Sydney WorldPride 2023 – Gather, Dream, Amplify presents elements of Sydney WorldPride and gives audiences an opportunity to relive, reflect and learn about the international event that opened Sydney up to the world again and invited the global LGBTQIA+ community to Gadigal Country, Sydney NSW Australia.
Sydney WorldPride 2023 was the first WorldPride to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and the largest LGBTQIA+ event ever staged in the region.
2023 also held special significance, marking the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Gay Pride Week, the fifth anniversary of Australian marriage equality and the 45th anniversary of the very first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in June 1978. Running from 17 February to 5 March, Sydney WorldPride 2023 presented an LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival that would welcome everyone.
Covering events in the Sydney WorldPride diverse festival program, including First Nations history and content, Gender Euphoria trans and gender-diverse performers, the Human Rights Conference and the historic march across the Harbour Bridge, this exhibition will chart the highs of this landmark event.