Stay on top of political developments shaping Sydney’s LGBTQIA+ community. We provide timely analysis – from campaigns like the push to “save” the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras from disintegration to leadership shake-ups at the organisation such as the CEO stepping down amid governance and financial strain and the staff backlash over an interim CEO appointment. Outside of Mardi Gras politics, we also cover NSW and federal politics which it intersects with issues that affect the queer community, such as when the census was going to exclude LGBTQIA+ people before this decision was reversed. Get clear, grounded coverage of policy, politics, and the power dynamics influencing queer lives in our city.
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.
Australia’s first-ever permanent queer museum is a step closer after the keys to the former Darlinghurst police station were officially handed over to Qtopia Sydney, the non-profit organisation behind the initiative.
The NSW government will receive $550,000 from the City of Sydney after the council passed a motion on Monday night to contribute to a $1.1 million emergency relief package secretly provided to the Mardi Gras organisation earlier this year.
The NSW Labor government has officially apologised for historical laws against homosexual acts – but advocates say more needs to be done.
NSW Police has begun the process of consulting with LGBTQIA+ community stakeholders as it considers the findings and recommendations of the state’s gay hate crime inquiry that relate to how it operates.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has defended the upcoming 16-month closure of the popular Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool, saying those who think it’s a simple job to upgrade “should not be trusted” with its ongoing maintenance.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore says she will seek a meeting with NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb to discuss the findings of an LGBTI+ safety summit.
The first stage of the long-awaited and controversial Oxford Street cycleway has finally opened – nearly four years after it was first proposed.
Denying people career opportunities because of things they said in their youth doesn’t just harm individuals – it harms society too.
Another Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras director has stepped down, adding to a string of recent resignations from both the organisation’s operations staff and board.
