Sydney's annual Mardi Gras parade began with a moment of silence for the young couple who were allegedly murdered by a serving police officer last week.
Grief, community tensions, and even some rain could not spoil the parade as Sydney's LGBTIQ+ community and allies marched up Oxford Street in a celebration of love and community. The annual parade as part of the Mardi Gras festival carried a tinge of sadness in mourning couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, who were allegedly murdered last month by a serving police officer .
On-duty, uniformed police flanked the LGBTIQ+ liaison officers who marched in largely identical shirts, joined by commissioner Karen Webb and police minister Yasmin Catley. Mardi Gras organisers had an interesting week balancing the police presence with community expectations, chief executive Gil Beckwith said. "It has been challenging and I'm really glad we're here tonight," she told the ABC.
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