Queer activists called on Mardi Gras to stand with the grassroots movements for queer and trans rights because attacks on the queer community had been unrelenting. Jesse Holly and Rachel Evans report.
Queer activist group Pride in Protest, has proposed motions for the upcoming Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) Annual General Meeting (AGM) calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, as well as refusing to accept any funds from backers of the Israeli occupation.
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Annual General Meeting was held Saturday, January 29. None of the original motions were debated in a vote marked by technical delays.