Four new Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board directors will be elected from a pool of ten candidates during the organisation’s annual general meeting on Saturday.
Ben Grubb
Queer activist group Pride in Protest will put forward the proposal at the Mardi Gras annual general meeting this weekend.
The organisation behind the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival has reported a $1.24 million deficit for the financial year ending June, a stark contrast to its $176,253 surplus in the previous year.
Newtown’s historic Hub Theatre is set to become a queer performance space after its owners for 58 years sold it after receiving an offer they deemed too good to refuse.
Oxford Street nightclub Palms has introduced a cover charge for Friday and Saturday nights, with 50 per cent of profits going towards LGBTQ+ health organisation ACON for the foreseeable future.
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Policing 2023’s combined Sydney WorldPride and Mardi Gras festivals came at a significant financial cost for both police and organisers, documents released under public information access laws reveal.
Construction has begun on a new raised intersection at Bourke and Forbes streets in Darlinghurst, which will feature a “Progress Pride flag” painted on the road, celebrating people of diverse sexualities and genders once complete.
HIV-prevention drug PrEP is back in stock at key Sydney pharmacies this weekend after the government temporarily approved an overseas version to address a shortage from existing manufacturers.
Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich says he chose progress over defeat in securing the passage of his amended Equality Bill, which introduces new protections for the LGBTQIA+ community.