Oxford Street’s northern side has been under construction for some time now. But that’s all about to change.
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Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has decided not to formally invite NSW Police to an upcoming LGBTIQ+ safety summit following a meeting with queer activist group Pride In Protest.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras chief Gil Beckwith has called for an immediate and enduring ceasefire in Gaza and committed the organisation to not accepting any funding from organisations “which are complicit in the ongoing violence in Palestine”.
The NSW Police Force has been accused of taking an “adversarial or unnecessarily defensive” approach to engaging with the special commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes in the commission’s final report to the government.
Surry Hills gay cruising club TRADE has been sold to the owner of Trough, who will run it as a sex-on-premises venue and nightclub for all people – not just men who have sex with men.
Big-name Sydney Mardi Gras corporate sponsors have decided to reduce their visual presence in this year’s tarot card creative campaign after deeming it too risqué to associate their brands with.
Singer Adam Lambert has been confirmed to perform as the headline act at this year’s Mardi Gras After Party, which will span across six venues at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter precinct following the parade down Oxford Street.
The ABC will no longer film a “drag story time” event at Rockdale Library in Sydney’s south for the official Mardi Gras broadcast following backlash it has labelled “hateful and offensive”.
Hills Shire Council has passed a motion that rejects any encouragement or facilitation of drag events like drag story time, in which children are read books at public libraries by drag performers.
A group of men linked to the Christian Lives Matter group allegedly attempted to disrupt a drag story time event in Sydney’s inner west on Saturday.