Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a 41-year-old woman at the Colombian Hotel on Oxford Street in Surry Hills.

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.

City Recital Hall isn't your typical party venue – but on Saturday, June 7, that's exactly what it will become.