First gay Mardi Gras | Natnal Mm of Atralia

Contents:

• FIRST GAY MARDI GRAS
• THE SECRET GOLN AGE OF GAY MARDI GRAS BALLS
• A TREASURE TROVE OF VTAGE GAY MARDI GRAS IMAG

FIRST GAY MARDI GRAS

While the first official gay Carnival krewe, the Krewe of Yuga, was formed the late 1950s, “Gay Mardi Gras” had been gog on unrground way before then. Though no longer active, Yuga gave birth to other gay Carnival krew, cludg the Krewe of Petroni and the Krewe of Amon-Ra, both of which are still active. While on the surface Mardi Gras appears to be no more than a party, many say Gay Mardi Gras helped her the Gay Rights Movement the Uned Stat.

Here are some of the bt-known gay Carnival balls. Typilly held on the Saturday before Mardi Gras Day, Armei’ missn is to prerve the ctoms of gay Carnival and to help te those who seek to learn more.

One of the olst gay Carnival krew the cy, Petroni was found 1961 and has served as a jumpg-off pot for other krew. Other Gay Carnival Events. They asked for solidary activi on the Stonewall anniversary to ci wh their march agast the anti-gay Briggs Iniative on the California ballot.

THE SECRET GOLN AGE OF GAY MARDI GRAS BALLS

Ken and others lled a meetg of lbian and gay groups and dividuals, which beme the Gay Solidary Group. Chants of “Out of the bars and to the streets” joed the sound of gay liberatn anthems ‘Glad to be Gay’ and ‘O to a Gym Teacher’. The Gay Solidary Group, other groups and dividuals and me together for a massive polil and legal effort – the Drop the Charg mpaign.

• 15 July – 2, 000 take part largt ever gay rights march wh 14 arrts.

A TREASURE TROVE OF VTAGE GAY MARDI GRAS IMAG

• 27 Augt – 300 march down Oxford St om the 4th Natnal Homosexual Conference wh 104 arrts.

This was the thori’ attempt to keep the muny le, but Sydney’s gays and lbians would not get back le. 2012 Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras. On 24 June 1978 a small group of gay and lbian people operatg as the Gay Solidary Group staged a day of events Sydney.