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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. Sydney Mardi Gras today. Mardi Gras has grown to be one of the major events of the Sydney calendar. Today it is a festival held over several weeks, culminating in a parade that attracts more than 200,000 participants and spectators. The survival and success of Mardi Gras represents a remarkable and defining change in public attitudes. 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) What began one night in June, 1978, with a large crowd of partygoers ended in fear, arrests and brutal violence. This is an immersive 3D retelling of Australia's first Mardi Gras. First Mardi Gras Inc, PO Box 1029, Glebe, NSW 2037, Australia info@78ers.org.au info@78ers.org.au The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is a 17-day celebration of Australia's . LGBTIQ+. community. The first Mardi Gras was a protest in 1978, coordinated in solidarity with other gay and lesbian Public support and positive media reports saw the first charges dropped by October 1978 and the remaining by the end of 1979. 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. History of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The first Mardi Gras occurred on 24th June 1978, as an event to celebrate gay and lesbian culture and to protest the discrimination they faced every day. However, the march down Oxford Street ended with police arrests and violence against the protestors. The police attack on the first g ay M ardi Gras in Kings Cross late at night on Saturday 24 June 1978 was a pivotal moment in Australian social and political history. Though there had been gay and lesbian groups and protests after 1970, for the first time gay and lesbian rights became a significant public issue, creating a momentum for reforms. This was Sydney's first Mardi Gras. READ MORE: Sydney WorldPride 2023 - Key events, tickets, performers and everything else you need to know A total of 53 people were arrested during Sydney's The first Mardi Gras parade was an important civil rights milestone for gay and lesbian people in Australia. Research task Take a look at the photograph of the prize-winning 1994 Mardi Gras costume created by Ron Muncaster. 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 year is also the 40th Anniversary of the first Summer Mardi Gras, in February 1981. The first three Mardi Gras Parades were held in late June on the Stonewall uprising anniversary. Timeline – 1969 to 1971 • 1969 – Daughters of Bilitis, soon re-named the Australasian Lesbian Movement (ALM), formed in Melbourne. A documentary, Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters, produced by Digby Duncan in 1980 tells the story of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. [30] [31] The second Mardi Gras Parade occurred in 1979 despite opposition by gay media, businesses and groups. The 47th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade saw over 11,000 participants from the LGBTQI spectrum broadcasting a message of pride, with a big crowd joining them lined up on Oxford Street or 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. First Mardi Gras Inc. is a not for profit community organisation for 78ers. 78ers are the participants in the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras held on 24 June 1978 and subsequent events. First Mardi Gras was formed in April 2017 to initially support participation by and engagement with a broad range of 78ers in the lead up to the 40th Australia's Early Lesbian Movement - Feb 15, 2020. 27 Jan 2020. 27 Jan 2020. 6 Dec 2019. Newsletter - December 2019. First Mardi Gras Inc, PO Box 1029, Glebe, 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. First Mardi Gras was incorporated as a not for profit community association on 20 April 2017. The operations of the organisation are governed by our Constitution and the Associations Incorporation Act, 2009. First Mardi Gras has a Management Committee elected by members of the association. 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