Theme and key dates announced for 2025 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
0 Comments on Theme and key dates announced for 2025 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival will return to Sydney from 14 February – 2 March 2025, ready to bedazzle the emerald city with a celebration of pride and diversity. FREE TO BE will be the central theme for 2025 festivities. 2025 will be the festival’s 47th year, and…
Sydney celebrates and mourns at the annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade
0 Comments on Sydney celebrates and mourns at the annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade Hundreds of thousands of revellers lined the streets of Sydney to watch the 2024 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. The iconic LGBTQIA+ Pride march is the largest in the Southern Hempisphere and is the only night time queer parade in the world. Fresh off last year’s epic World…
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras announces 2024 Theme and Festival lineup.
0 Comments on Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras announces 2024 Theme and Festival lineup. The iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival returns from 16 February to 3 March 2024, charging into our future with its biggest and boldest program in years. Bursting at the sequined seams, the expansive Festival program celebrates the entire LGBTQIA+ community, boasting over 100 electrifying community events, dance parties, theatre and…
Tamworth Regional Gallery and Tamworth Pride nominated for award for Trans Day of visibility exhibition/event.
0 Comments on Tamworth Regional Gallery and Tamworth Pride nominated for award for Trans Day of visibility exhibition/event. Tamworth Regional Gallery has been named a finalist for an IMAGinE award for their programming of our Trans Day of Visibility event which was held in March this year. Co-convenor of Tamworth Pride, William Paul Weller said “The partnership between Tamworth Pride Inc and Tamworth Regional Gallery in running this…
It’s “Listmas” – 12 Days of Sydney World Pride must haves for your stocking stuffers.
0 Comments on It’s “Listmas” – 12 Days of Sydney World Pride must haves for your stocking stuffers. Ok, so the holiday season is upon us, and 2023 is going to be Queer Christmas all the way from NYE on Sydney Harbour to the mega Mardi Gras (Sydney World Pride) through February and early March…. So what’s on Santa’s list this year and wether you are naughty or…
Sydney World Pride announce scholarship program.
0 Comments on Sydney World Pride announce scholarship program. Sydney World Pride wants to make sure that LGBTQIA+ people from around the world can attend the Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference, regardless of their financial circumstances. The organisation knows that for some people, especially those working to support grassroots community organisations, the cost of tickets, airfares and accommodation can…
LGBTQIA+ community turns out to remember Australian Service People despite threats.
0 Comments on LGBTQIA+ community turns out to remember Australian Service People despite threats. Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance was supposed to light up in Rainbow colours tonight to show support for Australia’s LGBTQIA+ Service Personnel, but due to staff members receiving threats of violence, the lighting will not proceed, however after our call out to the community, the shrine was attended by people from…
NSW Gender Centre relaunches free Polare Magazine.
0 Comments on NSW Gender Centre relaunches free Polare Magazine. “Polare had been continuously in print from September 1993 until January 2019 and for decades we were the main resource for the trans and gender community in NSW,” says Eloise Brook from the Gender Centre. “But it’s different in 2022. So much information and misinformation around the lives of trans…
A united community dazzles and sparkles at 2022 Mardi Gras Parade.
0 Comments on A united community dazzles and sparkles at 2022 Mardi Gras Parade. The Sydney Cricket Ground was awash in a vibrant display of pride and self-expression last night (Saturday 5 March) as the iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade united LGBTQIA+ communities from all over Australia. A stadium crowd of 40,000 spectators cheered on as 5,800 marchers, from over 160 parade entries, marched onto…
Sydney Mardi Gras returns to SCG to combat fluid covid-19 restrictions as Australia opens up after lengthy lockdown.
0 Comments on Sydney Mardi Gras returns to SCG to combat fluid covid-19 restrictions as Australia opens up after lengthy lockdown. A dazzling display of pride and self-expression will descend on the Sydney Cricket Ground once more as Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras announces the return of their world-famous Parade on Saturday 5 March, 2022. The Mardi Gras Festival will make a grand return next year from 18 February – 6 March 2022. Bigger and better than ever,…