Sydney's bid for WorldPride 2023

BID FROM SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS

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FOREWORD • 5

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TABLE OF CONTENTS • 7

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • 9

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • 11

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2000

2006

2012

2014

TORONTO 2014 MONTREAL CANDIDATE CITY

NEW YORK CITY 2019 HOUSTON

CANDIDATE CITY

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2017

2019

2021

2023

LONDON 2012 COPENHAGEN 2021

ROME 2000

MADRID 2017

JERUSALEM 2006

ASIA PACIFIC

SYDNEY 2023

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • 15

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mardigras.org.au

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SECTION 1 – SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE 24TH FEBRUARY TO 4TH MARCH 2023 • 17

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SECTION 1 – SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE 24TH FEBRUARY TO 4TH MARCH 2023 • 19

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NO

YES

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SECTION 2 – 2023 MILESTONE YEAR • 25

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SECTION 2 – 2023 MILESTONE YEAR • 27

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SECTION 2 – 2023 MILESTONE YEAR • 29

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SECTION 3 – LGBTQI LIFE IN SYDNEY • 31

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SECTION 3 – LGBTQI LIFE IN SYDNEY • 33

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SECTION 3 – LGBTQI LIFE IN SYDNEY • 35

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SECTION 4 – STAGING LARGE PRIDE FESTIVALS: OUR DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE • 37

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2018 MARDI GRAS AT A GLANCE

100+

17

DAYS

630,080

FESTIVAL AUDIENCE*

EVENTS

17,500

PARTICIPANTS

12,500 PARADE

2,864

EMPLOYMENT

1,700

VOLUNTEERS

449

ARTISTS

* 500,000 Parade; 80,000 Fair Day; 15,490 Party; 7,000 Museum of Love & Protest; 3,800 Queer Art After Hours; 3,000 Laneway; 2,000 Side Show; 1,700 Diamond Club; 1,400 Sissy Ball; 700 Pool Party; 640 Family Fun Day; 550 Queer Thinking.

SW

NETHERLANDS IRELAND

EDE

N

SGLMG ATTRACTS A DIVERSE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE TO SYDNEY EACH YEAR

UK

AU S T R I A

FRANCE S PA I N

C A N A DA GERMANY

SWITZELAND U.S. A .

JA PA N PORTUGAL

CHINA

M A LTA

M EX O

N E PA L SINGAPORE BRUNEI

54% SYDNEY

22%

INTERNATIONAL

CHINA

FIJI

22% INTER-

2%

NEW ZEALAND

NSW OTHER

44% of our attendees come from interstate or overseas Mardi Gras is a key tourist destination as the largest LGBTQI festival of its kind in the world Based on 2018 Ticketing data

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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U. A .E .

BRAZIL

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195 FLOATS MARCHED IN THE PARADE Mardi Gras and Google helped fund 31 fabulous Parade floats, including:

TRANS SYDNEY PRIDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AUSTRALIA

In partnership with ANZ, Mardi Gras grants also financially supported

FOBGAYS

MINUS18

NSW TRANS YOUTH ALLIANCE

CAIRNS TRANSGENDER ADULT SUPPORT GROUP

TWENTY10 MATURE AGED GAYS TASMANIAN GAY & LESBIAN RIGHTS LOBBY GROUP

SELAMAT DATANG INDONESIAN FLOAT

QUEENSLAND AIDS COUNCIL

BROADCAST AND DIGITAL REACH VIA SBS AND VICELAND 2018

7.4 K

50 K From 1 October 2017 to 12 March 2018

HEADSPACE +12 MORE...

