Thoands of spectators scend on Sydney for this year's Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras Para.
Contents:
- MARDI GRAS 2015: ANNUAL GAY AND LBIAN PARA HS SYDNEY STREETS
- A TREASURE TROVE OF VTAGE GAY MARDI GRAS IMAG
- THE SECRET GOLN AGE OF GAY MARDI GRAS BALLS
MARDI GRAS 2015: ANNUAL GAY AND LBIAN PARA HS SYDNEY STREETS
Gay Mardi Gras gave birth to untls LGBTQ Mardi Gras krew: Armei, Petroni, Lords of Leather. Click here to fd LGBTQ Mardi Gras paras, krew, events and more. * gay mardi gras 2015 *
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 Though no longer active, Yuga gave birth to other gay Carnival krew, cludg the Krewe of Petroni and the Krewe of Amon-Ra, both of which are still active.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.
A TREASURE TROVE OF VTAGE GAY MARDI GRAS IMAG
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Thoands of spectators have scend on Sydney for this year's Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras Para. There were about 150 floats spanng five kilometr the para on Saturday night, wh them verg a range of topics cludg anti-homophobia sport and marriage equaly. Several high profile athlet, cludg former Olympians and football players, took part the first three floats this year's para centred on the succs of ele gay athlet, the mment by Atralian sportg anisatns to a more diverse and clive sportg environment, and the succs of the Sydney Convicts, who last year won the Bgham Cup - the world cup of gay gby.
"As long as even one gay or lbian kid is aaid to play sport, one of Atralia's fg activi, for fear of beg nounced, Mardi Gras has a purpose. "This year's para also saw the largt number of Defence Force members ever to take part the ADF officer charge of the para, Squadron Lear Vce Chong, said the growg participatn showed that Defence culture was changg for the chief Michael Rolik said while the regnn of equaly for the gay muny had greatly improved, there were still many prejudic prevalent society. "But that don't mean that attus are sync wh equaly and diversy and I thk our biggt challenge is really shapg attus, homophobia schools, and the whole g out procs for vulnerable people...
THE SECRET GOLN AGE OF GAY MARDI GRAS BALLS
Known for beg one of the bt parti on the globe, the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras events livered bety, glter, and pri. * gay mardi gras 2015 *
Sydney’s Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras have announced their theme for next year. From annual extravaganzas thrown by gay Mardi Gras krew to block parti that ve you to leave your hibns at home, every day of gay Carnival is an opportuny to show up as you are, wherever you are.
In Carnival tradn, Twelfth Night marks the mencement of the season’s paras and ftivi, and the Mystik Krewe la Rue Royale Revelers kicks off style wh a night of grand, gay jubilatn at the Mardi Gras Mm of Costum and Culture.
Tickets and pacy are limed, so don’t wa to secure your spot this n’t-miss rnerstone of gay rnival. But those who are lucky enough to attend this dazzlg formal event get to wns a gay Mardi Gras tradn that has been gog strong for nearly 60 years.