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	Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is an annual parade and pride festival for the gay and lesbian community in Sydney, Australia.
		Though it has rained on several Mardi Gras parades (notably with heavy downpours prior to, and drizzle during, the parade in 1995 and in 2004), this has never stopped the parade.
		Criticism of Sydney's Mardi Gras was perhaps at its strongest during the early years of the AIDS crisis, and reached another crescendo when in 1994 the national broadcaster, ABC, telecast the parade for the first time (a huge ratings success for the network).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sydney_Gay_and_Lesbian_Mardi_Gras (534 words)

	Sydney -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sydney is a significant global and domestic (Click link for more info and facts about tourist destination) tourist destination and is regularly declared to be one of the most beautiful and livable cities in the world, admired for its harbour, beautiful coastline, warm and pleasant climate and cosmopolitan culture.
		Sydney's urban area of 1,687 sq km is similar in size to (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) Greater London, but has half that city's population.
		Sydney is served by extensive (Public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive) train, (A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport) bus and (A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule) ferry networks.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sy/sydney.htm (4058 words)

	Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras: The Political or the Spectacle?
		In this essay, I will argue that the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras at present and the image it presents for the gay community is essentially borne out of modernity and the system by which it operates: Capitalism.
		Following the line of postmodernism, the Mardi Gras is a curious mix of respectability and the grotesque, and a glorification of popular culture yet a spectacle of subcultural lifestyle.
		This was an important occasion for the gay and lesbian community as a token of recognition by the wider community, albeit with an ulterior motive.
	www.geocities.com /briandy_au/mardigra.html (2076 words)

	Mardi Gras
		Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called "Shrove Tuesday" or Carnival ("car-nee-VAHL" elsewhere but in New Orleans "CAR-na-val").
		Mobile, Alabama lays claim to the what may be the longest continuously observed Mardi Gras celebration in the United States, and still celebrates it each year.
		The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, is a well-known pride parade.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mardi_gras.html (387 words)

	smh.com.au - The Sydney Morning Herald
		For a decade and a half they've injected the grunt into Sydney's annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, kick-starting the event with the roar of Harleys and Hondas up the Golden Gay Mile of Oxford Street.
		As the 25th annual Mardi Gras parade draws nigh, we talked to John Byrne of the Aids Council Of NSW about the rebirth of the Vicki Virus float for this year's celebrations.
		The Sydney Gay + Lesbian Mardi Gras throughout the ages...
	www.smh.com.au /specials/mardigras2003 (502 words)

	Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras - Australian Museum's Body Art
		The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is an annual event centred around a street parade of up to 20,000 participants.
		The first Mardi Gras Parade takes place in June to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York.
		The Sydney Gay Mardi Gras Association is formed.
	www.austmus.gov.au /bodyart/painting/mardigras.htm (235 words)

	AusEmade: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Australia
		Few of the 1,000 lesbians and gay men who gathered at Taylor Square at around 10 pm on 24th June, 1978 could have imagined they were giving birth to the worlds largest night time gay and lesbian celebration.
		In 1988, the Sydney Gay Mardi Gras became the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
		Mardi Gras, by bringing together the gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and queer communities, demonstrates there is unity and strength in diversity.
	www.ausemade.com.au /national/glt/sglmg.htm (467 words)

	Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2005
		Sydney's hotels, apartments and accommodation is at a premium at this time so you are advised to make bookings as early as possible.
		If you are planning to attend the Mardi Gras Parade it is sensible to head out early to ensure a good position, bring plenty of drinking water (raincoat if necessary) as it will probably be a warm night, and maybe a milk crate to stand on for a better view.
		Mardi Gras accommodation along the Parade route is at a premium, as are well placed vantage points from which to view the Parade.
	www.gaysydneyhotels.com /SydneyGayMardiGras.htm (632 words)

	Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras up for sale \| News \| Advocate.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The organizers of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, one of the world's biggest gay and lesbian celebrations, were ordered to sell all of the event's costumes, props, floats, and other assets in order to pay off some of its $250,000 debt.
		The 25-year-old Mardi Gras announced four weeks ago that it was going into voluntary administration because of the debts, and now organizers say it will be a struggle to try to save the event.
		News of what The Sydney Morning Herald called the Mardi Gras "fire sale" prompted criticism from many of the city's gay activists and calls for a boycott of next year's Mardi Gras if the event's ownership is transferred to commercial interests.
	www.advocate.com /news_detail_ektid14612.asp (188 words)

	ipedia.com: Culture of Sydney Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is internationally noted and frequently performs at the Sydney Opera House.
		Sydney is a host to many different festivals including the Sydney Festival, a celebration of free performances throughout January; the Big Day Out, a travelling rock music festival which originated in Sydney, and the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (see below).
		Sydney is famous for its gay community, centered around Oxford Street, and the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
	www.ipedia.com /culture_of_sydney.html (440 words)

