Posts tagged Midsumma Carnival

Written by Kade Matthews Looking to get outside this summer? Make some new friends? Maybe even fulfil last year’s new resolution of losing weight or …

For 22 days next year, Melbourne’s queer arts and culture festival Midsumma takes over the city with artistic and cultural events that celebrate and elevate …

Prisoner actress and HIV activist Anne Phelan OAM has died. The entertainment industry veteran—who was a longtime patron of HIV/AIDS support group Positive Women Victoria—passed …

“Imagine that, parents. Imagine that your child feels so lost from you that they sink into the arms of a complete stranger and sob endlessly just because that stranger is wearing a shirt offering hugs from a dad.”

The 2018 festival boasts over 170 events and more than half of the program is being dished up for free.

Amid the festivities of Midsumma Carnival on Sunday, a young boy was assaulted and hospitalised. Police are still searching for the offender.

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.

PREMIER Daniel Andrews made no new announcements at Midsumma Carnival on Sunday, but reiterated his government’s commitment to a wide-ranging agenda of LGBTI-focused reforms. Speaking to …

SPECTACULAR weather in Melbourne on Sunday helped bolster the huge crowd for Carnival, the annual event that launched the city’s Midsumma festival. Over 100,000 people …