The Sydney Mardi Gras board has written to members of NSW's parliament informing them they will no longer be welcome to the Mardi Gras parade if they oppose Sydney MP Alex Greenwich's Equality Bill, which is designed to modernise laws and advance equality for the LGBTIQA+ community.

Sydney queer history and cultural centre Qtopia is one of the federal budget winners after the Albanese government agreed to allocate $1.5 million to it in the 2024-25 federal budget.