Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

18 February - 6 March 2022

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PROUD ALL YEAR ROUND !

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PROUD ALL YEAR ROUND !

Proud all year round!

Celebrating love, diversity and inclusion. Check out our photos here!

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THE FIGHT ISN'T OVER

The fight isn't over

Explore more than four decades of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras history

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CEO UPDATES - JULY 2021

It is the time of the month where we share what’s been happening at Mardi Gras HQ.

FIRST NATIONS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras today announces that Matika Little has joined the organisation as First Nations & Community Engagement Officer.

SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE ANNOUNCES NEW CEO KATE WICKETT

The Board of Sydney WorldPride 2023 is proud to announce the appointment of Sydney WorldPride CEO – Kate Wickett (She/Her).

INTERNATIONAL NON-BINARY PEOPLE'S DAY

By Deni Todorović - The human experience is my greatest love. It’s layered, it’s complex and no two humans are the same.

NAIDOC WEEK - Daniel McDonald

I love telling stories through my artwork about our LGBTIQI+ community. It doesn’t matter who you are.

NAIDOC WEEK - Dylan Mooney

The message to my community is to keep supporting each other, stand proud together and never forget your identity.

NAIDOC WEEK - Desmond Campbell

My name, Gojok, comes from the Nglakan people of South East Arnhem Land in a place called Ngukurr where the mighty Roper River flows.

MY DRAG STORY: Sexy Galexy

I am standing in the light yet living in the shadows. Does anyone understand the enormous pain being felt?

MY DRAG STORY: Kiki Fetch

Drag helped me go from that shy, sad little kid that I was when I first moved to Australia to the confident performer and person I am today.

MY DRAG STORY: Hannah Conda

From these incredibly different women in my life, I have been allowed to shape and find the fierce goddess that lives inside of me. Faith is individual and faith should not hold you back from being a truly good and loving person.

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#CountUsIn ✍️ Do you know how many LGBTQI+ people live in Australia? You'll be surprised to learn that no one does and this year's census won't give us the right answer either.

That's why Sydney Mardi Gras is joining @equalityaustralia and @lgbtiqhealthau in an effort to ensure our community is properly counted in the next 2026 census.

Learn more in the link below.

https://rb.gy/ijy7b2

Happy Friday peeps! Now that the weekend is almost here, let's get creative and share some ideas on how to make this lockdown weekend a bit more fun!

Here's our suggestion. Our teams at Mardi Gras and @sydneyworldpride are getting together online this arvo to play a mystery party game called

Social justice is at the core of everything we do. It’s what we strive for. We provide the megaphone for the voices of many! 📣

In our latest Queer Thinking session presented by Mardi Gras and @equalityaustralia, we invited LGBTQI+ people of faith, religious leaders and activists to discuss religious discrimination and the fights ahead.

We simply wouldn’t be where we are today if it wasn’t for the trailblazers who came before us. As we march fearlessly into the future, we do so honouring those we have lost, acknowledging our history of struggle and celebrating the wins of the past.

78ers at the Gay Rights march from Martin Place to Darlinghurst Police Station, 15th July 1978, photograph by Geoff Friend.

#sydneymardigras #alwayson #78ers #gratitude

Thanks everyone for sharing your recommendations and beautiful personal experiences. We couldn't be any happier! Books can truly be life-changing 🌈

Based on your comments and suggestions, we've shortlisted the following books:

✔️ Honeybee by Craig Silvey
✔️ Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between by Amrou Al-Kadhi
✔️ Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard
✔️ About a Girl by Rebekah Robertson
✔️ Colouring the Rainbow Blak Queer and Trans perspectives by Dino Hodge

Feel free to comment on these books and share more recommendations.

More reviews to follow soon. Stay tuned!

Introducing the Mardi Gras book club 📚 Hey peeps! We want your recommendations on inspiring, empowering and educational LGBTQI+ books to showcase and review.

Queer literature has the unique power to unite, liberate and help others learn more about our community.

Share your favourite book with us!

NOTE: We’ll keep track of everyone’s suggestions and comments, which will be shared over the upcoming weeks. We’ll do our best to showcase as much as we can!

Hey fabulous people! We know lockdown isn't fun so we're here to support you with these 5 tips to look after yourself!

Share with your friends if you're feeling overwhelmed.

✔️ Stay connected with your loved ones
✔️ Take a break from the news
✔️ Set a routine if you work from home
✔️ Make time to relax, sleep and exercise
✔️ Reach out for help if you need to

If you are going through a personal crisis or need immediate help, get in touch with the following organisations:

Lifeline 13 11 14
Qlife 1800 184 527
Beyondblue 1300 22 4636
ACON 1800 063 060

#sydneymardigras #alwayson #mentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport

#NAIDOCWeek is also a time to celebrate the healing spirit of reconciliation amongst both our First Nations and LGBTQI+ communities.

