Overview
On June 24, 1978, a few hundred people gathered on Oxford Street to voice their opinions against anti-homosexual discrimination. Late in the evening, when the numbers rose to 2000, the police put an end to the march and arrested 53 of the protestors, many of whom lost their jobs as a result.
Thirty-five years on, the Mardi Gras is the largest gay celebration on the planet, with about 10,000 participants and hundreds of thousands of spectators. It's a glamorous, glitzy, outrageous, fun expression of every individual's right to love freely. Get there early if you want a view.
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Information
When
Sat, Mar 2, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
7:45pm
Where
Oxford Street and surrounding areasTaylor Square, Oxford Street
Darlinghurst