested, two on charges of disorderly conduct and one on charges of petty larceny.

''You should be able to march as the Mayor of New York City anyplace you want,'' Mr. Giuliani said after he made his planned exit from the gay pride parade route, ''and if people can't deal with their own anger over that, that's really something emerging from them, from inside them.''

Jimmy Riordan, a spokesman for Heritage of Pride, which organizes the parade, was unapologetic. ''Nobody is barred from being in the gay pride parade,'' he said. ''It's completely open to all people. He's just not popular.''
Rudy even embarrassed some gay americans. Rudy in his lavender dress leading the parade looked stupid.