Monika Merkes PhD Ⓥ

"Tens of thousands return to Oxford St for Sydney Mardi Gras in biggest parade yet"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-26/sydney-gay-mardi-gras-2023-thousands-celebrate-on-oxford-street/102023722

Anthony Albanese made history as the first sitting prime minister to march in Mardi Gras.

Unfortunately, a certain senator was making it all about her again.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-26/federal-senator-lidia-thorpe-removed-from-parade/102024664

#auspol #MardiGras

Tens of thousands return to Oxford St for Sydney Mardi Gras in biggest parade yet

Tens of thousands of Mardi Gras revellers returned to Sydney's Oxford Street on Saturday night, in what organisers say was one of their biggest parades yet.

ABC News
Feb 26, 2023 at 3:00amWeb
Show threadZoeFeb 26, 2023

@monika Anthony Albanese, being in a position to something good and tangible to improve the lives of queer people, marches in the mardi gras whilst not doing anything tangible to improve the lives of queer people.

Lidia Thorpe reignites discussions around police violence and the ways the most vulnerable people in our community are effected by it.

But sure, complain Thorpe for actually doing something and praise someone else for doing nothing.

Show threadwarkolmFeb 26, 2023
@monika "Unfortunately, a certain senator was making it all about her again." is a pretty shit take given that the mardis gras was orgionally a protest against anti-gay police behaviour