Professor Verity Burgmann

Honorary Professorial Fellow; Director, Reason in Revolt, eScholarship Research Centre, University of Melbourne

Politics & Society

The protests that began Mardi Gras

In Sydney, on the night of 24 June, 1978, police cracked down on a march celebrating gay and lesbian solidarity. It was just the start of what would become the world famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

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