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.
With reputations on the line and millions of dollars in funding at stake, the vast majority of staff at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras took an extraordinary step on May 30 – delivering a private letter to the registered charity’s board with a warning.
These are the key takeaways from our story on Mardi Gras’ controversial CEO pick.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has labelled Mark Latham one of the state’s most “shameful bigots” after the upper house MP used parliamentary privilege to reveal details from a confidential report concerning independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has appointed company secretary Jesse Matheson as interim chief executive officer following the resignation of outgoing CEO Gil Beckwith last month, Gay Sydney News can reveal.
A six-month review of recently passed hate speech laws has been commissioned by the NSW government, with a promise to consider protections for vulnerable communities.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras CEO Gil Beckwith will step down in June, having made the decision to leave after a two-year period marked by community-focused initiatives, financial strain, and governance scrutiny.
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.
