It's almost 50 years since the first Mardi Gras in Sydney wound its way down Oxford Street... and was marred by police violence and a large number of arrests. Known as the 78-ers, this brave group of activists are touted as having paved the way for modern LGBTIQ+ rights in Australia, demanding to be seen in the midst of social stigma and discrimination in the 1970s.
It's almost 50 years since the first Mardi Gras in Sydney wound its way down Oxford Street... and was marred by police violence and a large number of arrests. Known as the 78-ers, this brave group of activists are touted as having paved the way for modern LGBTIQ+ rights in Australia, demanding to be seen in the midst of social stigma and discrimination in the 1970s.
