Surprisingly adorable research released during Sydney WorldPride outlines the unique bond LGBTQIA+ communities have with our pets. Commissioned by pet sitting company Mad Paws, the data lays out some quantifiable insights on our four-legged friends. The data revealed that LGBTQIA+ folks are more likely to own a pet, at 73% as opposed to 65% among […]
Today marks the end of Sydney’s supercharged WorldPride celebrations, punctuating two weeks of LGBTQIA+ celebration with a show of solidarity. Sydney Harbour Bridge was awash with colour for the finale Pride March, which brought over 50,000 marchers together on the final day of celebrations. The march aimed to not only celebrate what we have achieved, […]
To celebrate the first day of the festival today, Sydney WorldPride has announced singer Ava Max will join the epic line-up at the official closing concert Rainbow Republic. The event will be Ava Max’s first public performance in Australia, and her only Australian appearance this summer. The star, behind the infectious pop hits Sweet but Psycho and My […]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will become the first sitting Prime Minister to march in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. The PM will join other Labor MPs, including Penny Wong, when the iconic parade returns to Oxford Street next month as part of Sydney WorldPride celebrations. In 2016 Malcolm Turnbull attended the event […]
From 24 February to 5 March, Sydney’s famous queer neighbourhoods will come alive with street dining, free performances and celebrations at Sydney WorldPride’s festival hub, Pride Villages. The hubs will become home to daily stalls, dining and bars, with Crown Street also hosting the Travel Proud Stage, featuring performances from local and international talent, including […]
The City of Sydney is getting ready to welcome as many as half a million visitors as the city gears up for Sydney WorldPride 2023. The City has provided more than $1.75 million in funding to make sure the largest global celebration of pride and diversity is a great success. The seventeen-day festival will see […]
Renowned multi-arts space Carriageworks will come alive with a celebration of LGBTQIA+SB First Nations brilliance, artistry and culture, on Gadigal Country, as part Sydney WorldPride 2023. The program will be the largest Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and global First Nation LGBTQIA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy celebration ever to take place in Australia. “It’s so important that […]
The world-renowned Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is finally returning to to Oxford Street in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras march. This iconic event unites individuals and groups across the LGBTQIA+ communities to showcase their Pride and advocate for intersectional equality. This year the parade will be the […]
Pop royalty Kylie Minogue AO OBE is confirmed to headline Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert at The Domain on Friday 24 February 2023. In her only Sydney WorldPride performance, Kylie’s set is being created especially for the evening, celebrating the first time WorldPride has been hosted in the Southern Hemisphere and 45 years […]
The Amsterdam Dress, a monumental artwork that highlights countries where gay people still face imprisonment, torture and death has made its way to Australia for the first time. Created in The Netherlands by artists Mattijs van Bergen, Arnout van Krimpen, Jochem Kaan and Oeri van Woezik, the dress is made from the national flags of the […]
