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Contents:

• FIRST GAY MARDI GRAS
• GAY PARTI & EVENTS
• SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS
• UNED WE SHE: SYDNEY’S GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS 2022 – PICTUR

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 Though no longer active, Yuga gave birth to other gay Carnival krew, cludg the Krewe of Petroni and the Krewe of Amon-Ra, both of which are still active.

GAY PARTI & EVENTS

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.

SYDNEY GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS

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.

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.

UNED WE SHE: SYDNEY’S GAY AND LBIAN MARDI GRAS 2022 – PICTUR

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