Safari suit jacket

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ProvenanceThe safari suit was worn by one of the Remembering Dunstan Project's founders, Rosslyn Prosser, at the 2015 Pride Parade.Significance2015 marked the 40th anniversary of homosexual law reform in South Australia. In 1975, under Don Dunstan's Premiership, SA became the first State in Australia to decriminalise homosexual acts between consenting adults. Prior to this homosexual acts between consenting adults were illegal. In 2015 Barbara Baird and Rosslyn Prosser succesfully secured funding from the Department of Communities and Social Inclusion for the Remembering Dunstan Project. The project focused on public education and as such produced badges and postcards, a public lecture, media releases, a Facebook presence, and facilitated a contingent - The Marching Dunstans - that marched in the 2015 Adelaide Pride parade. All participants were required to wear either a safari suit or pink shorts and a white t-shirt, both of which have come to symbolise Don Dunstan.DescriptionA mint green safari suit jacket with short sleeves and 4 patch pockets each with a green plastic button. The jacket fastens down the front with 4 larger green plastic buttons. The bodice of the jacket has a central pleat above the waistband and a split below.Creator (person) Creator (organisation)Cavalry ClubAcknowledgement Date of CreationBetween 1st January 1965 and 31st December 1980Date of Usage14/11/2015Materialpolyester
DimensionType: closed
Height: 850
Width: 830
Accession NumberHT 2015.1172 a

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CollectionLGBTIQMigration Museum Collection

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Image FilenameHT2015-1172a_CI1217.jpgCopyrightHTSALicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/Usage Restrictionsacknolwedge photographerPhotographerKylie Macey

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