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We still can’t trust NSW police: The sad truth for LGBTIQ citizens

Injustices persist but the police force continues to deflect failures and shift blame.

  • Nicolas Parkhill

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Will Bartolo stars in La Boite’s <i>IRL</i> as a gay teen with a Disney Princess fixation.

IRL review: Looking for love at a fan convention, dressed as a Disney Princess

La Boite’s cosplay romcom holds up a mirror to teen identity in the late digital age.

  • Nick Dent
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WorldPride was weeks of glittery fun – but what did it do for Sydney?

An estimated 103,800 visitors travelled to Sydney for the world’s biggest LGBTQ festival, with 21,000 coming from overseas – nearly half of them from North America.

  • Michael Koziol
Drag queen Victoria Mami and Jaxon Woods at the Arq nightclub.

Sydney’s Oxford Street in identity crisis as crowd changes and cost of living bites

WorldPride was meant to give the city’s LGBTQ epicentre a new lease on life. Instead, it is suffering in a time of tighter wallets and changing tastes.

  • Michael Koziol and Ben Grubb
Kathy Lette

Kathy Lette: My boyfriend turned out to be gay and we became even better friends

The moral of the story? Be true to yourself – better latent than never.

  • Kathy Lette
Sydney World Pride

Sydney just partied hard all summer. Can we keep it going?

By any measure, Sydney has got its mojo back. But after years of COVID restrictions, can our city keep the momentum going? And, more pressingly, what comes next?

  • Andrew Hornery
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Thousands cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the WorldPride festival draws to a close.

Colourful WorldPride march closes Sydney Harbour Bridge as PM joins the throng

Rainbow champions lead 50,000 people in a march for gay rights and marriage equality - a colourful end to the WorldPride festival.

  • Linda Morris
Participants take part at a once-in-a-lifetime World Pride Oxford st closure as part of the World Pride, in Sydney on March 04, 2023. Photo: Flavio Brancaleone / The Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Harbour Bridge closed for Pride grand finale

The Sydney Harbour Bridge will be closed to cars until 11.30am on Sunday, as 50,000 people are expected to cross the landmark on foot.

  • Harriet Alexander
Cameron Havasi, Samantha Roberts, Joel Thrum and Richard Birnie see out their Saturday at the Bondi Beach Party.

Two-week celebration coming to an end with epic Bondi Beach party

The 12,000 tickets quickly sold out for the seven-hour celebration of music and dancing, starting at 3pm. Nicole Scherzinger headlined the event, performing hits from the Pussy Cat Dolls.

  • Amber Schultz
Pride March across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Sydney Harbour Bridge centre stage for WorldPride march

“I have been going to Mardi Gras for years, but this is the pinnacle,” said Gurnai-Kurnai man from Lake Tyers, Victoria.

  • Tim Barlass

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