Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has officially appointed Jesse Matheson as its new chief executive, formalising a leadership transition that has unfolded during one of the most turbulent periods in the organisation's recent history.

Qtopia says Sydney Mardi Gras board candidate Savanna Peake is not a member of the queer museum’s central board, despite her previously listing the role on her Instagram profile until Gay Sydney News began asking questions.

Questions have been raised over Pride in Protest's pay-as-you-can offer to help cover Mardi Gras membership fees for people wanting to sign up in support of its cause.

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Oxford Street venue Universal Sydney is launching a new six-week queer event aimed at university-aged partygoers, transforming its main bar into a Y2K-inspired playground packed with drag, DJs and giveaways.

Mardi Gras director Kyriakos Gold, who is seeking re-election to the charity’s board this month, has threatened to sue the organisation unless it pays him tens of thousands of dollars in compensation for expenses and lost income to respond to what he alleges was a mishandled complaint-handling process examining allegations made against him, the outcome of which remains unclear.