Midsumma Festival have released a statement announcing they will continue their media partnership with News Corp following major backlash from the LGBTIQ+ community. The partnership came under scrutiny from the LGBTIQ+ community in light of News Corp publications’ frequent criticisms of the Safe Schools anti-bullying program, as well as their relationship with columnists such as Miranda […]
Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival is facing a community backlash and is under pressure to drop one of its major sponsors. A change.org petition has been launched calling on the organisation’s CEO Karen Bryant to cut ties with News Corp the publisher of The Australian newspaper and Melbourne tabloid The Herald Sun. Concern about the sponsorship deal […]
Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival have just announced their program for 2017. Every January for three decades, Midsumma Festival has transformed Melbourne into a spectacular explosion of colour and culture, celebrating the diversity, resilience and talent bursting from within its LGBTIQA+ communities. The Midsumma Festival cultivates queer perspectives and creates experiences that flip the status quo – […]
