Category archives: Travel & Tourism

Today, global superstar and queer icon, Kylie Minogue confirmed via her instagram that she will indeed be headlining the Opening Concert of Sydney World Pride 2023 in Sydney. A long time supporter, and performer at Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Kylie took to the social networking platform to announce…

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…

Nearly 1,000 Sydneysiders have created a giant human Progress Flag on the steps of the Sydney Opera House The colourful display marks the 44th anniversary of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and sends a message of welcome to the world as Sydney, Australia gears up to host WorldPride in 2023, with the…

The Disney corporation has been under heavy scrutiny this year after its reaction to Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill has been put on blast by both the LGBTQ community and bigots. Switching gears to better support its LGBTQ employees and fans it has prompted American conservatives to troll Disney for…

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…

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,…

After 23 years of being hosted exclusively by northern hemisphere cities, in 2023 the largest Pride celebration in the world is coming to Sydney. Today, organisers have revealed key festival dates and a new look alongside the festival theme GATHER DREAM AMPLIFY. WorldPride 2023 will be one of the largest…

NYC Pride announces its Grand Marshals slated to lead the NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Wilson Cruz, Ceyenne Doroshow, Menaka Guruswamy & Arundhati Katju, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, and Aaron Philip will head this year’s celebration. Wilson Cruz currently stars as Dr. Hugh Culber on the Paramount+ series…

Eleven months after the countries leaders first agreed to a trans-Tasman bubble, two-way quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand has been formally announced by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. From 11.59pm Wellington time on 18 April (9:59pm AEST), the NZ government will lift the requirement for Australian travellers…

With Australia’s international borders on a hard lockdown to the rest of the world, some people need to travel for a variety of reasons, like study, work or VISA requirements. The conditions and advice are changing all the time and flights are very rare from outbound and inbound services, so…