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03-06-2016, 05:08 AM
Rugby league first sporting code to have a float in Sydney's LGBT Mardi Gras
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On Saturday, Australia's National Rugby League became the country's first professional sporting code to have a float in the*Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
The NRL participated in the annual LGBT rights celebration in 2015, it said in a statement, but decided to come back in 2016 with a vengeance. The Mardi Gras has been contacted to confirm the claim.
SEE ALSO: 15 colourful and glitter-filled photos from the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (http://mashable.com/2016/03/05/mardi-gras-sydney-photos/)
The float was a tribute to singer and gay icon Tina Turner — and one time NRL*theme song-singer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXIzp0ok24I) — with the tagline*'GAYME ON – Pride In League.' Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/05/nrl-mardi-gras-australia/)
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On Saturday, Australia's National Rugby League became the country's first professional sporting code to have a float in the*Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
The NRL participated in the annual LGBT rights celebration in 2015, it said in a statement, but decided to come back in 2016 with a vengeance. The Mardi Gras has been contacted to confirm the claim.
SEE ALSO: 15 colourful and glitter-filled photos from the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (http://mashable.com/2016/03/05/mardi-gras-sydney-photos/)
The float was a tribute to singer and gay icon Tina Turner — and one time NRL*theme song-singer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXIzp0ok24I) — with the tagline*'GAYME ON – Pride In League.' Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/05/nrl-mardi-gras-australia/)
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