In 1954, when Australian writer Charmian Clift swapped her London life to live on Kalymnos, she discovered an intriguing culture that remains, decades on.
In 1954, when Australian writer Charmian Clift swapped her London life to live on Kalymnos, she discovered an intriguing culture that remains, decades on.
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It’s Sydney Lesbian and Gay Mardi Gras festival time. LGBTQI people are enjoying what some call “gay or lesbian Christmas”. It’s not quite the same in the era of COVID, but a contained version of the famous street parade will be beamed into living rooms on Saturday.
The public face of Mardi Gras, which began in 1978 with a protest parade, is remarkable in a nation that has been deeply prejudiced toward gay and lesbian people. Part of the power of Mardi Gras for older generations was that it removed queer sexualities from the “secret” confines of semi-legal bar and club locations and private parties to the public street. Being on the front page of the newspaper no longer meant you might be going to jail.