Sydney Cricket Ground Restrictions Cast Doubts Over Mardi Gras
On December 29, Cricket Australia announced the third Test between India and Australia would go ahead on January 7 at the SCG. The decision was …
On December 29, Cricket Australia announced the third Test between India and Australia would go ahead on January 7 at the SCG. The decision was …
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“Imagine that, parents. Imagine that your child feels so lost from you that they sink into the arms of a complete stranger and sob endlessly just because that stranger is wearing a shirt offering hugs from a dad.”
The group also wants the LGBTI acronym to include “S” for “straight”.
Austin famously suggested that gay rights demonstrations should become a street party, leading to the first Mardi Gras in 1978.
The festival’s name has received a number of concerns over the years, which currently only specifies ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’ without mention of diverse gender identities or other sexualities.