The Labor Party's LGBTQI group Rainbow Labor's stall at the Midsumma Carnival was targeted on Sunday by a few protesters, who allegedly damaged some items, shouted slogans and ran off with a tablecloth.
Mel Schwerdt and Brandon Bear are the newly chosen Co-Chairs of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) Board.Both Bear and Schwerdt have served as Chair before. Schwerdt previously served as co-chair along with Jesse Matheson from 2020 - 2022 and Bear served on the SGLMG Board from 2013 - 2018. In 2022, Bear rejoined the SGLMG Board as a Director