The return of the Mardi Gras Parade to Oxford Street after a two-year absence will be welcomed by the majority of Sydneysiders. Older Speccie readers may remember the rather different reception the inaugural parade met with, intended as it was as a one-off demonstration of the solidarity of gay Australians with their US counterparts on the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
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