Spectacular Sydney WorldPride
LGBTQ+ event attracts visitors from around the world Imagine a place where rainbow flags fly from every corner. Everything from the local dentist to the world-renowned art museum rolls out the rainbow carpet.
A place where even the sharks donned their finest gay apparel. (More on that later.) This was the reality of Sydney WorldPride, which offered 17 days of celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in Australia and beyond.
News is Out was one of the few U.S. outlets invited to attend, and this reporter was dazzled and delighted at every turn. WorldPride coincided with Sydney’s famed Mardis Gras.
Much similar to New York’s Stonewall rebellion of 1969, Mardis Gras began as a protest in 1978. In fact, the night of the first Mardis Gras commemorated Stonewall.
