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03-04-2016, 06:45 AM
Australian police 'sorry' for harsh LGBT Mardi Gras treatment in 1978
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It has been an important few weeks for the participants of Sydney's first ever gay rights march in 1978. First the state government apologised for its poor*treatment of protesters, **w the police have added their voice.*
On Saturday night in 1978, 53 people were arrested (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/apology-1978-mardi-gras/) amid violent clashes between activists and police, with many people subjected to ill treatment while in custody. Homo***uality was illegal in the Australian state of New South Wales until 1984.
SEE ALSO: Australian bank creates an LGBT-inspired branch for Sydney Mardi Gras (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/australian-bank-mardi-gras/)
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Police march in a recent Mardi Gras parade.
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It has been an important few weeks for the participants of Sydney's first ever gay rights march in 1978. First the state government apologised for its poor*treatment of protesters, **w the police have added their voice.*
On Saturday night in 1978, 53 people were arrested (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/apology-1978-mardi-gras/) amid violent clashes between activists and police, with many people subjected to ill treatment while in custody. Homo***uality was illegal in the Australian state of New South Wales until 1984.
SEE ALSO: Australian bank creates an LGBT-inspired branch for Sydney Mardi Gras (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/australian-bank-mardi-gras/)
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Police march in a recent Mardi Gras parade.
Image: AAP IMAGES Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/03/police-sorry-mardi-gras/)
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