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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has transform the primary chief of the rustic to participate within the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras within the match’s 45-year historical past.
In different portions of the arena, Mardi Gras is held the day ahead of the Christian fasting season of Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, which came about previous this week.
However, in Australia, the yearly Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras this 12 months is happening between February 17 and March 5.
It celebrates LGBTQIA+ identification and variety, champions inventive expression and demanding situations injustice, in line with the organizers. Thousands are estimated to have attended.
“When the first Mardi Gras march was held in 1978, you could still be arrested for being gay,” Albanese tweeted on Saturday.
At that match police arrested 53 other people and the birthday party led to violence.
“In the decades since, people dedicated their lives toward the campaign for equality,” the Prime Minister added.
“To be accepted as equal and recognized for who they are and who they love,” he endured.
“I’ve been proudly marching in Mardi Gras since the 80s. This year I’m honored to be the first Prime Minister to join the march,” Albanese mentioned.
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended Mardi Gras in 2016 however didn’t march, in line with the Australian Associated Press.
