may 1, 1972 - 1972- South Australian police murder a gay law academic by throwing him into the Torrens river in Adelaide. For a photo shoot, police drag his body back into the water and retrieve it again. The academic's death led to nationwide awareness of gay discrimination and police brutality, it is regarded as the largest turning point in the fight for equality.
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may 1, 1972
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~ 53 years ago