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The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is an event in Sydney, 1979: Fine Arts Workshop, Sydney University 1980: Prue Borthwick 1981: As such that first Mardi Gras march was a major civil rights milestone beyond the gay community. Up to 3,000 people marched in an incident-free parade in 1979. In 1980 a key new element was introduced – the post-parade party. The face of the modern Mardi Gras we know today was taking shape. The Gay Solidarity Group organised the 1979 and 1980 Mardi Gras Parades. Ken Davis gives the background for the second parade. Barry Power was roped in by his work mate, Lance Gowland to help in 1979 and in 1980. The after party was a novel add on for the parade in 1980 and Philip King describes how it happened. A one-off event on a chilly winter night in 1979 eventually transformed into the annual Mardi Gras parade. (Supplied: Robert French)Ever since a disco was held at the Paddington Town Hall on Mardi Mardi Gras took on tremendous significance. AIDS activist Bill Whittaker noted, that ‘many of us know people who just wanted to live until one more Mardi Gras, it was so important in their lives. And they did, and still do’. 2. Sydney Mardi Gras today. Mardi Gras has grown to be one of the major events of the Sydney calendar. 1978 - Further protests. 178 arrested in total (inc. first Mardi Gras) 1979 - NSW Summary Offences Act legislation repealed; 1979 - Incident-free Mardi Gras in Sydney (about 3,000 people) 1980 - Post-parade party introduced; 1981 - Moved forward into summer for better weather, 700 people at the after-party; 1981-1984 - Numbers double every year Protests following first Mardi Gras A series of protests followed, and in April 1979 the legislation that made the original Mardi Gras arrests possible was repealed by the New South Wales parliament – people can now assemble on the streets of Sydney without a permit, they simply need to notify the police. Ken Davis, an original '78er' who still marches in the Sydney Mardi Gras today. (Supplied) the second Mardi Gras held in Sydney in 1979, this time officially a parade, was attended by 3000 Today marks 46 years since the first Sydney Mardi Gras. On a cold winter day in 1978 hundreds of pioneers - our beloved 78ers - took to the streets for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people, women and the First Nations communities. That day changed the course of LGBTQIA+ rights in Australia forever. Decades later we This year will mark 47 years since the first Mardi Gras, which began as a protest in the streets of Sydney in 1978. Now, nearly 50 years later, rare footage of the event has surfaced. Back in 1979, the community debated whether to proceed with a second Mardi Gras for fear of further violence. Ultimately choosing yes, Minnis was a marshal with a megaphone that time. Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online. On The History Listen, to mark the 40th anniversary of Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, we're exploring some of the pivotal, In the years 1979 to 1981, the organisation, purpose and This was consolidated by the first Mardi Gras, and has continued ever since. Veterans of the movement in the 70s and of the first Mardi Gras remain committed to action against oppression and repression of lesbians, transgender people, gay men and queers overseas, and for the rights of queer refugees. [1] Using the identity terms in use in the 1970s This is the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras from the rolling days of 1994 and some of the truly fabulous outfits do not leave much to the imagination. If t The Festival will wrap with the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Festival theme: Free to be The 2025 Festival theme Free to be is a celebration of the strides toward true LGBTQIA+ equality while also acting as a global reminder that our fight is far from over, and that we are not truly free until we are all free As revelers gear up for Saturday's 2016 Mardi Gras parade in Sydney we take a look at the event that started in confrontation back in 1978. Up to 3,000 people marched in an incident-free On April 27, 2015, Christine Foster, a Liberal Party councillor and the sister of the then Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, moved a motion at the Sydney City Council calling for a formal apology to the original gay and lesbian Mardi Gras marchers. It was passed unanimously. The first Mardi Gras held on June 24, 1978 was planned as an addition to the morning demonstration to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York in 1969. At the time, the lesbian and gay community in San Francisco were fighting the Briggs Initiative, which was a push to remove anyone who supported lesbian and gay rights from the The first Mardi Gras march ended in violence, but the police crackdown fired up a community who would no longer be silent. On Saturday 24 June 1978 at 10pm, several hundred gay and lesbian people and their supporters – some in fancy dress and some simply rugged up against the cold – gathered at Taylor Square and followed a truck with a small music and sound system down Oxford Street to
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