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LGBTQI community marches on at Mardi Gras despite grief

LGBTQI community marches on at Mardi Gras despite grief

Sydney's annual Mardi Gras event has brought a welcoming celebration to the streets after a challenging week for the LGBTQI community.

Couple commemorated in community's 'heartbreaking' loss

Couple commemorated in community's 'heartbreaking' loss

Couple commemorated in community's 'heartbreaking' loss

Couple commemorated in community's 'heartbreaking' loss

The lives of flight attendant Luke Davies and AFL umpire Jesse Baird were remembered through tributes during Sydney's Mardi Gras parade.

Poorer mental health weighs on LGBTQI people: analysis

Poorer mental health weighs on LGBTQI people: analysis

Poorer mental health weighs on LGBTQI people: analysis

Poorer mental health weighs on LGBTQI people: analysis

Mental health across the queer and gender-diverse spectrum is on a tightrope in Australia, with high rates of suicidal ideation and self-harm.

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Mardi Gras float honours Timorese heritage and struggle

Mardi Gras float honours Timorese heritage and struggle

A Timorese-Australian artist blends cultural heritage with Mardi Gras flair in a lovingly crafted float to parade through the streets of both Sydney and Dili.

Tumultuous Mardi Gras week reaching glittering finale

Tumultuous Mardi Gras week reaching glittering finale

Sydney has exploded with major events since mid-February, culminating in a Mardi Gras parade that has already been tainted by controversy and tragedy.

Deaths 'struck a chord' as police conclude site search

Deaths 'struck a chord' as police conclude site search

Flowers adorn a house where two men were allegedly slain by a police officer, with investigators searching a rural property where their bodies were found.

Police set to march out of uniform at Mardi Gras parade

Police set to march out of uniform at Mardi Gras parade

NSW Police have reached an agreement with Mardi Gras parade organisers to march after being uninvited following the alleged murders of two men.

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Police to discuss marching out of uniform at Mardi Gras

Police to discuss marching out of uniform at Mardi Gras

Police to discuss marching out of uniform at Mardi Gras

Police to discuss marching out of uniform at Mardi Gras

NSW Police have been asked not to march at Sydney's Mardi Gras, sparking concerns of setting back an already fraught relationship with the LGBTIQ community.

Organisers ask police not to march in Mardi Gras parade

Organisers ask police not to march in Mardi Gras parade

Organisers ask police not to march in Mardi Gras parade

Organisers ask police not to march in Mardi Gras parade

The NSW Police Force says officers have been asked not to march in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Weights, grinder and hose: cop's alleged kill cover-up

Weights, grinder and hose: cop's alleged kill cover-up

Weights, grinder and hose: cop's alleged kill cover-up

Weights, grinder and hose: cop's alleged kill cover-up

A triple zero call made from Jessie Baird's phone after shots were heard in his Sydney home may have been the first of several cover-ups by his alleged killer.

Waterway search expands in hunt for Sydney couple

Waterway search expands in hunt for Sydney couple

Waterway search expands in hunt for Sydney couple

Waterway search expands in hunt for Sydney couple

Police divers were sent to a waterway southwest of Sydney in the search for the bodies of former Ten reporter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies.

'Strength is diversity': landmark queer museum hailed

'Strength is diversity': landmark queer museum hailed

'Strength is diversity': landmark queer museum hailed

'Strength is diversity': landmark queer museum hailed

An old Sydney police station once used to lock up gay people has become the new home for queer history and culture.

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos kills off Mardi Gras fair, shutters school

Asbestos-tainted mulch is to blame for the closure of a primary school in Sydney's southwest and the cancellation of a major Mardi Gras festival event.

Man charged over threatening homophobic letter to MP

Man charged over threatening homophobic letter to MP

Man charged over threatening homophobic letter to MP

Man charged over threatening homophobic letter to MP

A 70-year-old man is facing possible jail time over his alleged authorship of a letter to a gay NSW MP that accused him of being "a defect".

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First Nations drag festival platforms Indigenous queens

Torres Strait Islander queen Cerulean loves bringing joy to the stage. She is hosting the First Nations drag festival and wants to see more Indigenous artists.

Police played role in pride march clash, organisers say

Victoria Police boss Shane Patton has denied officers escalated a clash with protesters at a Melbourne pride march despite organisers slamming both sides.

Conviction tossed for man who intervened in gay attack

A fashion consultant has successfully appealed his affray conviction after stepping in to stop a "gay hate crime" during the Sydney WorldPride festival.

NSW police failed victims of gay hate crimes: inquiry

Mandatory training for police about the LGBTQI community and investigating possible hate crimes has been recommended by a special inquiry into unsolved murders.

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NSW police gain power to launch hate crime prosecutions

Law changes will allow police in NSW to prosecute people with inciting violence based on race, religion or sexual orientation without external approval.

Police admit failures in search for missing trans woman

The sister of a missing transgender woman says police told her "no more could be done" and the community conducted its own search which later found her dead.

Gay conversion law delay to allow for 'careful' reform

The NSW government will undertake further consultation with survivors of gay conversion therapy before introducing laws to outlaw the practice.

Families of gay hate victims 'reliving a nightmare'

Loved ones of LGBTQI people killed in suspected or confirmed hate crimes have spoken of their grief as a landmark NSW inquiry comes to an end.

'Defensive' police missed opportunity in gay hate probe

A special inquiry into suspected gay hate crimes in NSW has heard police took an "adversarial" approach to the landmark probe.

Religious school backtracks on same-sex formal ban

Sydney girls' school St Ursula's College has removed a ban on same-sex couples at its year 12 formal after a petition garnered nationwide attention.

LGBTQI mental health in 'state of crisis'

Data shows that LGBTQI communities across Australia suffer mental ill-health at increasingly high rates, with more than half experiencing a disorder.

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