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LISTEN: Pride at the first Jewish float at Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

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Published: 5 March 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Dawn Cohen, who was one of the coordinators of the Jewish community’s first Gay Mardi float, reflects on that heady time

Jewish Pride at Mardi Gras (ABC)
For years, Jewish same-sex attracted and gender diverse people had marched in the Mardi Gras parade, but in the year 2000 they’d decided to create a huge float to stand out from the crowd.

Photo: Toby Evans
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