Lidia Thorpe Won’t Be Charged For Protesting Police Violence At Sydney Mardi Gras Fkn Good

Senator Lidia Thorpe won’t be charged for temporarily blocking a float in protest of police brutality at the Sydney Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night. Nothing but respect for our ACAB queen. Footage shared to social media shows Thorpe laying down in front of the float on Oxford Street before being approached by two cops. According to AAP

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#MardiGras2023 #MardiGras pic.twitter.com/V6eRwmTKKT

— ADAY (@AlexDay96) February 25, 2023

the GuardianABC

Big appreciation to @SenatorThorpe for challenging the cop float at Mardi Gras. Some of us remember when this was an actual protest for rights we still don’t have, and against those who do us harm.

— Prof Sandy O'Sullivan (Wiradjuri, trans they/them) (@sandyosullivan) February 25, 2023

reportMark HigginbothamSydney Morning Herald 

If the queer members of the police can't participate in pride without their badge and police car that's a them problem.

What cops represent to queer people should never be forgotten.

— Lilah TheyPG (@LilahRPGtt) February 25, 2023

Now the Lidia Thorpe has drawn attention to cops, lets all talk about how not only did the cops did nothing to stop gay bashings in the 80s and 90s, but its rumored some of them were cops.

— Παναγιώτης Πολιτης (@PeterPolites) February 26, 2023

as a Queer person I couldn’t be more pleased that Lidia Thorpe disrupted the police float last night. No cops at Pride, you’re hearing it more and more!!

— Joshua Badge (@joshuabadge) February 26, 2023

Kate RoweBBC

if you think lidia thorpe did a bad thing at mardi gras this year, wait til you find out what the cops did at the first one

— lavender baj (@lavosaurus) February 26, 2023

Do not forget the history of Mardi Gras. It started as protest against the policing of black and brown queer bodies. In particular bodies that still continue to be targeted today. For the organisers of the rally to ask police to remove her is absolutely shameful.

— Nessa Turnbull-Roberts (@TurnbullVanessa) February 26, 2023

Black and brown trans women started the first pride march as a protest against police violence. Today, we still face violence from police. Proud to have joined the #PrideInProtest float in Sydney to say #NoPrideInGenocide, #NoPrideInPrisons, and #NoCopsInPride

— Senator Lidia Thorpe (@SenatorThorpe) February 25, 2023

Saying that the first Mardi Gras has nothing to do with Lidia Thorpe’s politics is not just dumb & racist but ahistoric horseshit. We have footage of the protesters chanting, “Stop police attacks on gays, women and blacks” – that’s before, you know, the fucking cops attacked them https://t.co/4i7PtMF5is pic.twitter.com/dDaZ6zqmMW

— boggle playing chicken (@frist_of_all) February 26, 2023

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