The Guardian reports:
Amid the rainbow tulle, sequins and sparkles of Sydney’s 45th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade emerged the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, in a simple open-necked shirt and jeans. Albanese is the first sitting prime minister to join the parade, which celebrates and continues to push for equality for the LGBTQIA+ community.
The parade, under the theme “Gather, dream, amplify”, kicked off on Saturday with hundreds of thousands of people watching the 12,500 participants dance their way up Oxford Street.
Albanese marched alongside senior Labor figures – including the New South Wales opposition leader, Chris Minns, and the federal MP for Sydney, Tanya Plibersek – to huge cheers and claps from the crowd.
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When the first Mardi Gras march was held in 1978, you could still be arrested for being gay.
In the decades since, people dedicated their lives toward the campaign for equality. pic.twitter.com/o9NYh0JwLW
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) February 25, 2023
To be accepted as equal and recognised for who they are and who they love.
I’ve been proudly marching in Mardi Gras since the 80s. This year I’m honoured to be the first Prime Minister to join the march. pic.twitter.com/npDOyQJVzi
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) February 25, 2023