• A rollerskater supporting transgender rights in the parade

    Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP

  • A participant with green and gold coloured hair prepares to join the parade

    Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP

  • Parade-goers pose with police officers on Oxford Street

    Photograph: Steven Saphore/EPA

  • People make their way to the parade

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  • Sharna Little and Kiki Little-Legend of La Pa Legends pose before the event

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  • Dykes on Bikes kick off the parade

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  • Mardi Gras 78ers on the move

    Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP

  • The parade on Oxford Street

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  • A participant wears flip-flop headgear

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  • Black Lives Matter supporters join in

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  • A flamingo costume

    Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP

  • Ally poses before the start of the parade

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  • Participants dressed as Qantas workers

    Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP

  • The British musician Romy poses for a photograph

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  • Disability rights campaigners participate

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  • A float makes its way along the parade route

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  • Participants dance along Oxford Street

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  • R U OK? Mental health workers on parade

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