An estimated 100,000 people headed down to Melbourne’s Alexandra Gardens yesterday for Midsumma Carnival, where the LGBTI community came together with rainbows, sequins, and glitter to celebrate the city’s rich diversity.
As we usher in a brand new year, the Star Observer reflects on some of the biggest LGBTI news stories of 2015 – from important law reforms to topics that had everyone talking.
The world’s most famous bearded lady, Conchita Wurst, will finally be part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival with a concert at the Sydney Opera House. David Alexander caught up with her to talk about her recent involvement in Adelaide’s Feast Festival, the high calibre of Australian drag queens, and Australia’s return to Eurovision in 2016.
With police recently marching in both Brisbane and Tasmania’s pride marches, this year has marked a shift towards more open support by the police of Australia’s LGBTI community.
One of the signature events of the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival will not be coming back for 2016.
For those in the nation’s capital, the SpringOUT Festival in November is when the city’s LGBTI pride can be celebrated in an exuberant fashion. Matthew Wade took a sneak peek as festival organisers prepared for its 17th year.
Conchita Wurst is heading back to down under to headline Adelaide’s Feast Festival. David Alexander caught up with the world’s most famous bearded drag queen to talk about life after handing over her Eurovision crown, her advocacy for Syrian refugees, and her love of Australia.
The loss is almost twice the financial loss recorded in 2014, at $177,152, and the organisation heads into the 2016 season with a $321,732 bank balance.
For the past two weeks, Cairns was home to the biggest 11-day show of LGBTI pride in far north Queensland’s history as Tropical Mardi Gras came to town.
The symbolic gesture will see Hobart join several other councils around Australia who have flown their flags during LGBTI pride festivals or IDAHOT day.
