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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 The violence, unrest and resistance of the Sydney Mardi Gras of 1978 has clear parallels to Stonewall. Back to the march. We started off from Taylor Square in a festive mood. Chants rippled along 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. 1978: First gay Mardi Gras march, Sydney. Making history. Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives president Graham Willett describes the 1978 Mardi Gras as the ‘most dramatic moment of the backlash’ against the campaign for gay rights. The first Sydney Mardi Gras was an evening street protest in support of gay and lesbian rights along Oxford Street in Sydney on 24 June 1978. [1] [2] [3] The protestors were assaulted and thrown in gaol, with many affected by the trauma for years afterwards. 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 Protesters were outnumbered by police outside a Sydney court in June 1978, where 55 people appeared having been arrested while marching in the first Sydney G Police violence on the night to break up the street party, changed the course of history for Sydney’s lesbian and gay community. Here, Ron Austin and Peter Murphy explain the logic of a ‘street party’. Diane Minnis gives some background to the first Mardi Gras. Robyn Plaister describes the events at College (sic “Collins”) Street. 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. 1978 First Australian Mardi Gras – 53 people arrested. Most charges eventually dropped, The Sydney Morning Herald published the names, occupations and addresses of those arrested in full, outing many and causing some to lose their jobs. 1978 Further protests. 178 arrested in total (inc. first Mardi Gras) The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or Sydney Mardi Gras is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ history and culture. [22]The term Mardi Gras derives from the celebration on Mardi (French for "Tuesday") when Gras (French for "fat") is eaten prior to the Christian abstinence period of Lent preceding Easter. The violence, unrest and resistance of the Sydney Mardi Gras of 1978 has clear parallels to Stonewall. Back to the march. We started off from Taylor Square in a festive mood. Chants rippled along the marchers, strangers joined hands and we sought to bring people out of the bars and into the streets to join us. Although the event has firmly embraced its boisterous party atmosphere, Sydney's Mardi Gras originally grew out of a 1978 gay rights protest that ended with dozens of arrests. • 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? Sydney's Mardi Gras originally grew out of a 1978 gay rights protest that ended with dozens of arrests David GRAY Sydney's annual Mardi Gras parade is a highlight of the city's social calendar Sydney's Mardi Gras originally grew out of a 1978 gay rights protest that ended with dozens of arrests David GRAY Sydney's annual Mardi Gras parade is a highlight of the city's social calendar Sydney's Mardi Gras originally grew out of a 1978 gay rights protest that ended with dozens of arrests. Sydney's annual Mardi Gras parade is a highlight of the city's social calendar. 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. 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. Sydney's Mardi Gras originally grew out of a 1978 gay rights protest that ended with dozens of arrests David GRAY Sydney's annual Mardi Gras parade is a highlight of the city's social calendar
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