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Why did PM Jacinda Ardern allow the Big Gay out to go ahead? Image credit The BFD
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says we are going hard and early, but I say “big gay out” to that. They knew of these cases on Sunday morning, so why didn’t Ardern do the unpopular thing and cancel Auckland’s Big Gay Out carnival on Sunday afternoon?

Thousands and thousands celebrated the LGBTQ+ community while there was also COVID-19 in the community.

At 1:40 pm, they were told by officials to carry on – “it’s safe for your mass gathering”.

Yet hours later we were in hard lockdown.

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Why did PM Jacinda Ardern allow the Big Gay out to go ahead? Image credit The BFD

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