2018's Sydney Gay Carnival Parade was held at 7 pm on March 3.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of this parade, which has attracted 300,000 audiences and set a new historical record. And this gay parade is particularly meaningful because it is the first parade since Australia passed the same-sex marriage bill at the end of last year.
Sydney Gay Carnival Parade was founded in 1978. Later, against the backdrop of the increasing activity of the Australian human rights movement, comrades in Sydney began carnival on the grounds of celebrating the summer.
40 years ago, this has become an indispensable and important festival among various festivals in Sydney. People of different classes, different skin colors, and different ages have crossed their genders and truly walked together equally and freely, cheering, singing, and expressing inner joy. Even Australian Prime Minister Turnbull said that gay carnival carnival is "a wonderful part of Sydney."
This year's Sydney Rainbow Parade has been particularly large in scale.
Confetti, streamers, feathers, rainbow flags everywhere occupied Oxford Street , Sydney Opera House paid tribute to the LGBT community that night. Even the ATMs along the street ANZ have been replaced with various exaggerated decorations and become GayTMs!
Many celebrities and celebrities have also participated in this carnival. Including the legendary queen Xueer , she appeared as a guest of the performance that night and said: "I like this feeling that everyone has such a good time, without any anger or negative emotions."
In addition, American actor Jonathan Groff and Australian actress Dannii Minogue also participated in the event.
In this year's parade, there are also Chinese parade teams, and they have participated for the third consecutive year.
Although the funding is limited and the floats are made very simple, the Chinese gay group in Australia has been brave enough to make their own voices and fight for equal rights.
This rainbow parade is held every year in the summer of Australia. Next year's travel plans can be planned! Don't miss it again.
Wei Wuxin
was the editor-in-chief of lifestyle magazine "Jin Shang", a well-known fashion and tourism columnist. He has published the cultural travel book " Meet Europe, Meet Fairy Tales".
