A Month of LGBTI Art, Cinema, Trivia, Debates, Sports, Fundraising Activities and Club Events across Sydney.

A Month of LGBTI Art, Cinema, Trivia, Debates, Sports, Fundraising Activities and Club Events across Sydney.

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The Sydney Pride Month 2023 “It All Started With A Brick” launches at Stonewall Hotel on the Thursday 1st June.
Sydney Pride Month will run from the 1st until the 30th June.

Following on the success of Sydney World Pride 2023 it is now our turn to celebrate our communities richness and diversity.

Sydney Pride Festival presents Sydney Pride Month and would like to thank the volunteers, event organisers, sponsors and LGBTQI community and all our friends for all their support.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest in adding your current event or producing a new live or online event for our wonderful community.

If you would like to be part of the celebrations.
Please send an email to: info@sydneypride.com

Sydney Pride Festival acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, who are the traditional owners of the land on which our celebrations are held on. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.
Launch
What's On

Week 1 Featured Events...

june, 2023

01jun7:00 pm9:00 pmPRIDE MONTH LAUNCH@Stonewall Hotel7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

01jun9:00 pm11:30 pmTRANS GLAMOREStonewall9:00 pm - 11:30 pm

02jun7:00 pmKINK - FURRY FRIDAYHarbour City Bears7:00 pm

02jun8:00 pmGRACE DRISCOLLClaires's Kitchen at Le Salon8:00 pm

02jun(jun 2)8:00 pm03(jun 3)2:00 amEAGLE PRIDEThe Eagle Bar8:00 pm - 2:00 am (3)

03jun12:00 pmGet Your Queer On12:00 pm

03jun1:00 pm3:30 amSCREEN-PRINTING Workshop(for 12-17 years)1:00 pm - 3:30 am

03jun7:00 pmRED HOT & RETROCabaret7:00 pm

03jun(jun 3)8:00 pm04(jun 4)12:00 amDJs in the DarkHay Day’s Pride Party - Grove Bar8:00 pm - 12:00 am (4)

03jun(jun 3)8:00 pm02jul(jul 2)2:00 amClub Sandwich – The Sweetest TabooThe Red Rattler8:00 pm - (july 2) 2:00 am

03jun9:00 pmNEON PRIDEBiCONIC @ THE IMPERIAL BASEMENT9:00 pm

03jun9:00 pmPRIDE MONTH LAUNCHPOOF DOOF9:00 pm

04junAll DayCELEBRATING PRIDEThe Beresford(All Day: sunday)

04junAll Day28ALWAYS PROUD EXHIBITION(All Day)

04jun9:30 amRAINBOW FAMILIES PRIDE EVENTOLP9:30 am

04jun12:00 pmBAR NINA DRAG BRUNCH12:00 pm

04jun4:00 pm8:00 pmSUNDAY ARVO BEARS@ The Townie4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

04jun5:00 pm11:00 pmCHAPS5:00 pm - 11:00 pm


Week 2 Featured Events...

june, 2023

06jun6:00 pmPRIDE CHARTER GROUP6:00 pm

06jun6:00 pmDEATH IN A SAUNADennis Altman6:00 pm

06jun8:00 pmRISING STARS – KYLE NOZZA & NAVA REVALKClaires's Kitchen at Le Salon8:00 pm

07jun7:00 pm9:00 pmThe QueeryPride Edition Drag Trivia - Grove Bar7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

07jun8:00 pmALMITRA MAVALVALAClaires's Kitchen at Le Salon8:00 pm

07jun9:00 pm11:00 pmDIVINE NIGHTS w KONSTANTINEGrove Bar9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

07jun9:00 pmMALEBOX PRIDESTONEWALL9:00 pm

07jun9:00 pmMALEBOX BIRTHDAY RELAUNCH9:00 pm

08jun6:00 pmPRIDE IN LAWNSW Chapter6:00 pm

08jun6:30 pmBINGAY Glitter Mariah Carey PartyThe Beresford6:30 pm

08jun7:00 pmTHE MATCH GAMESpeed Dating - Grove Bar7:00 pm

08jun7:10 pmSYDNEY SWANS vs ST KILDASCG7:10 pm

09jun7:00 pmFURRY FRIDAYHarbour City Bears7:00 pm

09jun8:00 pmEMMA HAMILTONClaires's Kitchen at Le Salon8:00 pm

10jun7:00 pm12:00 amBLACKHEATH DISCOBYO7:00 pm - 12:00 am

10jun7:00 pmLOADSCLUB BARCODE7:00 pm

10jun7:30 pmMALAIKA MFALMELIVE AT THE BANDSTAND7:30 pm

10jun9:00 pmPURPLE PARTYPOOF DOOF9:00 pm

10jun(jun 10)9:00 pm11(jun 11)4:00 amTHICK 'N' JUICYOxford Art Factory9:00 pm - 4:00 am (11)

