Mar 7, 2021 - World
In photos: 36,000 attend Sydney LGBTQ festival
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The 43rd Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on March 6. Photo: David Gray/AFP via Getty Images
Some 36,000 people turned out for the 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade celebrating the LGBTQ community in Australia Saturday, per Nine News.
The big picture: For the first time in its 43-year history, organizers moved the event from Oxford Street to the Sydney Cricket Ground because of the COVID-19 pandemic. New South Wales, of which Sydney is the state capital, has reported no community cases for 50 days.
