Around 35,000 people attended Fair Day, which returned to Sydney’s Victoria Park on Sunday to kick off the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2022 season, after being cancelled last year due to COVID 19.
New data released by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney on December 1, World AIDS Day, revealed that there were 633 new HIV diagnoses in 2020, the lowest annual numbers since 1984.
Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the decision to fly the Progress Pride flag was made, in an effort to be more inclusive and highlight the diversity of the LGBTQI+ community.