Cops WILL march at Mardi Gras - but only if they abide by a special rule - police commissioner announces
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Cops WILL march at Mardi Gras - but only if they abide by a special rule - police commissioner announces

Daily Mail  

Police will be allowed to march during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on Saturday - but not in their uniforms. It would have been the first Mardi Gras parade in 26 years that didn't feature a section for police officers marching with the LGBTQIA+ community. Police officers will be allowed to march in this Saturday's Mardi Gras parade in Sydney after event organisers backtracked on a decision made earlier this week Commissioner Webb was elated that organisers decided to backtrack on their earlier decision and allow police officers to march. 'The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is an important event on the NSW Police calendar and as Commissioner, I am committed to continuing to strengthen the relationship between my organisation and the LGBTQIA+ community. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb was 'delighted' to announce that police would be appearing in the parade on Saturday The statement also reveals the decision to not allow police to march in their uniforms was to allow for officers to appear in a 'respectful way as we navigate this tragedy together'.

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Mardi Gras revellers party into the early hours of the morning after ‘successful’ Sydney parade was hijacked by flare-lighting protestors and nine demonstrators arrested
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mardi Gras revellers party into the early hours of the morning after ‘successful’ Sydney parade was hijacked by flare-lighting protestors and nine demonstrators arrested

Daily Mail  

Revellers have kept the party going as clean-up crews moved in after Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Sydney Mardi Gras revellers faced the light of day on Sunday following a hectic night full of colour, sequins and celebrating Partygoers made their way home from the city after a night of Mardi Gras events celebrating Sydney's LGBTQI community Huge …

Anti-cop protesters get the Sydney Mardi Gras parade off to a heated start as they march and chant 'stop police attacks' - after officers were allowed to join the event
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-cop protesters get the Sydney Mardi Gras parade off to a heated start as they march and chant 'stop police attacks' - after officers were allowed to join the event

Daily Mail  

A large crowd of protesters have marched through Hyde Park in Sydney ahead of Saturday's mardi gras parade to protest the involvement of NSW Police. The Mardi Gras parade in Sydney kicked off with anti-police protests Protestors were seen holding Aboriginal and Palestinian flags The protests comes as tensions remain high between law enforcement and LGBTQI+ community following the deaths …

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organizers ask police not to march at the annual parade
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organizers ask police not to march at the annual parade

Hindustan Times  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Organizers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras asked police not to march at their annual parade this weekend, after the alleged murder of a couple by a police officer, prompting the police commissioner on Tuesday to urge the ban be reversed. “The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Board feels that having the NSW Police …

NSW Police are uninvited from Sydney Mardi Gras after cop is charged over the murders of two gay men in Sydney
9 months, 4 weeks ago

NSW Police are uninvited from Sydney Mardi Gras after cop is charged over the murders of two gay men in Sydney

Daily Mail  

NSW Police have been uninvited from Mardi Gras for the first time in 20 years following the alleged murder of a gay couple at the hands of an officer. NSW Police have been uninvited from marching in Mardi Gras for the first time in 20 years after one of its officers, Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, allegedly killed a gay couple EXCLUSIVE Police …

Sydney Mardi Gras: How one night of violence in 1978 forever changed Australia's LGBTQIA+ movement
1 year, 10 months ago

Sydney Mardi Gras: How one night of violence in 1978 forever changed Australia's LGBTQIA+ movement

ABC  

The first Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney started in a way that now feels familiar: costumes, dancing and a pervasive sense of pride. Witnesses remember someone yelling: “Let’s go to the Cross!” As they began to move, another said they heard police radioing ahead to “close off” Kings Cross. If this story has raised concerns for you, help …

I was assaulted after Mardi Gras — and I wasn't the only one
3 years, 9 months ago

I was assaulted after Mardi Gras — and I wasn't the only one

ABC  

I woke up feeling sad yesterday. I started the night surrounded by my "rainbow family" and ended it at an afterparty near Oxford Street — Sydney's gay strip. When friends ask what I think about the latest spicy issue dividing the country or whether we still need events like Mardi Gras, I bat the conversation away. According to the Aids …

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