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Who are the 78ers?
Background to the first Mardi Gras
What happened at the first Mardi Gras?
Law Reform Victories After 1978
What was the impact of Mardi Gras?
The ongoing role of the 78ers
40th Anniversary
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Online Store
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First Mardi Gras Incorporated
2 March 2017
External 2017

ASU Newsletter: Out of the hairdressers and into the streets! A 78er shares his story (Neil Henderson)

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
2 March 2017
External 2017

Source: http://www.asu.asn.au/news/categories/glam/170302-mardi-gras-78er-shares-his-story/"target="_blank

Tagged: 2017

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
28 February 2017
External 2017

Star Observer: Aussie couple that said ‘I do’ fifty years ago urge government to let them marry

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
28 February 2017
External 2017
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Source: https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/aussie-couple-fifty-years/156028/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, 2017

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
23 February 2017
External 2017

Wentworth Courier: Gay activist Gary Wotherspoon reflects on the rise of Sydney Mardi Gras

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
23 February 2017
External 2017

Source: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/wentworth-courier/gay-activist-gary-wotherspoon-reflects-on-the-rise-of-sydney-mardi-gras/news-story/cdd373da89208b3b9b7e9d96c4126090

Tagged: media, 2017

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 October 2016
External 2016

55Upitty: We're still here: celebrating the older LGBTI woman - Sal Colechin

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 October 2016
External 2016
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Source: https://55upitty.com/2016/10/24/sal/"target="_blank

Tagged: 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 June 2016
External 2016

SMH: Publication of Mardi Gras names and addresses a stain on the Herald's record

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 June 2016
External 2016

Click here for alternate link to article, via the Internet Archives

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Source: http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/publication-of-mardi-gras-names-and-addresses-a-stain-on-the-heralds-record-20160624-gprc96.html/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
4 March 2016
External 2016

The Guardian: Police apologise to original Sydney Mardi Gras marchers of 1978

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
4 March 2016
External 2016
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/04/police-apologise-to-original-sydney-mardi-gras-marchers-of-1978/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, Apology: NSW Police, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
4 March 2016
External 2016

NSW Police Force apologises to the ‘78ers

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
4 March 2016
External 2016

Source: https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/safety_and_prevention/your_community/working_with_lgbtqia/lgbtqia_accordian/nsw_police_force_apologises_to_the_78ers/"target="_blank

Tagged: Apology: NSW Police, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
4 March 2016
External 2016

ABC News: Sydney Mardi Gras - NSW Police apologise over '78er' arrests and bashings

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
4 March 2016
External 2016
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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-04/nsw-police-apologise-to-mardi-gras-78ers/7219996/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, Apology: NSW Police, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
4 March 2016
External 2016

ABC News: Mardi Gras in Sydney should be free of politics, 78er Ron Austin says

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
4 March 2016
External 2016
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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-04/remembering-sydney-mardi-gras-with-78er-ron-austin/7219874/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
1 March 2016
External 2016

Star Observer: IN PHOTOS - Community members reflect on Mardi Gras’ “Momentum” theme

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
1 March 2016
External 2016

Source: https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/in-photos-community-members-reflect-on-mardi-gras-momentum-theme/146919/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
26 February 2016
External 2016

SMH: Three views of gay and lesbian Sydney

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
26 February 2016
External 2016

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/three-views-of-gay-and-lesbian-sydney-garry-wotherspoon-rebecca-jennings-helena-grehan-edward-scheer-20160226-gn4u2t.html

Tagged: media, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
26 February 2016
External 2016

BuzzFeed: This Is The Side Of Mardi Gras You Don't Always Get To See

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
26 February 2016
External 2016

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/robstott/out-of-the-bars-into-the-streets-why-mardi-gras-matters/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
25 February 2016
External 2016

NSW Parliament's 2016 apology to the 78ers

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
25 February 2016
External 2016

You can read the full transcript of the apology in the Legislative Assembly, here and here. And the apology in the Legislative Council here.

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Source: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/NSW-Parliament-remembers-its-apology-to-the-78ers.aspx/"target="_blank

Tagged: Apology: NSW Parliament, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
25 February 2016
External 2016

New Matilda: Coalition MP Denies Existence Of Homophobia In Australia As NSW Parliament Apologises For Just That

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
25 February 2016
External 2016

Source: https://newmatilda.com/2016/02/25/coalition-mp-denies-existence-of-homophobia-in-australia-as-nsw-parliament-apologises-for-just-that/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, Apology: NSW Parliament, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
25 February 2016
External 2016

Mamamia: 'I didn't think an apology would be a big deal. Then Peter began crying silently beside me.'

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
25 February 2016
External 2016
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Source: https://www.mamamia.com.au/meredith-78-protester/"target="_blank

Tagged: Apology: NSW Parliament, media, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
25 February 2016
External 2016

ABC News: Sydney Mardi Gras - NSW Government apologises to first generation of protesters

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
25 February 2016
External 2016
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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-25/sydney-mardi-gras-bashing-victims-get-government-apology/7198184/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, Apology: NSW Parliament, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 February 2016
External 2016

SMH: The Sydney Morning Herald apologises to Mardi Gras founders the 78ers

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 February 2016
External 2016

Click here for an alternate link to the article, via the Internet Archives

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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-sydney-morning-herald-apologises-to-mardi-gras-founders-the-78ers-20160224-gn26jm.html/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, Apology: SMH, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 February 2016
External 2016

Star Observer: Sydney Morning Herald apologises to Mardi Gras 78ers, 38 years after outing many of them

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 February 2016
External 2016
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Source: https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-morning-herald-apologises-to-mardi-gras-78ers-38-years-after-outing-many-of-them/146334/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, Apology: SMH, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 February 2016
External 2016

Star Observer: NSW Police - Yet to RSVP to the sorry party

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
24 February 2016
External 2016

Source: https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/nsw-police-yet-to-rsvp-to-the-sorry-party/146400/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, 2016

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
21 February 2016
External 2016

SMH: 'Thrilled and emotional' 78ers to take to Parliament for state apology

First Mardi Gras Incorporated
21 February 2016
External 2016

Click here for an alternate link to the article, via the Internet Archives.

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Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/thrilled-and-emotional-78ers-to-take-to-parliament-for-state-apology-20160221-gmziin.html/"target="_blank

Tagged: media, Apology: NSW Parliament, 2016

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