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Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 1981

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William Yang
With kind permission of
William Yang
National Library of Australia
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Yang, William

Sydney based photographer, writer, and performer.

National Library of Australia

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.

Demonstrations and protests

Gay Lesbian and Transgender

Celebrations

Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

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