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.
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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.
City Recital Hall isn’t your typical party venue – but on Saturday, June 7, that’s exactly what it will become.
Police are appealing for public assistance after a wave of offensive graffiti targeted the Imperial Hotel and political posters across Sydney’s inner west between the weekend and early Tuesday morning.
A 31-year-old Sydney man has been charged by Victoria Police over allegations he used a dating app to lure people into a Melbourne hotel room, where he is accused of stealing their ID documents and using them to commit fraud.
A man who allegedly used Grindr to scam multiple men after luxury hotel hookups has been convicted in Sydney, with a magistrate issuing a warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear in court.
Aidan Maese-Czeropski, also known as the “Senate Twink”, has given an interview for the first time since becoming embroiled in a scandal involving allegations he had sex in a US Senate hearing room.
NSW Police strip-searched five people and used sniffer dogs on many more at the official 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras party, uncovering illicit drugs including MDMA, GHB and cannabis.