Sydney WorldPride 2023: Key events, tickets, performers and everything else you need to know

A powerful gesture for World AIDS Day.Cheddar Gorgeous became a global superstar after appearing as a cast member on the recently-completed fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. She ultimately finished the season in second place.During her run in the drag competition, Gorgeous wore an iconic outfit inspired by the ACT UP movement for the “Tickled Pink” runway category.

New York State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas announced Thursday, World AIDS Day, that she will introduce a bill to decriminalize the sexual activity of people living with sexually transmitted infections.The bill would repeal New York State Public Health Law 2307, a 76-year-old law that makes it a misdemeanor for any person with a known STI to have sexual intercourse with another. The bill would also expunge any prior convictions.

A Japanese court has upheld its ruling banning same-sex marriage while calling for more LGBTQ+ protections.

Spoilers ahead for The L Word: Generation Q season three. 

(CNN) -- Every year, as the days grow colder and Christmas draws nearer, "Love Actually" quickly becomes a festive favorite on people's television screens.But nearly 20 years on from the release of the 2003 romantic comedy, the movie has faced scrutiny over its story lines and lack of diversity."There were things you'd change but thank god society is changing. So my film is bound, in some moments, to feel, you know, out of date," the movie's writer and director Richard Curtis said earlier this week.He was speaking to Diane Sawyer as part of a documentary on ABC News titled: "The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later.""Love Actually" features interweaving story lines, following several romantic relationships.

A recent court ruling in Japan has delivered mixed results on the issue of marriage equality.A Tokyo District Court on Wednesday upheld the country’s ban on marriage equality, but also ruled the lack of legal protections for same-sex partners and their families infringed on their human rights. Japan is currently the only state among the G7 nations that does not recognize marriage equality.“This is actually a fairly positive ruling,” Nobuhito Sawasaki, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, told Reuters.

Ribbon cutting at La Maison. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

“AIDS is God’s punishment!” proclaims the choir in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical A Strange Loop, in a scene where the protagonist — a young queer Black man — argues with his parents in a heartbreaking dialogue in which they conflate HIV with being gay. This show paints a poignant picture of the current state of HIV: that there is a lot of work that remains to be done to eradicate HIV and stigma, particularly in communities of color.This brilliant show illustrates that HIV today is mainly affecting queer communities of color, and because of stigma and discrimination, we are not talking about it enough, and we need this topic to be highlighted everywhere in mainstream media and entertainment.Currently, HIV is most devastatingly impacting queer black and Latinx communities, straight cisgender black women, transgender women of color, and sex workers.

Club Q in Colorado Springs, the site of a deadly mass shooting November 19, will reopen at some point, its co-owner says.“We will be rebuilding in some sense or form,” Nic Grzecka told NPR. “This community has expressed wholeheartedly their need for the space that we’ve provided for 20 years.”Five people were killed and more than 20 injured in the shooting at the LGBTQ+ nightclub.

There are only some mild spoilers ahead, I've gotta get you to watch it somehow, LOL. He continued, saying, "For us, it was then about this interesting world where nuns are trained to fight and be kick-ass martial artists and weapons experts."Fans are currently rallying to ensure Warrior Nun gets a Season 3 at Netflix.

On World AIDS Day, President Joe Biden and his administration are celebrating the advances made in fighting the disease and highlighting their efforts for further progress toward ending the epidemic at home and abroad.Among other things, the State Department has announced a new five-year strategy to guide PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, a global program that has been in place since 2003.“We are at a pivotal moment in the global AIDS response,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote in a document on the PEPFAR strategy, “Fulfilling America’s Promise to End the HIV/AIDS Pandemic by 2030.” “We are closer than ever to reaching the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of ending the global AIDS pandemic as a public health threat by 2030. That goal is within reach thanks in part to nearly 20 years of unwavering bipartisan U.S.

