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Sydney Gay Mardi Gras Persuasive Speech

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Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and Sydney WorldPride Join Forces for the First Time in the Southern Hemisphere

When we become true to ourselves in every facet of our lives, we encourage people to do the same, leading to a strong and vivid butterfly effect of change. World Pride and Sydney Mardi Gras allow us to do so - not only for our LGBTQIA+ communities but also for members of other cultures, identities, genders, and First Nations people.

But what if I told you that Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and World Pride will take place in the same location? The two will come together to create the first LGBTQIA+ pride festival in the Southern Hemisphere!

The festival theme, GATHER, DREAM, AMPLIFY, was created in collaboration with our incredible First Nations and LGBTQIA+ communities. It pays homage to Australia's traditional custodians and embodies their pledge to inclusion and equality.

When Will It Take Place? The chilly winter of February isn't exactly a time for the excitement and jollity of Pride festivities for those in large cities in the Northern Hemisphere. Not if you're fortunate enough to be in Sydney. The sun-filled, end-of-summer skies provide the ideal backdrop for the city's acknowledgment of the progress of …show more content…

Sydney World Pride, which includes all of the adored Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras events, kicks off a larger festival that includes art, sport, theater, music events, parties, First Nations programming, and a Human Rights Conference. Over 500,000 people are expected to attend the festival. The iconic pilgrimage to Sydney Mardi Gras is an ultimate bucket-list feat for many in the international community simply because of its considerable distance and unique positioning on the timeline of queer

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