The theme of this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is Free to Be.
Over 11,000 participants are expected to descend on Sydney's streets on Saturday, leading the charge of the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. This year's theme, Free to Be, encourages embracing and celebrating the unique individuality and collective identity of the LGBTIQ+ community, according to the organising committee. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is a 17-day celebration of Australia's LGBTIQ+ community.
For 47 years, Australians have marched down Oxford Street in what organisers call a "demonstration of the incredible power of passion, creativity, and community". Mardi Gras CEO Gil Beckwith said the fight is far from over, adding this year's theme is a "manifesto of what our community has desired and fought for dozens of decades and the reason why we will continue to be here, fighting".
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