Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO Gil Beckwith will step down in June, having made the decision to leave after a two-year period marked by community-focused initiatives, financial strain, and governance scrutiny.
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Brandon Bear has stepped down mid-term as co-chair and board director of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, just months after being re-elected at the organisation's most recent annual general meeting in December.
The Liberal-National Coalition has ranked last among Australia's three largest political parties in a new voting guide assessing commitments to the LGBTIQ+ community ahead of the May 3 election.
Gay voters are poised to play a bigger role than ever in the battle for Wentworth, after new boundaries pulled some of Sydney's most notable LGBTQIA+ suburbs into the electorate ahead of the federal election.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras director Luc Velez has taken leave from the board to contest the federal seat of Sydney as the Greens candidate, challenging long-serving Labor MP Tanya Plibersek.
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg was forced to defend his party’s stance on gender and trans rights at a queer election forum on Tuesday night after being confronted with an unexpected question from the event's moderator.
LGBTQ+ conversion practices will be banned in NSW from Friday, following the passage of legislation that sought to prevent the conduct in March last year.
About one in five LGBTIQ+ voters remain undecided ahead of the upcoming federal election and more than a third say they plan to change their vote, according to a new report from Equality Australia.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been criticised for using a phrase seen by many as a historical slur against gay men.
A new poll has found that the majority of Australians do not want politicians to use LGBT issues for political gain in the upcoming federal election.