Daniel McDonald is a visual artist of the Gadigal and Wonnarua People, living with a hearing impairment. Daniel produced his first ‘Deadly Hand Talk Exhibition’ in 2018 during NAIDOC Week.

“I come from a line of strong people of the Earth who sustained all life for over 60,000 years”

@beedazzledshanks - Prince of Redfern and First Nations Drag King acknowledging all First Peoples of this land and celebrating their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories.

Speech from My Drag Story, Pride Weekender 2021.

#NAIDOCWeek #HealCountry

Artworks by @dylanmooney__

We’ll keep celebrating the history, culture and achievements of First Nations communities this #NAIDOCWeek.

Dylan Mooney is a proud and talented Yuwi, Torres Strait and South Sea Islander man from Mackay in North Queensland whose unique work combines ancient storytelling, queer culture and contemporary illustration.

Sharing his thoughts on this year's theme, ‘Heal Country’, Dylan encourages everyone to keep supporting each other and stand proud together.

#NAIDOC2021 #HealCountry

It’s #NAIDOCWeek2021! An opportunity to celebrate First Nations history, cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of our national heritage.

This week, proud LGBTQI+ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will share their inspiring stories and thoughts on this year’s theme, ‘Heal Country’, and explore how we can come together to overcome some of the big issues in the spirit of healing, hope and love 🖤💛❤️

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, who are the traditional owners of the land on which our work is held on. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.

#NAIDOC2021 #HealCountry

Big congrats to our Spin Off DJs who competed during Pride Weekender on Saturday, especially our winners 🏆 Fried Pork Chop, 🏅 @djantjb, @pablodragqueen & @bass.tableau

“Pride month for me is a time to feel seen and heard. A call for people to be their truest self and feel safe in the mass of unique people that make up our community.

The biggest challenge going forward is still media discrimination and misrepresentation. This is harmful as our youth access the majority of their information from (social) media which leads to preconceived ideas of what “valid queerness” looks like”.

What does Pride Month mean for you?

@bossdembvt performed as one of our emerging LGBTQI+ artists for this past weekend's Express Yourself, and what a stellar performance it was 👏👏 Express Yourself is a showcase series created with @apraamcos to foster the next gen of LGBTQI+ talent.

Here’s @pablodragqueen kicking off Spin-Off DJ competition and dance party 🎧 Ticketek is currently down but tickets are still available at the door ✔️

It’s time for My Drag Story at Pride Weekender.. now hosted by @charismabelle 💋 That’s drag, baby!

“Pride Month makes me proud of who I am. There’s pride in my heart. Pride about what I do. Pride for evermore!

The biggest challenge facing our community is equality for ALL queer Australians. We must hold back the conservative tide - be vigilant!”

Peter de Waal AM (he/him) is an author, gay history documenter, researcher and life-long activist. In 1971 he was a founding member of C.A.M.P (Campaign Against Moral Persecution), Sydney’s first lesbian and gay political organisation. He is a 78er. He established a Phone-a-Friend counselling service from his living room - offering an ear of support to anyone who needed it. Him and his partner, Bon, shared the first kiss between a same-sex couple on national television. Here’s to Peter and all trailblazing activists who continue to fight for equality and for love.

“Pride month means celebrating ourselves and the various communities in the LGBTQI+ spectrum. I think the biggest challenge facing our community is reaching young people in regional areas who may not have access to resources or have any safe spaces to meet like-minded people.

📣 INTRODUCING the emerging DJs competing in an epic dance party battle this Saturday night; @1800debbie, @bass.tableau, @pablodragqueen, @djantjb, Mike to Friends and Fried Pork Chop.

Spin-Off DJ discovery comp and dance party will see a special set by icon @kimmoyes from @thepresets. Comp judged by royalty @djcharlievillas, @extra_dirty, @stereogamous, @mskatemonroe and DJ Gemma 📣.

Final tix on sale: https://bit.ly/3vyUnfb

#MardiGrasPrideWeekender #techno #deephouse #house #trance #disco

@allthingshussy completes the line-up of activists and LGBTQI+ people of faith for the upcoming edition of #QueerThinking: Religious Discrimination and the Fights Ahead. As a board member at @twenty10glcs, Huss is a rising voice in the Muslim LGBTQI+ community.

In partnership with @equalityaustralia, we'll discuss the harmful Religious Discrimination Bill threatening safe and inclusive workplaces, schools and services. No one should be treated as ‘less than’ because of who you are or what you believe.

Free-to-attend, registrations essential. Link in bio.

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