11junAll DayKINGS BIRTHDAYThe Beresford(All Day: sunday)

11junAll DayALL DAY QUEER DANCEThe Lansdowne Hotel(All Day: sunday)

11jun5:00 amMORNING GLORYWINTER WONDERLAND5:00 am

11jun12:00 pmBAR NINA DRAG BRUNCH12:00 pm

11jun2:00 pmA HEAPS GAY PARTY ON A BASKETBALL COURT2:00 pm

11jun4:00 pm8:00 pmSUNDAY ARVO BEARS@ The Townie4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

11jun6:30 pmON THE CATWALKThree Sisters Social Group6:30 pm


Week 3 Featured Events...

june, 2023

13jun8:00 pmRISING STARS – KEIRA DIXON & SARAH CURRIEClaires's Kitchen at Le Salon8:00 pm

14jun9:00 pm11:00 pmDIVINE NIGHTS w KONSTANTINEGrove Bar9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

15jun6:00 pm9:00 pmFRUITS IN SUITSSGLBA6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

15jun6:30 pm7:30 amSELF DEFENCE WORKSHOPErskinville6:30 pm - 7:30 am

15jun8:00 pmSAMANTHA LEITHClaires's Kitchen at Le Salon8:00 pm

16jun7:00 pmFURRY FRIDAY BEAST NIGHTHarbour City Bears7:00 pm

17junAll DaySHAKE IT UP! COCKTAIL CLASSw Victoria Mami - Grove Bar(All Day: saturday)

17jun1:00 pm3:30 pmLGBTQI+ AGED CARE NEEDS FORUMThe Original 78ers Assoc + Mature Age Gays1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

17jun1:00 pm8:00 pmI REMEMBER HOUSEat the Ivy1:00 pm - 8:00 pm

17jun9:00 pmReminisce Top 50 Gay Anthems of All TimePOOF DOOF9:00 pm

18junAll DayCELEBRATING PRIDEThe Beresford(All Day: sunday)

18jun12:00 pmBAR NINA DRAG BRUNCH12:00 pm

18jun4:00 pm8:00 pmSUNDAY ARVO BEARS@ The Townie4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

18jun4:00 pmSHORT STORY COMPETITION4:00 pm

18jun5:00 pm10:00 pmTHE BLUE OYSTERHAUS of SAVVY5:00 pm - 10:00 pm


Week 4 Featured Events...

june, 2023

21jun9:00 pm11:00 pmDIVINE NIGHTS w KONSTANTINEGrove Bar9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

23jun7:00 pmFURRY FRIDAYHarbour City Bears7:00 pm

24jun12:00 pmWELCOME DAY An Inclusive Footy, Food and Music FestivalThe Newtown Jets and The Music and Booze Company12:00 pm

24jun6:00 pmSAPPHIRE ANNIVERSARY - 45 YEARS OF MARDI GRAS6:00 pm

24jun6:00 pmAURORA BALL6:00 pm

24jun(jun 24)8:00 pm25(jun 25)12:00 amDJs in the DarkHay Day’s Pride Party - Grove Bar8:00 pm - 12:00 am (25)

24jun9:00 pmSnap Crackle Pop XXLPOOF DOOF9:00 pm

25junAll DayCELEBRATING PRIDEThe Beresford(All Day: sunday)

25jun12:00 pmBAR NINA DRAG BRUNCH12:00 pm

25jun3:00 pm9:00 pmLEMONS WITH A TWISTSGLBA3:00 pm - 9:00 pm

25jun4:00 pm8:00 pmSUNDAY ARVO BEARS@ The Townie4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

25jun5:00 pm10:00 pmDOG HAUS - PUP PRIDE5:00 pm - 10:00 pm


Week 5 Featured Events...

