Pride Month and Mardi Gras shouldn’t just be isolated moments in time of celebration, they should be treated as catalysts for continued support for the LGBTQIA+ movement. The battle for equality is far from over, and the message of pride should be heard year-round.
News and event updates
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Design with Mardi Gras
This Pride Month we’ve teamed up with Canva to bring you ‘Design With Mardi Gras’. To win a 12-month Canva Pro subscription, a $100 Canva print voucher and a Canva merch pack, show us what you’ve got and design a social media post or story inspired by our upcoming 44th anniversary, Festival, Parade or anything that celebrates the beauty and diversity of our LGBTQIA+ communities!
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Queer Thinking Live: IDAHOBIT 2022
Mark your calendars! This International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), 17 May, we’re joining forces with Sydney WorldPride, Meta Australia and Olay Australia to bring you Queer Thinking Live.
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Hybrid work environments are a haven for LGBTQIA+ wellbeing
Mental Health and Wellbeing is an undeniable issue that has been misunderstood in the business world – until recently. Since the impact of COVID-19, there’s been a shift in focus, for companies and staff, towards people-centric policies.
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Celebrating the 2022 Mardi Gras Community Awards
The 44th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival was one for the history books. This year we brought back some of the community’s most-loved events including Fair Day, our fan-favourite Pool Parties, Queer Art After Hours, Laugh Out Proud, Sissy Ball, Laneway, and of course, Parade. Putting on one of the world’s biggest LGBTQIA+ […]
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We rose for equality and look what we achieved!
This time last year, we pledged to Rise for Equality, and ensure that the legacy of the 78ers continues to live on. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have been proud to support Equality Australia’s campaigns and together, our community has taken huge strides in protecting and progressing LGBTQI+ rights. Our community has stopped the […]
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Statement from the CEO of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Statement from Albert Kruger, CEO, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras: We have been made aware of an incident that took place on Saturday night’s Parade where one of our 78ers was ejected from the SCG by police for holding up a pro-Ukraine poster. We are appalled and angry that this incident took place. The […]
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New partnership with oOh!media
oOh!media becomes official Out of Home media partner for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and Sydney WorldPride 2023 oOh!media has become the official Out of Home media partner for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and Sydney WorldPride 2023 after signing an exclusive three-year partnership. The agreement comes as oOh! prepares to launch […]
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Our Fair Day 2022 lineup is here!
FAIR DAY CELEBRATIONS KICK OFF THE 2022 SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL! Come one, come all to Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day, proudly presented in partnership with American Express. The biggest and best-loved free community event of the season returns to Sydney’s picturesque Victoria Park on Sunday 20 February for an all-day rainbow adventure of community pride […]
