1) The 78ers – After 30 years, they are still leading the march.
2) Craig Gee and Shane Brennen – After a homophobic assault last December, they returned to Oxford Street for the first time since.
3) 100 Revs Marching to Apologise – In a Mardi Gras first, reverends from a variety of denominations around Australia marched as an apology for the treatment of GLBT people by their religions.
4) The Pumped Water Float – Three gorgeous almost naked men in very suggestive and compromising positions, gyrating to our favourite gay anthems. Need we say more?
5) WASAMBA representing WA with style – WA moved to its own beat as WASAMBA got the crowd groovin’.
6) Dykes on Bikes (20 years later) – Celebrating twenty years cruising down the beat, Dykes on Bikes went up and back down the parade route to get the crowd in the mood.
7) Margaret Cho as the “Chief†of Parade – Ms. Cho took her title as ‘Chief’ literally, donning a Native American Chief headdress.
8) Surf Lifesavers –Timeless and classic, the lifesavers were an explosion of energy that proved that fit blokes in budgie smugglers, and sheilas in their swimsuits, never go out of fashion.
9) Australian Defense Force – In another Mardi Gras first, GLBT members of the Australian Defense Force were able to march.
10) Twenty10 Young Superheroes – A float of young GLBTs in superhero gear proved that the spirit of Mardi Gras is sure to live on for generations to come.
