2018

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Video of Salon78 - Out and Loud, the Gay Liberation Quire

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Salon 78 presents Out and Loud - The Gay Liberation Quire (1981 - 1987) at the Beresford in Sydney. The event took place on the 9th of December 2018 and was organised by First Mardi Gras Inc. This video presents an afternoon of performance and reminiscence with members of the original Gay Liberation Quire.

The Gay Liberation Quire (1981-87) reformed for one afternoon in December 2018 and performed a number of songs including 'Thank You Lord For Gay Liberation'. The event was hosted by First Mardi Gras Inc and took place at the Beresford in Sydney. #GayLiberationQuire #BeresfordSundays #FirstMardiGrasInc

Thanks to William Brougham for both these videos of the event.

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Troye Sivan Interviews Two Mardi Gras ’78ers About LGBTIQ Activism

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Troye Sivan, a queer Australian pop singer, sat down with two 78ers - Karl & Diane - to chat about LGBTIQ activism then and now, and the importance of knowing our history.

Thanks to Junkee for the opportunity to sit down with Troye and have these discussions. Watch the interview below, or read the article here: https://junkee.com/troye-sivan-interview-mardi-gras/173059

Original video from https://www.facebook.com/musicdotjunkeedotcom/videos/296041567844835/

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First Mardi Gras Inc 2017/2018 Annual Report

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The first, First Mardi Gras Inc Annual Report (2017/2018) has been released, which includes the financial report, details on the events we ran throughout the year, our media engagements, sponsorships, special thanks and much more. Click here to read the 2017/2018 Annual Report.

 
Photo by Richard Roberts

Photo by Richard Roberts

 
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JOY 94.9: Tony Crandell from NSW Police on an apology for the 78ers

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Listen to NSW Police Assistant Commissioner and spokesperson on Sexuality & Gender Diversity, Tony Crandell as he discusses the ongoing discussions around a possible apology to the 78ers, for the violence at the first Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Click here to listen to the segment on the Joy Media website

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JOY 94.9: Looking back on the first Mardi Gras with 78ers

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During Fair Day 2018, 78ers Ken, Diane, Michael and Robin sat down with Dean Arcuri from Joy Media's The Informer and had a chat about 40 years of Mardi Gras. Reflecting on the first march, they talk about how far we have come today.

Listen to the segment on the Joy Media website (duration: 11:49 — 16.2MB)..

This segment of The Informer aired on JOY 94.9 on 21st June 2018.

At 10pm on the 24th of June 1978, the first Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras took place. Nothing like it is today, the first march was met with police violence that became a catalyst for change.

From arrest to acceptance Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras grew out of a terrible night in our history.

A planned street festival calling for an end to discrimination against homosexuals in employment and housing, an end to police harassment and the repeal of all homosexual laws, saw 2000 people step out from the Oxford Street Bars and clubs responding to the call, out of the bars and into the street.

Although the organisers had obtained permission, this was revoked, and the parade was broken up by The police.

It was actually the opposition that the march was met with when it first began, both from outsiders and within our own communities, that help to shape it into the iconic beacon of pride we see today as one of Australia’s most loved events.

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JOY 94.9: Throw Back Thursday – 78ers, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras & Riot on ABC

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It’s a literal Throwback Thursday, because this Sunday, on June 24this the 40th Anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Tonight, we are going to look back on 1978, 24th June at 10pm, as we speak to some of those who were part of the first protest, exploring how this has inspired generations of our Australian queer culture and activism, as we look to our past to inspire our future.

Listen on the Joy Media website (duration 27:40 — 38.0MB).

This episode of The Informer aired on 21st June 2018 and was hosted by Dylan Joel.