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| Subject: OZschwitz Parliament apologises to the 78ers who began the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:18 am | |
| A brightly sequinned hat, tie-dye t-shirts and rainbow flags in the packed viewing gallery did nothing to distract from the gravity of the historical moment in NSW Parliament on Thursday morning when, after nearly 38 years, the 78ers received a formal apology from the state over the discrimination they suffered at Sydney's first Mardi Gras in 1978.
"For the mistreatment you suffered that evening, I apologise and I say sorry," said Bruce Notley Smith, the member for Coogee, as he moved the motion of apology in the NSW Legislative Assembly.
"As a member of the parliament which dragged its feet in the decriminalisation of homosexual acts, I apologise and say sorry. And as a proud gay man and member of this parliament offering this apology, I say thank you.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-parliament-apologises-to-the-78ers-who-began-the-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-20160225-gn3687.html#ixzz41GBiOBgS |
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