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Melbourne’s annual celebratn of gay and lbian culture and art is also known as the Midsumma Ftival.

The bt gay bars MelbourneYou would thk what wh the fanfare surroundg Sydney's annual Mardi Gras ftival that the harbour cy was the clear rglear of Atralia's gay scene,.. Here are Melbourne’s top five gay snas and cise loung –.. Space Coast Pri is a proud member of the Internatnal Associatn of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Pri Coordators (InterPri), a not-for-prof anizatn that provis support to over 200 groups that plan Pri events around the globe.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRYGaytim wish to acknowledge the tradnal owners and ctodians of the land on which the event tak place, the Bunurong/Boon Wurng and Wundjeri People of the Kul Natn, and pay rpects to their elrs past and prent. Gaytim Ftival is supported by Creative Victoria’s MicWorks fundg and the Victorian Government. Three Weeks of Frolic, Fun, and Reflectn to Celebrate Gay Pri.

Gay Mardi Gras Sydney and Alai Feast Ftival are the most famo of the. The cy's Gay Bs Associatn started the ftival 1988 to celebrate the Melbourne queer muny's arts and culture. Gay athletic teams om around Melbourne ngregate an area lled the Sports Precct, where you n watch a game, sually jo , or even sign up to be a part of a team.

The current-day para follows nearly the same route as the first Pri March, down Fzroy Street St Kilda, the gay epicenter of Melbourne. Listen and dance to electronic mic om Indigeno trans artists, celebrate Lunar New Year at a dance battle featurg Thai drag queens, or vis a multidisciplary art stallatn created by gay Iranian refuge, among many other events. OPEN: Homophonic!

Midsumma Prents: the Homophonic! LGBTIQ ftivals and events provi the muny to celebrate and reflect on gay and lbian life. After the 2014 Space Coast Pri Ftival drew about 2, 500 people to the Wickham Park Paviln, anizers moved the annual LGBTQ celebratn to downtown E Gallie and add a popular, the ever-growg gay pri event — which drew more than 12, 000 people 2019 — is aga movg to a larger se: downtown Melbourne.

"Parkg and space general — bee we weren't able to cross over E Gallie (Boulevard) — beme too much of an issue, " he drag performer, LGBTQ advote di after s on Treasure Coast, Space CoastMore:Brevard's first openly gay elected official says he don't want to be pigeonholed | RangelThe roots of Space Coast Pri's ftivals date to 2007. That's when the precsor group Livg Room of Brevard threw what was touted as the unty's first gay pri piic at a small Babck Street muny center 2008, the event evolved to the Space Coast Gay and Lbian Pri Ftival at the Wickham Park Paviln September 2019 Space Coast Pri Ftival and Para  E Gallie featured more than 12, 000 atten, 170 vendors, more than 60 para uns, two entertament stag and an door vendor expo. Feast Ftival (SA): 1-19 Nov 2023Feast has grown sce 1997 om a muny arts ftival for the lbian and gay muny Alai to bee a major event on the ftival lendar South Atralia.

Gaytim Ftival (Vic): 23-25 Feb 2024The mpg mic ftival of your big gay dreams - at Gembrook, the foothills of the Dannong Rang. It was veloped to addrs some of the equali faced by the lol gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, queer (GLBTIQ) & allied muni and to build a more clive muny Greater Shepparton. Perth Pri (WA): 4-26 Nov 2023 (Fairday 12 Nov 2023 | Para 25 Nov 2023)Pri Wtern Atralia is WA's largt muny group, reprentg the lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and tersex muny.

Sydney Gay & Lbian Mardi Gras (NSW): 16 Feb - 3 Mar 2024SGLMG has existed sce 1978 primarily for the benef of Sydney's LGBTQI muny, the enjoyment of a wir dience and as a global bean of diversy, acceptance and LGBTQI rights. TasPri Ftival (Tas): 14 Oct-4 Nov 2023TasPri began 1992 and ntue to be dited to celebratg, ung and promotg the Tasmanian Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, Transgenr, Intersex and Queer muny, through providg opportuni for everyone to e together and share our pri.

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