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Dianne Minnis on the first Mardi Gras parade an...

Dianne Minnis on the first Mardi Gras parade and protest in 1978, recorded 2009

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Demonstrations and protests Gay Lesbian and Transgender

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Stockell, Poppy

City of Sydney Council

Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

The spectacular Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 1983 had its origins in the brutal police response to a much smaller parade in 1978. The subsequent public furore and political activism caused draconian laws to be changed and eventual acceptance of the special place the Mardi Gras holds in Sydney's cultural life.

Sydney

Founded by Europeans as a social experiment, Sydney's beginnings brought death and dispossession to the original inhabitants of the place, as well as surprising freedom and prosperity to many of the convicts. Over its history, the city's growth has been shaped by factors that are common to many cities, but also by unique forces. In the twenty-first century, for the first time, the idea of sustainable progress is itself in doubt.

Demonstrations and protests

Gay Lesbian and Transgender

Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

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Annual parade and festival celebrating gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer culture.