june, 2023

27jun12:30 pmLUNCHEON @ GRAND VIEW HOTELThree Sisters Social Group12:30 pm

27jun8:00 pmKATELYN VELLA & JESSICA TOPPClaires's Kitchen at Le Salon8:00 pm

28jun7:30 pmTHE VELVET VOICE starring CALLUM SANDERCOCKLIVE AT THE BANDSTAND7:30 pm

28jun9:00 pm11:00 pmDIVINE NIGHTS w KONSTANTINEGrove Bar9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

28jun9:00 pmMALEBOX 25TH BIRTHDAY PRIDESTONEWALL9:00 pm

30junAll DaySHAKE IT UP! COCKTAIL CLASSw Victoria Mami - Grove Bar(All Day: friday)

30jun6:00 pmSANCTUARY PRIDEUNIVERSAL6:00 pm

30jun6:30 pmORGY OF DRAGGod Save The Queens6:30 pm

30jun7:00 pmDRINK and DRAW with a Drag Queenhosted by Wonder Mama7:00 pm

30jun7:00 pmFURRY FRIDAY 80's EXPERIENCEHarbour City Bears7:00 pm

30jun7:00 pmKWEENS of COMEDYGINGERS @ OXFORD HOTEL7:00 pm

30jun8:00 pmLUKE ALLEVAClaires's Kitchen at Le Salon8:00 pm


Shop/Dine/Fitness

Daly Male
90 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
https://www.dalymale.com.au/

Team8
10/417-421 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
www.teamm8.com/

Don Don
Level 1, 636-638 George Street, Sydney 2000
www.facebook.com/DonDonSydney/

Kolour by Kaz
Shop 5/16 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
www.kolourbykaz.com.au/

Adult World
124A Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
https://adultworld.com.au/

House of Priscilla
1/47 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
houseofpriscilla.com.au/

The Bookshop Darlinghurst
207 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
www.thebookshop.com.au/

Claire’s Kitchen
35 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
http://www.claireskitchen.com.au/

Kryolan Professional Makeup
20 Oxford Square, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
www.kryolan.com.au/

The Naked Barber
+614 0677 7048
thenakedbarber.au/

Brix Distillers
350 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
www.brixdistillers.com

The Bookshop Darlinghurst
207 Oxford St
Darlinghurst
www.thebookshop.com.au/

Record Store
34/277 Crown Street
Surry Hills
02 9380 8223
www.recordstore.com.au

MyKiki
1/411 Bourke St
Darlinghurst
www.mykikishop.com/

Serafin Chemist
389 Bourke St (cnr Campbell St)
Surry Hills
www.serafimspharmacy.com.au/

Yo-Chi Yogurt
435 Crown St
Surry Hills
yochi.com.au/

Millk Spa + Laser Clinic
Level 1/177 Oxford st
Darlinghurst
02 83540318
millk.com.au/

City Gym
107 Crown St
Darlinghurst
www.citygym.com.au/

Aussie Boys
128 Oxford Street
Darlinghurt NSW 2010
+61 2 9360 7011
www.aussieboys.com.au

Shop 1 113-115 Oxford St,
Darlinghurst, NSW, 2010
Phone: (+61) 2 9357 2900
www.planetdwellers.com.au

Online and In-Store
178 McElhone St, Woolloomooloo NSW
artemoda.com.au

197 Campbell St
Surry Hills NSW
totoscafesydney.square.site

85A Stanley St.
Darlinghurst NSW
barnina.au
 
Charities

Office: Level 1, 45 Chippen Street, Chippendale
Post: PO Box 78, Strawberry Hills 2012
Support and intake: 02 8594 9555
Fax: 02 9698 3831
General enquiries: info@twenty10.org.au

414 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Tel: 02 9206 2000
Fax: 02 9206 2134
Freecall: 1800 063 060
Email: acon@acon.org.au

Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF)
Level 3, 111-117 Devonshire Street
Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Tel: 02 9283 8666
Fax: 02 9283 8732
Freecall: 1800 651 010
Skype: (02) 8007 4243
Email: bgf@bgf.org.au

41-43 Parramatta Road Annandale NSW 2038
Email: reception@gendercentre.org.au
Phone: (02) 9519 7599 in Sydney /interstate during business hours 9:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday
Fax: (02) 9519 8200