2,979

1,616

2,656

344

NSW

PRESS CLIPPINGS

OTHER STATES

NATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

2018 Media Results (8 September 16 – 31 March 2017 data) Cardinal Spin

8 BILLION TOTAL CIRCULATION

7.3 MILLION DIGITAL REACH

2.6 M

PERTH PYTHONS HOCKEY CLUB

+23 MORE

1.4 MILLION

2.7 M

FIRST NATIONS RAINBOW

1.9 MILLION PAGE VIEWS

29 K

35% INCREASE SINCE 2017

Mardi Gras’ Facebook page is one of the world’s most popular LGBTQI Pride pages, with almost half a million likes.

We post updates daily global Pride news and event details.

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2009

Continued support for the Asian Marching Boys and allies and consolidation as a premier annual participant and float in the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade

2011

Capacity building through working with local city council and Phuket Pride (Thailand) on funding structure

2013

Oceania trans outreach resulting in Carmen Rupe Memorial Trust leading the Mardi Gras Parade

2014

Global campaigning against Sochi Games due to passage of anti-gay legislation by the Russian Duma in 2013

2015

Scholarship to Cameroon to film messages of hope and solidarity in Sydney for sharing in West Africa

2017

Sponsorship of the Tiwi Islands Sista Girls and Brutha Boys from remote northern Australia to lead the Mardi Gras Parade, repeated annually

2017

Capacity building and scholarships for Fiji Pride leading to the first ever Fiji Pride

2019

Financial and technical support for Selamat Datang float in the Mardi Gras Parade

2019

Outreach to Pink Dot Singapore to develop partnership opportunities

2019

Sponsorship of the Brazilian Prides conference in Sao Paulo

2019

Sponsorship of UK/Ireland Pride in support of Northern Ireland Marriage Equality

2019

Outreach to Eastern Europe to raise awareness of growing human rights abuses in the region

2019

Sponsorship of Timor Leste Pride and Tokyo Rainbow Pride at ILGA Asia Conference, Seoul

2019

Hosting Driving Human Rights in Asia Through Pride panel at the ILGA Conference Asia, Seoul

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TransPride Australia, 2018 Google Grant Parade Recipient

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Dr Senthorun Raj Dr Senthorun Raj is a Lecturer in Law at Keele University and is passionate about glitter, pop culture, politics, and social justice. Sen’s academic and activist work takes an intersectional approach to addressing the ways law deals with the lives of queer minorities.

He is the chair of Black Gold Arts and serves on the board of Amnesty International UK. Prior to taking up a lectureship in the UK, Sen was a Scholar in Residence at NYU School of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice and a Churchill Fellow. He has also worked as the Senior Policy Advisor for the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and served on the boards of Amnesty International Australia and ACON Health.

Bess Hepworth Bess Hepworth is the Founder and Executive Director of Planet Ally. Bess currently serves in Board roles for the UNDP’s Being LGBTI in Asia, ILGA Oceania, Asia-Pacific Transgender Network and the International Family Equality Day. She is also Co-Founder of the Asia-Pacific Rainbow Families Network and the Human Dignity Festival.

Bess is a former TEDx curator and director of Pink Season, Asia’s largest LGBT Cultural Festival as well as former Coordinator of IDAHOT Hong Kong and Events Coordinator for Kids Ocean Day in Hong Kong. Prior to founding Planet Ally, Bess worked as APAC Partnerships and Community Manager for global LGBT business organisation Out Leadership.

Ngo Le Phuong Linh Ngo Le Phuong Linh is the Director of the ICS Center, whose mission focuses on achieving equal rights for LGBT communities in Vietnam and at a regional level. Linh played a leading role in organizing VietPride, the biggest annual LGBT event in Ho Chi Minh city. She also led Work with Pride, the first initiative to increase the engagement of the business sector in workplace equality and inclusion for LGBTI in Vietnam.

At the international level, Linh is an alumnus of YSEALI Academic Fellows Program in Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development. She also serves as the youngest Executive Board member representing South East Asia in the International Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Intersex Association (ILGA) Asia.

Nicolas Parkhill Nicolas Parkhill has over 22 years of experience in the public and community health sectors. Since 2009 he has been the CEO of ACON, Australia’s largest health promotion organisation specialising in HIV and LGBTQI health.

