More tributes have poured in for couple Luke Davies and Jesse Baird ahead of the Mardi Gras parade tonight.
Davies’ mother posted a photo of the pair to Facebook this week with no other comment.
Friends, family, colleagues and members of the LGBTQ+ community attended a vigil held at Green Park in Darlinghurst last night, in a celebration of Luke and Jesse’s lives.
“Jesse would be so humbled that so many people showed up tonight, and I know that he’s up there and he’s looking down at us and he’s saying, ‘guys, stop being so dramatic, stand up and start dancing for me’ because he loved a good dance,” a colleague of Baird’s told Weekend Today.
“He was so bold and beautiful and bright.”
“A lot of us have been doing what we can to support one another and I’ve been, not surprised but delighted at how, much we’ve been able to support each other,” another person attending the vigil said.
Qantas will have Davies’ name written on one of their floats in the Mardi Gras parade tonight to pay tribute to the flight attendant.
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich attended the vigil.
“Last night was a beautiful vigil…loved ones of Luke and Jessie were joined by a lot of people from the Sydney and LGBT community to come together to celebrate their life,” Greenwich said.
“It was a solemn celebration, but it showed the importance of our community coming together and looking after each other.”
