Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has been thrown into fresh turmoil after a special board meeting voted off two directors. The latest fallout adds to months of conflict over governance, trans rights and the festival’s future.
Complaints about NSW Police conduct at Oxford Street LGBTQIA+ venues are now heading to the watchdog. The operation has reignited concerns about policing, safety and trust in queer spaces.
As Hanson goes full TRUMP, in response, the Australian Greens have launched Trans Insurgency in response to Pauline Hanson’s anti-trans Press Club speech, putting trans rights and safety back at the centre of the conversation.
The NSW state government has drawn a clear line against book bans in public libraries. For LGBTIQ+ readers, it means stories of inclusion, support and love stay on shelves where they belong.
Pride Month is turning up the heat in Sydney this June, with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras unveiling a packed line-up of community celebrations, disco-fuelled dance floors and nostalgic queer chaos ahead of its milestone 50th anniversary.
The Full Federal Court has upheld a landmark discrimination ruling in favour of trans woman Roxanne Tickle, finding Giggle for Girls directly discriminated against her and increasing her damages to $20,000.
NSW Legislative Assembly passes hate crime laws, boosting penalties for anti-LGBTIQ+ violence to 7 years. New offences target app luring and post-and-boast attacks.
Mark Latham has been ordered to pay $100,000 to Alex Greenwich after a tribunal found he unlawfully vilified and sexually harassed him through explicit, homophobic comments. The ruling said the remarks incited hatred and caused harm. Latham will appeal, while Greenwich says it reinforces accountability for public figures.
Vandalism has challenged a venue built on queer visibility. Yet Come To Daddy refuses to be intimidated. Like many LGBTQIA+ spaces before it, the venue stands its ground — defiant, resilient and determined to be even gayer than before.
