Key points
- Thousands gathered in inner Melbourne on Sunday to celebrate Victoria’s LGBTIQ+ communities.
- Former Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan and RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under star Kween Kong led local and international performers.
- The Victorian government has invested $6.8 million to make Victoria’s Pride an annual event to promote equality.
Headline act Australian/Nigerian musician Keiynan Lonsdale and former The Voice contestant Siala Robson also made appearances.
The Victorian government has invested $6.8 million to make Victoria’s Pride an annual event to promote equality.
“This is a celebration of our LGBTIQ+ communities — it’s an expression of our connection, inclusion and pride and a wonderful example of why we are the equality state,” Ms Shing said.
Victorian Minister for Equality Harriet Shing addresses the media ahead of Victoria’s Pride Street Party in Melbourne. Source: AAP / DIEGO FEDELE/AAPIMAGE
Meanwhile, in Sydney, Anthony Albanese is set to become the first ever sitting Australian prime minister to march in Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade as part of the WorldPridefestival later this month.
“I’ll be the first prime minister not to watch the march on Mardi Gras, but to march,” he said.
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