Sydney set to sparkle for gay pride parade
- Published: 2 Mar 2013 at 14.49
- Online news: World
Up to 300,000 spectators were on Saturday expected to brave the rain to watch Sydney's annual Mardi Gras gay pride parade, with an emphasis on the political as the nation prepares for elections.
This file photo shows participants being cheered by spectators during last year's rain-soaked Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, on March 3, 2012. Up to 300,000 spectators were on Saturday expected to brave the rain to watch Sydney's annual Mardi Gras gay pride parade, with an emphasis on the political as the nation prepares for elections.
The event, which bills itself as the world's biggest night parade, is celebrating the theme "Generations of Love", focused on its origins in 1978 as a gay rights protest march that ended with violence and arrests.
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