Glitter and glamour at Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Source: BBC news

With all the dark and gloomy stories in the media lately, I think it’s important to address that there is still some happiness in the world. Just look at this festival. In Sydney, Australia, one of the biggest PRIDE festivals in the world took place and even if you’re not an advocate of PRIDE, nobody can dislike a fun, happy and energetic event with beautiful floats, costumes, and nothing but good vibes.

If we compared this to a PRIDE event in America, I’d imagine there’d be much more hate at the event, several preachers trying to ruin the fun and spread their word. And while some do it respectfully, simply preaching what they believe to be right, I don’t think it’s right to actively go out of your way to tell people who are simply having fun at an event that they’re evil for doing so.

This story represents gender and in some ways religion although the article didn’t specifically mention it.