Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras members have elected four directors – three new and one returning – to the charity’s board, ending the election bids of several candidates aligned with both Protect Mardi Gras and Pride in Protest.
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Qtopia says Sydney Mardi Gras board candidate Savanna Peake is not a member of the queer museum’s central board, despite her previously listing the role on her Instagram profile until Gay Sydney News began asking questions.
Questions have been raised over Pride in Protest's pay-as-you-can offer to help cover Mardi Gras membership fees for people wanting to sign up in support of its cause.
Sydney Mardi Gras board candidate Savanna Peake has been rebuked by the Australian Labor Party for using a party email list to distribute Protect Mardi Gras campaign material, prompting renewed scrutiny over her handling of personal data just days after a university student was outed to her family by a separate mail-out promoting her candidacy.
Mardi Gras board directors would be forced to suspend their membership of political parties while serving on the organisation's board under a proposal to be debated at this month's annual general meeting.
A new campaign group seeking to challenge the influence activist collective Pride in Protest hold over Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras says it will support board candidates who align with its views at the non-profit's annual general meeting later this year.
Australia’s first-ever permanent queer museum is a step closer after the keys to the former Darlinghurst police station were officially handed over to Qtopia Sydney, the non-profit organisation behind the initiative.
The NSW government will receive $550,000 from the City of Sydney after the council passed a motion on Monday night to contribute to a $1.1 million emergency relief package secretly provided to the Mardi Gras organisation earlier this year.
The NSW Labor government has officially apologised for historical laws against homosexual acts – but advocates say more needs to be done.
NSW Police has begun the process of consulting with LGBTQIA+ community stakeholders as it considers the findings and recommendations of the state's gay hate crime inquiry that relate to how it operates.