The first Mardi Gras in 1978 turned into a riot. Source: Australian Lesbian and Gay archives
Sydney's Mardi Gras parade is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and in the four decades since the original 1978 street protest, it has become one of the iconic movements for social justice.
Sydney's Mardi Gras parade is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and in the four decades since the original 1978 street protest, it has become one of the iconic movements for social justice.
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