	Ape Culture -Sydney's 2001 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
		The main agenda of the parade was defined by the lead float "Beyond the Pink Picket Fence" which featured gay and lesbian couples and their children.
		PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) amassed a big group of proud parents and grandparents to march in the parade.
		Everyone was dazzled by the Mardi Gras Marching Boys, Girls, Drag Kings and Drag Queens who put on a spectacular tribute to Madonna's "Music" video.
	www.apeculture.com /travel/mardigras2001.htm (537 words)

	Sydney Mardi Gras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		To the sounds of Chinese techno, the city’s vibrant Asian gay community is celebrating The Year of the Rabbit in Sydney’s stunning oriental gardens, reputedly the finest outside Beijing.
		Mardi Gras is sponsored by the national airline, Qantas, and by the national telecom corporation, Telstra.
		Mardi Gras earns nearly $100 million for the local economy, generating more income than any other cultural or sporting event in Australia.
	www.petertatchell.net /travel/sydney.htm (1456 words)

	Australian DemocratsAustralian Democrat Speeches
		We march in the mardi gras parade, firstly, to remember the bad old days, to celebrate how far things have come and to highlight so many of the things that still need to be achieved.
		This was his first mardi gras parade as a senator, and I think it was particularly important and created a certain symmetry, given that a big theme of this year's parade was the issue of reconciliation.
		There was plenty of satire in the customary mardi gras style, which provided extra vitality, humour and entertainment value as well as the political message of the parade.
	www.democrats.org.au /speeches?speech_id=339&display=1 (1439 words)

	Pinkboard: Panther's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 1999 Diary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mardi Gras is a very important time of my year.
		Gay life (then called camp) started in the Cross in the 1950s when the bars were allowed to open till 10pm and the bohemians made Kings Cross the place to be.
		One of the lesbians sitting next to me said she would be scared to have sex with the cellist.
	www.pinkboard.com.au /Festivals/MardiGras/99/diary.html (1564 words)

	Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
		Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is the ultimate celebration of our culture.
		Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has been running for 27 years, celebrating our culture throughout this magnificent city.
		With ten years of experience, Atlantis is the leader in creating exciting tours to Sydney, dedicated to bringing you the best of this spectacular country and event to you in style.
	www.gaytraveldestinations.com /offer-902.html (353 words)

	Gay Mardi Gras guide launched (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The line-up for the 2004 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was unveiled at the official launch of the festival guide.
		Sydney's gay and lesbian community leaders gathered at the Wharf in Woolloomooloo to launch the guide to the festival, which describes itself as "a celebration of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer culture".
		Michael Woodhouse, Co-Chairperson of New Mardi Gras, which organises the annual event, vowed next year's festivities will be the best yet.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/12/1071125647660.html (317 words)

	Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras - Aussie-Info.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From its beginning as a street party on 24 June 1978, to celebrate gay pride, which turned into a full-scale riot, resulting in violence and arrests, it has now become the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, a full month of activities, the most important event in the gay and lesbian calendar.
		It has strengthened the gay and lesbian community in their resolve to battle the more homophobic elements of society.
		Now in its 24rd year, it is the largest gay and lesbian gathering in the world!
	www.aussie-info.com /places/nsw/events/mardigras.php (284 words)

	Mardi Gras
		Mardi Gras is a traditional holiday celebrated in many of the southern states of the USA.
		Countdown to Mardi Gras 2005 in New Orleans.
		Mardi Gras parades, official Mardi Gras krewes, Live cams, Mardi Gras LIVE, Mardi Gras beads, info on tradition of women baring their breasts...
	www.inneans.com /festivals/Mardi-Gras.html (622 words)

	Sydney Mardi Gras 2006
		Gay and lesbian events don't come more colourful than the annual gay parade Sydney.
		It's the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and on Saturday 4th March 2006, Sydney will be seduced and dazzled all over again.
		You're invited to be there to join the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community in the most joyous event on the Australian calendar.
	www.oztalk.co.uk /mardigras-sydney/mardigras-sydney.shtml (540 words)

	Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras membership controversy
		SGLMG sees itself as both a cultural organisation, promoting a hugely successful month-long annual arts program which culminates in the world's largest gay and lesbian night-time parade and party, and as a political organisation, promoting gay and lesbian issues in the public sphere.
		Some have publicly criticised the presence of all heterosexuals, arguing the party should be maintained as the gay and lesbian event it was intended to be.
		But SGLMG has created two classes of membership -- gays, lesbians and transgender people of any political persuasion are allowed to join; bisexuals and heterosexuals must be of the "right" political persuasion.
	www.greenleft.org.au /back/1996/232/232p8.htm (797 words)

	ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PARTICIPATION IN SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS 2000
		South Sydney's Council's Cuisine on the Green and Mardi Gras present a free concert celebrating the best of our Indigenous and Islander women performers, including Leah Purcell, Kerrianne Cox, Manuhiri, Deb Morrow and the Stiff Gins.
		Deb Morrow was born at Paddington Hospital in Sydney and was immediately taken from her mother.
		Sydney's The Three Stiff Gins have carved out a strong reputation in a very short time with their original music and great voices.
	www.queers4reconciliation.wild.net.au /mg2000.htm (1628 words)

	New Mardi Gras - HOME (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		New Mardi Gras invites you to promote your work to the wider GLBTQ community by registering for the 2006 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Arts, Sports and Cultural Festival.
		New Mardi Gras is currently seeking volunteers with various skill sets to help plan, implement and stage the organisation's events.
		New Mardi Gras continues the tradition of producing world class dance parties and seeks expressions of interest from event managers or event management companies interested in working with the NMG Party Working Group to stage Sleaze and the Mardi Gras Party.
	www.mardigras.org.au (191 words)

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		Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has been running for 26 years, celebrating our culture throughout this magnificent city.
		On Mardi Gras night (March 6th), you’ll experience everything first-class, beginning with reserved grandstand seats for the parade.
	www.outandaboutravel.com /ATLANTISMARDIGRAS.htm (510 words)

	Gay Sydney Hotels - Gay and Lesbian Hotel Accommodation in Sydney Australia
		The Park Lodge Hotel is gay-owned and has been providing some of the best gay accommodation in Sydney for nearly ten years.
		Over this time, we have gone out of our way to take care of our gay and lesbian visitors and have built an enviable reputation as one of the friendliest gay hotels in Sydney.
		We believe our Hotel provides gay Sydney accommodation at its best -- beautifully appointed hotel rooms; a wonderful, old-world ambiance and staff who are relaxed, friendly and eager to help.
	www.gaysydneyhotels.com (203 words)

	Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Party 2005, photos by Tito Antonio - Sydney's Fashion Photographer. Australia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Party 2005, photos by Tito Antonio - Sydney's Fashion Photographer.
		Revellers were treated to a smorgasbord of local and international talent, with dazzling performances from Nikki French, Tina Arena and Darren Hayes.
		The New Mardi Gras Guest Bar was awash with visiting celebrities, including US pop-star, Pink; girl-about-town, Anna Nicole Smith; Howard Stern; Sexy Galexy; Bessie Bardot; and Fergie's sister, Jane Ludecke aka Jane Ferguson.
	www.titoantonio.com /gallery2.php?id=37_mardigras_2005 (150 words)

	glbt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		sydney gay and lesbian mardi gras 'parade' 2004
		sydney gay and lesbian mardi gras 'party' 2004
		But in saying that, being dressed up, out and having fun is good for the body/mind/spirit, for after all the meaning of life, is happiness.
	www.bekkers.com.au /~caer-awen/glbt.html (696 words)

	Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2005 • • Pop Culture and Cinema • Travel to Sydney, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2005 • • Pop Culture and Cinema • Travel to Sydney, Australia
		The 2005 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Season is the biggest spectacle in Australia.
		Mardi Gras' highlights include a little pre-parade entertainment (known as 'foreplay') including cheerleaders, drag races, 'Sex on Wheels' rollerblading, a Fair Day, a theatrical production entitled She Males From Outer Space!
	www.culturekiosque.com /calendar/special/viewevent.asp?ID=6084 (264 words)

	Mardi Gras
		Mardi Gras promises two days packed with fun for all ages.
		Returns are in, and this year?s Mardi Gras Parade was a smashing success.
		Participants have been raving about the crowds that packed the streets to watch, and the watchers have said the parade was one of the best in recent memory.
	thedavidlawrenceshow.com /mardi_gras_003285.html (404 words)

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