This year’s Sydney Mardi Gras, featuring the unlikely duo of gay Olympian Matthew Mitcham and comedian Joan Rivers, was bigger and bolder than ever, with more than 300,000 revelers from across the globe dancing through the decidedly queer Old Oxford street district. According to the AP:
“Lifeguards, cheerleaders, nurses and sports teams strutted and spun to their floats’ music. Banks, schools and churches were represented, as were the Australian Federal Police, the Defense Department and state firefighters. All of the marchers, whether flamboyant in feathers and high heels or wearing their official work uniforms, were grinning ear-to-ear as they waved to the crowd. Spectators waited for up to six hours for prime viewing spots along the 1.5-mile (2.4-kilometer) route of the 31st annual parade. Many were packed 10 rows thick along the sidewalk along the main thoroughfare Oxford Street, which was lined with metal barricades and manned by police and parade officials.”
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