"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" ~Ernest Gaines
Saturday evening was a night for the books! The Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade was a spectacle not to be missed -- I mean, you couldn't if you tried! The parade brought in hundreds of thousands of people onto Oxford St. for the flamboyant event that included 100 floats, marches, dances, and some 9,500 performers! The Mardi Gras is THE event to top off the Gay/Lesbian festival which runs for about 3-4 weeks; the festival has fabulous theater, music, dance and fairs to celebrate gay pride. This year's theme was: "Mardi Gras- History of the World."
I was so excited to be one amongst the thousands of people on the street eagerly supporting and cheering the glitz and glamour of the event. It was truly an experience to see the support the event had from the broader community.
Flashback: The inaugural 1978 march was staged at a time when male homosexuality was still illegal in New South Wales state and ended with more than 50 arrests as police and protesters clashed. Police and members of the military now join the parade.
The event was truly an experience I will never forget; getting dressed and going out- just to be on the street that night was exhilarating :) It opened my eyes to a whole new world...celebrating diversity by coloring outside of the lines!!
LOVE.PEACE.& RAINBOWS
Shavely
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