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The University of Sydney is proud to participate in the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG). This year marks the University of Sydney’s 10th year in the SGLMG parade, and is an opportunity to celebrate how much the LGBTQIA+ community has achieved in creating a more inclusive place to learn, work and grow. 2024 will be the first Mardi Gras experience for Ray Macalalag, and he’s excited for the opportunity to walk in the Parade with the University of Sydney. “The University of Sydney has been a safe place for me since I started studying – the community allowed me to be me. A sea of technicolour costumes brought some artistic flair to Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, with 80 students and staff members representing the University of Sydney in style. News_ 19 February 2024 On Saturday 2 March 2024, over eighty students and staff partook in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in celebration of our LGBTQIA+ community. This marked the ninth year that the University has taken part. Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras acknowledges that our events take place on Aboriginal land. We acknowledge the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Bidigal, Darug and Dharawal people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Sydney Basin. The Festival will wrap with the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 1 March 2025. Festival theme: Free to be The 2025 Festival theme Free to be is a celebration of the strides toward true LGBTQIA+ equality while also acting as a global reminder that our fight is far from over, and that we are not truly free until we are all free Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is upon us – having officially kicked off on Valentine's Day and culminating this Saturday 2 March for the 47th annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. But aside from the parade, there are plenty of events popping up around town from a variety of queer groups, brands and people who know how to party. The Mardi Gras Parade, which takes place on Saturday, March 1, is part of the broader Sydney Mardi Gras Festival, running from February 14 to March 2. Now in its 47th year, the festival spans 17 days of international performances, parties, theatre, community events, and more, celebrating LGBTQIA+ pride and visibility. Mardi Gras Hi I’m a first year usyd student and I’m new to sydney, and I’ve never been to any pride events (literally seeing a pride flag in public is like 😮) cause I’ve always lived in conservative/semi conservative countries. Sections of the large, vibrant artwork have been selected in consultation with the artist to feature in the University of Sydney’s presence at the Mardi Gras Parade on 2 March 2024. Queer Sydney: A History is a colourful, large scale artwork with intricate, hand-drawn details made with pen on paper. With remarkably fine detail, Smith has Humans of USyd: Mardi Gras Edition Mardi Gras might be over but we aren’t done celebrating queer stories. Mia Castagnone and Emily Graetz speak to five members of the LGBTQIA+ community and share their stories of community, change and courage. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Mardi Gras 2020 is on Saturday 29 February, and the University of Sydney is once again a proud partner of the parade. In the lead up to the big event, we spoke to three current students about their journey, and the issues that are important to them. Amplify. – an invitation for everyone to participate in a gathering and conversation, celebration and ceremony. Excitement is high for this year’s festivities, with queer events and activities happening across Sydney and the famous Mardi Gras Parade returning to Oxford Street on Saturday 25 February. Celebrating WorldPride and Mardi Gras 2023 Manning House, Manning Road, University of Sydney, Camperdown 2006 The USU acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, upon whose stolen land which we operate, gather as employees and live. We recognise this land was never terra nullius — the land belonging to these peoples was never ceded, given up, bought or sold. The policing of the 2013 Mardi Gras Festival raises broader questions about policing priorities and how they are defined and measured. This is within a context of many of the recorded crime problems of the late 20th century abating in Australia, demanding a refocus on problems that require contemporary legal and ethical solutions. Mardi Gras 2020 is on Saturday 29 February, and the University of Sydney is once again a proud partner of the parade. In the lead up to the big event, we spoke to three current students about their journey, and the issues that are important to them. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Walk (and dance) with the University of Sydney float for the duration of the Parade. This will involve walking one lap of the SCG and then performing the dance routine while crossing through the centre of the field. A large proportion of time will be spent in the Marshalling area. The parade is estimated to start at 6pm and finish around 10.30pm. Facing the HIV epidemic. As Dennis Altman pointed out in The End of the Homosexual? (2013), it was the precise timing of the Mardi Gras leading to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in NSW in 1984 that ultimately helped save thousands of Australian lives in the HIV epidemic that hit Sydney hard in 1985.
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