A glittering explosion of gay pride has lit up central Sydney with thousands joining in the 2017 Mardi Gras parade. Hundreds of rainbow flags were seen waving across crowds gathered in confetti-filled Oxford Street as LGBTQI groups paraded their support for equal rights on Saturday night under the theme ‘creating equality’. Now in its 39th year, it’s become a strong tradition – born from a single night of political protest in 1978