The Guardian: ‘Men were scattering everywhere’ - inquiry hears of string of violent incidents at Sydney gay beats
Star Observer: CAMP - Australia’s Pioneer Homosexual Rights Activists
Star Observer: Sydney’s Legendary Gay Veteran ‘Troughman’ Streams Onto ABC Iview’s ‘You Can’t Ask That’
SBS: Commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes in NSW formally launched
ABC News: NSW Police apologise for removing Mardi Gras advocate from parade
Star Observer: Homage, Pilgrimage and Protest: Why Sydney’s Mardi Gras Parade Should Go Back to the Streets
Star Observer: Mardi Gras 78ers Committee Calls On NSW Police To Apologise To Barbara Karpinski
Star Observer: NSW Police Eject Mardi Gras ’78er From Sydney Cricket Ground Over Anti-Putin Poster
ABC RN: God Forbid: Sydney's Mardi Gras - the complexities of Pride and faith
ABC NEWS: Mardi Gras parade participants set for a proud, loud night for all the world to see
Vogue: From then to now: A Mardi Gras '78er and a first-time attendee, in conversation
A member of the ’78ers and a Mardi Gras novice discuss how things have changed since the first march 44 years ago, the gay experience now and then, and why Sydney Mardi Gras is the best pride event in the world.
10 News: Sydney Mardi Gras 45th Anniversary - 78ers Talk Police Brutality And LGBTQ Solidarity
June 24th, 2023 is the 45th anniversary of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Ahead of Mardi Gras 2022, Channel 10 News sat down with the 78ers, who were the first people to march in Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, an iconic Australian LGBTQIA+ event.
Watch the segment below, or click here to view on YouTube
