It's the week leading into 2017 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. To remind Sydneysiders to be ready for the celebrations, I am lighting the Sydney Opera House in LGBTQI rainbow colours.

Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia (Thursday 13 Sep 2007)

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Pub chalkboard ad in inviting colours outside The Windsor on Park.

Prelude to the 39th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Park Street, Sydney, Australia (Saturday 4 March 2017)

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Young kid with mask and tie in LGBTQI colours. Family was drinking in a pub on Oxford Street. Photo permission granted by his mother and himself.

Prelude to the 39th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Oxford Street, Sydney, Australia (Saturday 4 March 2017)

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Coffee shop worker celebrating in LGBTQI colours.

Prelude to the 39th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Oxford Street, Sydney, Australia (Saturday 4 March 2017)

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Young ladies selling LGBTQI merchandise along Oxford Street.

Prelude to the 39th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Oxford Street, Sydney, Australia (Saturday 4 March 2017)

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