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.

It may have been only 7 degrees on Monday morning, but that didn’t stop a line-up for the reopening of Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool, the swim spot beloved by Sydney’s gays that had been closed for 16 months for refurbishment.

Flash, the gay Sydney dance party that seems to have beef with Gay Sydney News for reasons that are not fully understood, is moving from its original venue on Oxford Street to new digs at Kings Cross Hotel following a run-in with council over capacity issues.

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has signalled its desire to move away from producing all of its events in-house, announcing it is inviting external promoters, community partners and creatives to co-produce “signature” celebrations while it focuses its energy on producing “hallmark” events alone.

Police say they now want a jail sentence imposed on a 32-year-old man who has repeatedly used Grindr to catfish and defraud victims – only after the extent of his past offending was raised in court by a Gay Sydney News journalist.

Accused killer cop Beau Lamarre-Condon will reportedly argue he acted in self-defence after pleading not guilty to the alleged domestic violence-related murders of former Channel 10 presenter Jesse Baird and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend Luke Davies.