Larry Galbraith interviewed by James Waites in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5216541
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Galbraith, Larry, 1951-, interviewee
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- Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
- Description:
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- 2011
- 5 sound files (ca. 350 min.)
- Series:
- Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras oral history project.
- Summary:
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Larry Galbraith talks about his connections with Mardi Gras (MGras); his childhood; his parents; his schooling and education; his first employment with Commonwealth Public Service; his career as a journalist in Sydney; his early involvement with the entertainment industry; documenting Sydney's gay political world; his writings on the political aspects of the emerging AIDS crisis; the beginning of MGras; Campaign Against Moral Persecution (CAMP); Sydney gay scene prior to 1970; the first MGras, 1978; the significance of the second MGras; Oxford Street, Sydney; cultural influences on the emerging 1970's gay community; the formation of Gay Rights Lobby, 1980; the growth of cultural significance of MGras; the influences of San Francisco, US; the establishment of Sydney Gay Mardi Gras Association; MGras’ liquor license; the impact of the AIDS epidemic on MGras; management changes at MGras over the years; Law Reform and Anti-discrimination campaigns; changing role of gay identity from 1970s to the present; the changing role of women at MGras; Cath Phillips; special committees of MGras – Parade, Party, Festival; Reverend Fred Nile; the effects of the MGras Membership system; the politics of MGras Board; the dominance of the 'ticket' system; 2002 voluntary administration; new MGras established; changes on the MGras Board; new Mardi Gras constitution; his role at City of Sydney as a Media Officer, now Policy Officer; his perspective of MGras from his position as editor of 'Star Observer'; the relationships of gay organisations, government organisations, businesses and corporate entities with MGras; his support of and the future of MGras.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 14-15 May 2011 in Sydney, N.S.W.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
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- Timed summary (18 p.)
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Waites, James, 1955-2014, interviewer
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