In case you missed seeing our Trans Pride Australia contingent in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, here's the coverage that was on broadcast on ABCTV. (44secs) #sydneymardigras#trans#lgbt
This time tomorrow a friend and I will be checking into our accommodation for the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.
We're marching with Trans Pride Australia. We're float number 5 this year, so shouldn't be a chore to spot us!
Among the things that TPA runs is Friday Night Social, a weekly video chat with participants from across Australia. It's overseen & hosted by blahaj zone's admins @ada & @supakaity . I'm also a regular host, and some of our BZ🦈 community are regular participants.
The parade is being televised in Australia on ABCTV and ABC iview (you can watch from overseas through a IPTV service or use a VPN to access iview). The coverage starts at 7:30pm AEDT [Saturday 8:30am London, 12:30am San Fran, 3:30am NYC].
Go to https://iview.abc.net.au/ to watch the Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras 2024 in iview (you'll need to register).
And before you knew it, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras board had reversed the decision to disallow cops to march. The amount of 🥾👅 white queers, trans, & allies outraged online at their exclusion has been thoroughly demoralising.
I'm torn about my own participation this Saturday. I have been looking forward to marching with Trans Pride Australia before I move away from Sydney this year. And frankly the numbers of trans folk who seemingly have little to no commitment to intersectional justice is staggeringly disturbing.
I'm so angry with the cashed up & middle class queer that are simping for the actors of state violence.
Had a great time on Sydney Harbour on Thursday night. A 4 hour cruise on board Glass Island, called Hot Trans Summer as part of Sydney Mardi Gras. 1/2 #trans#sydney#sydneymardigras
Had a great time on Sydney Harbour on Thursday night. A 4 hour cruise on board Glass Island, called Hot Trans Summer as part of Sydney Mardi Gras. 2/2 #trans#sydney#sydneymardigras