Brisbane Pride Celebrates Another Successful Formal For LGBTQIA+ Youth
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Brisbane Pride has celebrated another successful formal for LGBTQIA+ youth at Brisbane City Hall overnight.
100 young people attended the event in the iconic venue for a night of community, connection and celebration, travelling from as far away as Maryborough and Kilcoy to participate.
Volunteers from the Dykes on Bikes also attended the event to help setup and welcome the young people to the event.
Brisbane Pride Formal Another Success
Since 2017, the Brisbane Pride Festival has hosted this free event for LGBTQIA+ youth, which aims to provide a safe and inclusive space for our LGBTQIA+ youth who may not have been able to attend their own school formal.
Each year, attendees are treated to a two course meal plus a night of games and entertainment with local performers.
This year the event was hosted by local drag stars Ivvy Monroe, Gia Von She and Ja’mie Displays.
Brisbane Pride president James McCarthy said the organisation was proud to provide this special experience for the youth in our community.
“Every young person deserves the opportunity to experience the excitement of a formal, surrounded by people who accept and celebrate them for exactly who they are” he said in a statement.
“It was wonderful to see 100 young people come together, some travelling considerable distances to be part of the night. The energy, the laughter and the sheer joy in the room made it a truly special occasion.”
“Pride Formal is about more than a great night out. It is about belonging, visibility and making sure young LGBTQIA+ people know that they have a community behind them. We are incredibly proud to be able to provide that experience.”
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Gold Coast Pride to host their first Pride Formal
This weekend, the Gold Coast Pride Collective will also host their very first Pride Formal on Saturday, November 21.
The organisation will host the free event at the QT Hotel from 6 pm.
Despite recent homophobic targeting of the event, which saw a group of teenagers taking the free tickets as a “joke” organisers maintain the event will still go ahead.
Free tickets to the Gold Coast Pride Formal are still available here.
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