In the 1960s, a sociologist, Harold Garfinkel, and a surgeon, Robert Stoller, led a clinic for the study of gender at the University of California, Los Angeles. The clinic performed some of the first gender confirmation surgeries that were available to intersex or transgender people in the United States, and as part of the team’s medical research, Garfinkel interviewed the patients. The documentary “Framing Agnes” uses these patient interviews to reflect upon the history of transgender people.

Police in Minnesota arrested a man after he allegedly pulled a gun and made threatening remarks at a historic gay bar this week.Conell Walter Harris, 31, was taken into custody at the 19 Bar in Minneapolis late Monday evening and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and making threats of violence.In a charging document posted online, authorities allege Harris “entered the bar and was ‘acting strangely,’” and later “became upset” after an employee asked to see his ID.When a different employee asked Harris to leave, he allegedly pulled out a gun, held it in his hand, and said “I ain’t going nowhere.”Harris allegedly “squared up” with the employee, and when a patron stepped between the two to “deescalate the situation,” he allegedly threatened them saying “what watch the f*ck you’re saying” and “I’m going to f*ck you up.”As he left the bar, Harris allegedly said “I’ll f*cking kill your d*ke *ss” to a bartender.Harris returned to the bar a short time later and played pool. Police arrived and “immediately saw several people pointing at a male later identified” as Harris.

About 37 fire rescue units responded to a fire on the corner of Turtle Creek Boulevard and Fairmount Street last night (Nov. 30). The former condo complex was being demolished to make way for a “luxury” apartment tower. There are no reports of any injuries. The main concern was the fire spreading to neighboring properties.

Willow’s queer romance storyline received “no pushback” from Disney, according to the show’s producer.

At 2:00 PM ET on Wednesday the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security published its latest terrorism threat report, and for the first time LGBTQI+ people were listed as “targets of potential violence,” which DHS warned could be “lethal.”  Barely hours later, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace shared the news with Chasten Buttigieg, who was so stunned for several seconds he was speechless.

To commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, GLAAD released their 2022 State of HIV Stigma Study, which included some encouraging findings. This four-page study, which has been tracking HIV stigma annually since 2020, focused on Americans’ attitudes and knowledge of HIV.Findings from the study showed around 87 percent of adults agree there is still stigma around HIV.

The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps — part of the Department of Health and Human Services — announced Thursday, on World AIDS Day, that it is changing its policies to allow future applicants living with HIV and chronic hepatitis B to join.In its announcement, the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps said that those living with HIV or chronic hepatitis B had previously been found to be medically disqualified.

Waiting for that holiday spirit to kick in? Well, look no further than the new single by Edmund Bagnell, an immensely talented violinist and vocalist who’s performed with Broadway legends such as Patti LuPone, Kristin Chenoweth, and Audra McDonald — and has even performed at the Vatican. “Wrapped Up in Your Love” with music and lyrics by Edmund, is an original holiday song “inspired by the classics but with a contemporary feel.” He says he wanted to write a Christmas love song that made him smile.“I love the holidays!” declares Edmund. “It’s my favorite time of year. I love the traditions, the food, and especially the music.

Ella Vaday teased the “utter carnage” fans can expect from her upcoming Christmas tour with Kitty Scott-Claus and why she wants to start “breaking away from Drag Race” as she explores new opportunities.

(CNN) – The Great Escape always brings prisoner-of-war Steve McQueen to mind, but perhaps the real masters of breaking out are five lions who absconded from their enclosure at a Sydney zoo last month.Taronga Zoo said on Thursday that new CCTV footage reveals how four cubs and an adult male escaped their enclosure by squeezing beneath a mesh wire fence. The lions were found outside their enclosure at about 6.30 a.m.

By the President of the United States of AmericaA Proclamation On World AIDS Day

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SHE provided drama on TOWIE for years - and has become a firm telly favourite since. But fans may have seen a different side to Ferne McCann after an anonymous Instagram account started leaking vile voice notes alleging to be her.