R U OK?
https://www.ruok.org.au/findhelp

Beyond BluePh: 1300 22 4636

Black Rainbow Living Well Foundation (Suicide Prevention) aims to provide the highest level of social, cultural and mental health support and agency to Indigenous people who identify as LGBTI*
 

A PRIDE History

PRIDE History

After the Stonewall riots in 1969, many LGBT people—even those that did not witness the rebellion—were inspired to contribute to the cause. Gay rights had entered the national spotlight. LGBT people began organizing, protesting and mobilizing. On July 4, 1969, a year after the Stonewall riots, the Mattachine Society along with Frank Kameny, Craig Rodwell, Randy Wicker, Barbara Gittings, Kay Lahusen and many others, picketed in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia in what was called the Annual Reminder. The protest was quiet and organized to the dismay of Craig Rodwell who felt Frank Kemeny and Mattachine's methods of calm protest were not enough.
Rodwell returned to New York City and organized Christopher Street Liberation Day. The march, held on June 28, 1970, was the first gay pride march in the U.S., covering 51 blocks from Christopher Street to Central Park. Today, LGBT pride parades and festivals are held annually in multiple cities and countries throughout the world. The month of June is widely considered Gay Pride Month.


Sydney PRIDE History

The first Mardi Gras was held on 24 June 1978 at 10 pm as a night-time celebration following a morning protest march and commemoration of the Stonewall Riots More than 500 people moved down Oxford St, calling for an end to discrimination against homosexuals in employment and housing, an end to police harassment and the repeal of all anti-homosexual laws. Although the organizers had obtained permission, this was revoked, and the march was broken up by the police. 53 of the marchers were arrested although most charges were eventually dropped, the Sydney Morning Herald published the names of those arrested in full, leading to many people being outed to their friends and places of employment, and many of those arrested lost their jobs as homosexuality was a crime in New South Wales (NSW) until 1984

The Mardi Gras Parade occurred again in 1979, and was attended by 3000 people. While there was a large police presence, there were no arrests made. In 1980, no Parade was held, but following community consultation, decisions were made to move the parade to the summer. In 1981 the parade was shifted to February, with the name changed to the "Sydney Gay Mardi Gras an increasingly large number of people not only participated in the now summertime event, but a crowd of 5000 came to watch it. The mid 1980s saw considerable pressure placed to the Mardi Gras Committee following media controversy regarding AIDS. Despite calls for the Parade and Party to be banned, the Parade went ahead with theme “Fighting for Our Lives”.

The first giant post-parade party was held in 1982, which 4000 people attended. This would continue to become an integral part of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. In 1988 the parade was renamed the "Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras" at an Extraordinary General Meeting.

By 1993, the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade had become the largest night time outdoor parade in the world. Mardi Gras' Economic Impact Study found that Mardi Gras' total impact into the Australian economy was around $38 million Sydney Mardi Gras is one of the biggest GLBT Celebrations in the World and 2011 was attended by record crowds.

IT ALL STARTED WITH A BRICK...

Sydney Pride Festival presents Sydney Pride Month 2023, "It All Started With A Brick.." The launch is at Stonewall Hotel on Thursday, June 1st. Events will span from June 1st to June 30th, celebrating a month-long extravaganza of diversity, empowerment, and unity.

Sydney Pride Month embodies the spirit of empowerment, encouraging individuals to embrace their true selves and discover their own unique pride. It recognizes that by standing together as a community, with the unwavering support of family, friends, and allies, we can flourish and find our authentic truth.

At its core, the month of events champions the principles of equality, visibility, and collective progress. It offers a platform for all individuals to come together and forge a path towards a brighter future, fostering a society where every person is treated with dignity and respect.

A significant aspect of Sydney Pride Month is its homage to the Stonewall Riots, a pivotal moment in history that sparked the Gay liberation movement. It serves as a reminder of the courageous individuals who stood up for equality and human rights in 1969. Additionally, the festival honors the indomitable strength of those who participated in the first Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978, paving the way for LGBTQI rights and acceptance.

Sydney Pride Month extends its heartfelt appreciation to the dedicated volunteers, event organizers, sponsors, LGBTQI community members, and all friends who have provided unwavering support. It is through their collective efforts that this celebration of diversity and inclusion thrives, leaving a lasting impact on Sydney's cultural fabric.

Glenn

Glenn

Festival Organiser

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