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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. Poster for the first Mardi Gras in Sydney, 1978, designed by Chris Jones.(Supplied: Ken Davis)The event would mark the ninth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York, an uprising that led to As such, the first Mardi Gras march was a major civil rights milestone beyond the gay community. About 3,000 people marched in an incident-free parade in 1979. Michelle Arrow on first Gay Mardi Gras 0:58 It was the first-ever Sydney Mardi Gras. Earlier that year, Ken Davis and Anne Talve, two Sydney-based gay activists, received a letter from San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day committee asking to support the 9th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade. The new footage of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in 1978 shows crowds of revellers clad in capes and flags, contrasted with violent arrests by police. New footage of the first Sydney Mardi Gras parade shows crowds of revellers clad in capes and flags dancing down Oxford Street, contrasted with violent arrests by police in Kings Cross. 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 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival culminates in the renowned Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, an LGBTQIA+ rights protest and celebration of sexuality. The parade features more than 12,500 entrants in colourful costumes and elaborate floats, who represent a community group, topical theme or political message. Laws around granting permits for street marches and parades were made less strict. Legacy. The first Mardi Gras was a breakthrough in Australian civil rights history. Around 3,000 people marched in a peaceful parade the following year and the scene was set for the celebration we know and love today. Tonight, more than 12,000 participants and thousands more spectators will gather in Sydney for the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade. The newly-discovered footage , shot by Ten Eyewitness News on the night of June 24, 1978, and recently digitised and restored by the NFSA shows the origin story of the long-running event almost 50 years ago. Thousands of scantily clad revellers danced through Sydney on Saturday for the 47th annual Mardi Gras parade, transforming the Australian city into a vibrant sea of colour and costumes. More than 10,000 people -- many of them painted in glitter makeup -- and 180 floats rolled down a packed Oxford Street, lighting up the vibrant heart of Sydney The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in 2024. Mardi Gras is held each year from mid-February to the first week of March and brings in spectators from across the city, country and world Sydney Mardi Gras 2025 is here! Free to party, free to celebrate, free to laugh, free to be Festival-favourites, revamped returns and new queens on the block join the line-up for Sydney Mardi Gras 2025! Follow our live coverage as 10,000 marchers make their way down a crowd-lined Oxford Street for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Reid first marched in the parade, and Confetti and sparkles started flying when the participants of the very first Mardi Gras in 1978, the 78ers, followed suit. The group has opened every parade since Mardi Gras started. New footage of the first Sydney Mardi Gras parade shows crowds of revellers clad in capes and flags dancing down Oxford Street, contrasted with violent arrests by police in Kings Cross. • The first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on June 24th, 1978 • Protest at Darlinghurst and Central Police Stations, 25th June 1978 • Protest at Central Court Sydney, 26th June 1978 • March from Martin Place to Darlinghurst Police Station, 15th July 1978 • March to Taylor Square and Hyde Park, 27th August 1978. Are you a 78er? The 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, one of the world’s largest LGBTQIA+ nighttime parades, will transform Sydney’s streets into a vibrant celebration of freedom and diversity. 7 From Hyde Park to Moore Park, witness the magic as thousands of participants and hundreds of floats showcase the beauty, power, and joy of the Tonight, more than 12,000 participants and thousands more spectators will gather in Sydney for the 2025 Mardi Gras Parade. The newly-discovered footage , shot by Ten Eyewitness News on the night of June 24, 1978, and recently digitised and restored by the NFSA shows the origin story of the long-running event almost 50 years ago. The roar of dozens of motorbikes carrying women and rainbow flags, or "Dykes on Bikes", kicked off the parade, followed by the First Nations Community Float and the 78ers -- a group of activists who marched in Sydney's first Mardi Gras event in 1978.
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