A national survey has found that a majority of participants support the inclusion of police in pride parades but want conditions attached.
Politics
Stay on top of political developments shaping Sydney’s LGBTQIA+ community. We provide timely analysis – from campaigns like the push to "save" the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras from disintegration to leadership shake-ups at the organisation such as the CEO stepping down amid governance and financial strain and the staff backlash over an interim CEO appointment. Outside of Mardi Gras politics, we also cover NSW and federal politics which it intersects with issues that affect the queer community, such as when the census was going to exclude LGBTQIA+ people before this decision was reversed. Get clear, grounded coverage of policy, politics, and the power dynamics influencing queer lives in our city.
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has criticised the NSW Labor government’s proposed hate speech laws for failing to protect the LGBTIQ+ community, arguing that the exclusion of queer people sets a “dangerous precedent” by allowing greater punishments without encompassing all vulnerable groups.
Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has weighed into the trans people in sport debate, declaring that it is “not in the spirit of sport” to allow people not assigned female at birth to play in women’s sport
Pride in Protest’s increased presence on the board positions it to exert greater influence over the organisation's future direction.
The proposal was among twelve motions proposed at the Mardi Gras annual general meeting on Saturday.
Police Minister Yasmin Catley is "delighted" that Sydney Mardi Gras members have rejected efforts to exclude police officers from the organisation's iconic annual parade but has acknowledged the need for NSW Police to "do better" in building trust with the LGBTQI+ community "after some frankly awful history".
Sydney Mardi Gras members have narrowly voted against a motion to exclude NSW Police from marching in the organisation’s annual parade, paving the way for the force to participate in next year’s event.
A showdown looms at the Sydney Mardi Gras annual general meeting on Saturday, where members will vote on whether police should be allowed to march in the parade and under what conditions.
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.
The NSW government has revealed the names that will make up the inaugural LGBTIQ+ advisory council.