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 Kylie Minogue on Gay Love and Gay Mardi Gras
 
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          Mar 05, 2012
          
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Kylie Minogue used the annual Mardi Gras parade to side against 
Australia's ban on same-sex marriage, saying "Of course I believe that 
it should be legalised. I always say, love is love is love," according to the Herald-Sun. And that attitude for life was well on display during Sydney's event this weekend. See photos on the following pages.
 
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