LGBTQ liaison officers will march “in a reduced capacity to the originally planned NSW Police float”,Mardi Gras organisers have announced.
The apparent killing of these two beloved young men is sickening. But uniformed police have marched in the Mardi Gras parade for more than a quarter of a century.
Watching the tragic events unfold in the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies has changed my mind.
Police Minister Yasmin Catley emerged from a meeting with police and Mardi Gras organisers praising the “positive and respectful” conversation.
Organisers of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have asked police not to march in the parade on Saturday,police have confirmed.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said the force had been “building a bridge” with the LGBTQ community for 20 years and it would be a step backwards to exclude officers this year.
Journeys towards justice and equality tend to involve two steps forward and one step back. We are at such a moment in Sydney.
Mardi Gras organisers consider how to commemorate Luke Davies and Jesse Baird as their deaths rock the local community.
People who came out later in life were given a chance to shine at the inaugural Mardi Gras Debutante Ball for First Timers.
Injustices persist but the police force continues to deflect failures and shift blame.
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