Two years ago, one brave woman decided to set the wheels in motion for Wagga’s first-ever Mardi Gras. It was a massive success with more than 10,000 people filling the main street and gardens for the parade and after-party.
But, in a heartbreaking decision the organiser Holly Conroy decided to cancel the 2020 event due to public safety as the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout Australia.
Ms Conroy, however, as a proud trans woman refused to let that get her down and is already looking to the future. After locking in a date for the 2021 event, she reminisced on how the town and herself have changed since that very first parade. “Wagga has changed a lot in the past couple of years as well, but I think in many ways it has always been.
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