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Ken and others called a meeting of lesbian and gay groups and individuals, which became the Gay Solidarity Group. Two weeks before 24 June, reps from CAMP Inc. suggested that a night-time, fun event for our community be added. The late Marg McMann, Co-President of CAMP Inc., dubbed it a Mardi Gras. As Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull attended the 2016 Mardi Gras but did not march. There was a movement by some Mardi Gras members to disinvite him in 2017 due to "lack of action" on same-sex marriage and his cuts to the Safe Schools program [115] however the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board subsequently rejected the move. [116] History of the event, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Robert Swieca, Judith O’Callaghan and Glynis Jones, Absolutely Mardi Gras: Costume and Design of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Powerhouse Publishing, Sydney, 1996. Graham Willett, Living out Loud: A History of Gay and Lesbian Activism in Australia, Allen & Unwin, 2000 68th Gay Mardi Gras. The traditions of Gay Mardi Gras came into being in 1949 with the debut of the Fat Monday Luncheon. The first Gay Mardi Gras krewe was the Krewe of Yuga or "KY." This krewe was formed to satirize the straight, aristocratic Mardi Gras traditions in 1958. Five thousand people took part in the second Gay Mardi Gras on a bitterly cold Saturday night of 30th June 1979 – and there were no arrests. Without the police attack on the first Mardi Gras, there may not have been a second one. The second Mardi Gras in 1979 was accompanied by a fair, film festival and street march. While some gay groups and businesses at the time preferred to keep a low profile, Mardi Gras contributed to pushing LGBTIQ rights onto the public agenda. The energy of the early Mardi Gras parades led to many years of creative confrontation with the Christian Right, and gave some confidence to our communities in the darkest moments of the AIDS 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 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. The 2016 Mardi Gras proved one of the biggest ever, with 12,500 parade participants and 300,000 onlookers. It also marked a milestone moment in Mardi Gras history. In the weeks leading up to it, the State Parliament, Police and Fairfax Media gave the 78’ers apologies they had been waiting 38 years to hear. How did Mardi Gras become an annual event? The second Mardi Gras parade, held in 1979, was attended by 3000 people and no arrests were made. After this success the gay community decided to hold an annual parade and use the event to campaign for better protection against discrimination in Australian society. So it is probably what the term "Mardi Gras" stood for and the acts it was associated with that led it to be adopted as a term for Gay Pride festivals; i.e. "Mardi Gras" was known as a "celebration of life" and the last day of freedom before the strict religious sacrifice of lent commences, hence Mardi Gras is basically the antithesis of abiding the rules set by oneself (i.e. lent). Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give up habits for 40 days. The second group to march in the Mardi Gras (behind the Dykes on Bikes) are the 78'ers - those that marched in the first protest. Future High Court Justice - Virginia Bell - was one of the 78'ers. Reply reply Mardi Gras is a French term meaning “Fat Tuesday”, referring to the practice of indulging in rich foods before the fasting of Lent. Mardi Gras has become associated with the LGBT community, particularly in North America. The first recorded instance of a gay Mardi Gras was in San Francisco in 1869. In 1968, Ken Davis became a socialist while still in high school — ten years later, he helped to lead the first Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney. As Davis explains, the struggle for gay rights in Australia formed part of a global fight for liberation. Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Party 2025. Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Party 2025 Hordern Pavilion, Liberty Hall, Watson’s, Mary’s EQ and The Entertainment Quarter 1 Driver Ave, Moore Park The traditions of gay Mardi Gras officially began with the Krewe of Yuga’s first Mardi Gras drag ball, in February 1958. In 1962, the event was held at a rented school cafeteria in conservative Jefferson Parish — and raided by the police. In 2025, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras will take place from 14 February to 2 March 2025. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade will happen on Saturday, 1 March 2025. Article continues below How did Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras first start off? The first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was a spontaneous protest march held After 150 years of envying the Gulf Coast Mardi Gras, we finally created our own version of it—and brought the dogs! Mardi Growl’s history is pretty recent and easy to track. Inspired by a similar event in St. Louis, it started in 2008, and has been a colorful, popular, and often a joyfully noisy
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