A different kind of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras this year with the socially distanced event taking place at the Sydney Cricket Ground instead of the usual parade through the streets of SydneyA beautiful evening played host to the rainbow explosion that has taken over the SCG for the 43rd Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.The fact that the parade was able to go ahead this year, amid the on-going coronavirus pandemic, was a cause for an even bigger celebration.Crowds poured into the a sport stadium for the first time due to COVID-19 restrictionsAll the colours of the rainbow - from her head to her toesThe crowd enthusiastically waved rainbow flags as people rode pastParticipants from the very first parade in 1978 march in the Gay.