Good Morning everyone and happy Monday. This weekend I marched for the first time in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for a cause which really means a lot to me. I marched with the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby.
Taken from their website:
The Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) advocates on behalf of the?lesbians and gay men. We provide referral and educative resources on gay and lesbian rights to?the media, policy makers and the community.
We lobby politicians, government departments, policy makers and the media to redress discrimination against lesbians and gay men.
We represent the gay and lesbian community at the local, state and national level through statewide consultations. Our major consultations have?highlighted social injustice and legal inequality faced by lesbians and gay men, in areas such as relationship recognition, parenting and adoption rights, workplace discrimination, the age of consent and homophobic violence.
We educate the gay and lesbian community on how to activate their rights. We provide information?to the?community, media and individuals on gay and lesbian rights and areas of discrimination. We refer clients to legal and welfare services and direct them to ways to enforce their rights.
We empower the community to take action in the push for equality.?The GLRL runs volunteer working groups which organise campaigns and events highlight equality issues.
In particular they are fighting for Equal marriage rights with their slogan ?All Love is Equal?. I have so many friends within the Gay and Lesbian community and really think they should be allowed to have the same rights as everyone else.
So I marched and it rained the whole way but it was one of the best moments of my life. I could feel the love and the support of the hundreds and thousands of people who were watching and cheering all around me, I cannot describe the joy I felt, even though I was drenched.
Now back on the beauty side of things, since I knew it was probably going to rain I kept my makeup minimal with lots of glitter.
I had been wanting a good subtle glitter and went to priceline and found this little beauty, the Om SHE Aromatherapy Glitter Gel in Crystal Shimmer- $11.95. I love this, the colour of the glitter is so beautiful andI find the glitter really buildable. As it is water base it feels really comfortable on your skin and contains no alcohol. I have recently learnt from other bloggers about the importance of being careful with which glitters you put around your eyes as many are actually tiny shade of cut glass and you DO NOT want that around your eyes. This however is very safe and lasts really well thoroughout the night. Ok maybe not so much in the rain though?
Now I thought I would share some pics of my looks for the march and the night and some generally fun pics!
This was my look for the march. I didn?t bother about doing anything for my hair as it rained but I did quite angular cheekbones with lots and lots of glitter. The SHE glitter gel I applied along the tops of my cheekbones and up the sides of my temples in a C shape. I also got spray on glitter from the $2 shops and sprayed that well? everywhere? This pic hardly does it justice?I also made sure I had hot pink lips and I will talk about that lipgloss later as it is amazing.
Loving my $2 shop heart sunnies, well we were marching in the sea of hearts!
My nails? gotta stick with the Mardi Gras theme, I used the Sally Hansen Salon Effects which you can buy from Priceline again, love that place. I used the mega watt gold glitter ones and I got many compliments on them! When it comes to Mardi Gras it is all about rainbows and glitter?
With our marching T-shirts on which say ?All love is Equal?
Our fabulous dancers for our float!
My fabulous marching friends!
Mid march with our hearts!
Ready to party at the official After Party!
The Deets
To find out more information about organisation I marched for, the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby visit their website: http://glrl.org.au/
To find out more information about the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras visit their website: http://www.mardigras.org.au
To find out more information about the glitter gel I used you can visit their website http://sheaustralia.com.au but I got mine from Priceline.
If you are having a hard time dealing with your sexuality or coming out please realise there is help available and you can contact Lifeline at any time here.
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Until next year?
Did you go to Mardi Gras? I would love to hear your stories!
With Love,
miss chew
xx
Source: http://www.misschew.com/2012/03/happy-mardi-gras/
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