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Director Joseph Sackett’s body-transfer comedy Homebody screens at Los Angeles’s Laemmle Theaters on November 11, followed by a digital Fandor release on December 6.Premiering at Outfest, where it won the Emerging Talent Award, Homebody went on to screen at NewFest, where Colby Minifie was awarded “Best Performance.”Minifie (The Boys) stars in this genderqueer fantasy, expanded from Joseph Sackett’s 2018 short I Was in Your Blood. In it, young Johnny discovers a YouTube video that teaches him how to send his spirit into the body of Melanie, his beloved babysitter.

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Mighty Hoopla has announced its incredible line-up for 2023.

Growing up in a rugby and cricket-daft country, Keanu Baccus’ love of the beautiful game actually made him stand out as a kid.

Long-distance runner Jacob Caswell took first place in the nonbinary division of the New York City marathon this past Sunday. This was the second year the marathon included a division for nonbinary participants and the first year that cash prizes were awarded to the winners of the division. In doing so, New York City Marathon also became the first World Major Marathon to award cash prizes to nonbinary division runners.The race conditions were not ideal with unseasonably warm weather, but Caswell persevered to cross the finish line with a final time of 2:45:12.

Tom of Finland’s Weekend in Palm SpringsAce HotelFriday, November 4 through Sunday, November 6Arenas District Block PartyArenas DistrictKick-off: Friday, November 4, from 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.Saturday, November 5, from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.Sunday, November 6, from 12 p.m.

Miss Ellaneous (Ben Graetz) welcomes guests to Sydney WorldPride, kicking off Feb. 17, 2023. (Photo by Anna Kucera)

GEMMA Collins looks slimmer than ever in a rare snap with her ‘secret’ nephew Kane. The 41-year-old Towie star shared a sweet throwback photo with Kane while beaming from ear to ear. She captioned it “my love” followed by a heart emoji, and Gemma glowed in the image as Kane posed beside her.

Het is officieel! Onder het thema UNITY zal Amsterdam voor het eerst in de geschiedenis host zijn van een World Pride! Gay News feliciteert Pride Amsterdam van harte met het winnen van het bid voor World Pride 2026! Vijfentwintig jaar na de liberalisering van het burgerlijk huwelijk wordt Amsterdam in 2026 opnieuw het centrum van de wereld.

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Blogging site Tumblr will now allow images of nudity, the company announced Tuesday in conjunction with an update to its community guidelines.“We now welcome a broader range of expression, creativity, and art on Tumblr, including content depicting the human form (yes, that includes the naked human form),” the announcement reads.The site, however, will continue to prohibit “visual depictions of sexually explicit acts,” along with “hate, spam, violent threats, or anything illegal,” the company notes.The decision to allow nudity comes after Tumblr announced in September that it was instituting community labels that let users filter the content they viewed. “It was our first step toward a more open Tumblr,” the Tuesday announcement explains.Tumblr still bans depictions of sex acts because of logistical problems.

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GAY TIMES Honours 2022 presented by Meta Quest – the biggest LGBTQ+ night of the year – returns for a sixth year to celebrate the very best of community and culture.

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Get ready to head down under to celebrate Sydney WorldPride. Sydney WorldPride 2023 and Sydney Mardi Gras take place February 18 through March 5.

Sydney is the place to be in 2023, as WorldPride joins the city’s famed Mardi Gras celebration for the down-under party for the ages.The festivities will take place February 17 to March 5, 2023, and this is the first time WorldPride will be celebrated in the southern hemisphere.Best of all, tickets and tour packages go on sale today, November 1, for folks in the U.S. and Canada.For a limited time, approved travel partners are offering curated travel packages and event access for WorldPride 2023 that include roundtrip travel from the U.S.

The UK’s new equalities minister Kemi Badenock has halted work on banning ‘conversion therapy’.

(CNN) – Most weekends, the narrow alleys of Itaewon, the neon-lit nightlife district in South Korea’s capital Seoul, are busy with partygoers and tourists. Now it's the site of one of the country's worst disasters.On Saturday night, tens of thousands of people flooded into the area in central Seoul to celebrate Halloween – but panic erupted as the crowds swelled, with some witnesses saying it became hard to breathe and impossible to move.More than 150 people were killed in the crush, with dozens more injured.