Nic has also worked in a variety of senior management and policy roles in government, many with a specific focus on alcohol and other drugs. Nic is a former board member of both ACON and the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), and currently serves on the board of APCOM, the peak body in the Asia Pacific region for male sexual health, HIV and human rights.

Anna Brown Anna Brown OAM is a leading human rights lawyer, LGBTIQ+ advocate, and founding Chief Executive Officer of Equality Australia, Australia’s national voice for LGBTQI people.

Anna has been instrumental in many key LGBTQI law reform battles in Australia – from marriage equality to securing federal LGBTQI discrimination protections and establishing schemes to erase historical homosexual offences She has also pioneered world first research into anti-LGBTQI religious conversion therapy.

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THU 16 FEB

FRI 17 FEB

SAT 18 FEB Family Fun Day Luna Park

SUN 19 FEB

Fair Day

MON 20 FEB

TUE 21 FEB

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

First Nations Program

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

WED 22 FEB

THU 23 FEB

FRI 24 FEB

SAT 25 FEB

Sissy Ball Preliminary

Sissy Ball Preliminary

WorldPride Opening Ceremony

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras Parade

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

SUN 26 FEB

MON 27 FEB

TUE 28 FEB

WED 1 MAR

THU 2 MAR

FRI 3 MAR

SAT 4 MAR

InterPride Reception

Human Rights and Health Conference

Human Rights and Health Conference

Human Rights and Health Conference

Conference Reception

Sissy Ball Grand Final

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Bondi Beach Party

WorldPride First Nations Gala Concert

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

Mardi Gras International Arts Festival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

MG FilmFestival

Mardi Gras Party

World Pride March

WorldPride Closing Ceremony

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Sydney Festival at the Domain, Royal Botanic Gardens

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SYDNEY MULTICULTURAL CUISINES TYPE

WHERE

GETTING THERE

African

Newtown

Train from Central or City Circle

Cambodian

Cabramatta

Train from Central or City Circle

Chinese

Chinatown, Dixon Street CBD

Walk from Town Hall station

Eastern European

Bondi, Darlinghurst

Bus from city

Indonesian

Kingsford

Bus from city

Italian

Leichhardt

Light Rail from Central

Japanese

CBD, Darlinghurst, Surry Hills

Walk or bus from city

Korean

Strathfield, Campsie

Train from Central or City Circle

Lebanese

Lakemba, Canterbury

Train from Central or City Circle

Modern Australian

Barangaroo

Walk from Wynyard Station

Portuguese

Petersham

Train from Central or City Circle

Spanish

“Little Spain” Liverpool & Sussex streets

Walk from Town Hall Station

Turkish

Surry Hills

Walk from Central Station

Thai

Newtown, Kings Cross

Trains from City Circle

Vietnamese

Cabramatta

Train from Central or City Circle

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OTHER SYDNEY ATTRACTIONS Barangaroo

Spectacular 22-hectare waterfront precinct on the edge of Sydney’s CBD, transformed from a disused container terminal

Bondi to Coogee Walk

Beautiful coastline vistas, cosy beaches and cafe strips

Australian Museum

Heritage-listed museum with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology

Sydney Tower Eye

Breathtaking 360-degree views of the beautiful harbour city.

The Rocks

Occupied by the Gadigal people pre-colonisation and the place of first European settlement in Australia. Evidence of early colonial life is clearly visible in streets and buildings.

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, Darling Harbour

One of the world’s largest aquariums with over 700 different species across twelve themed zones

Harbour cruise with Tribal Warrior

Two-hour journey sharing stories of local Aboriginal history and culture

Royal Botanic Gardens

Harbour-side 30-hectare oasis offering an outstanding collection of plants from Australia and overseas

Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

Climb to the top of the Bridge in specially designed outdoor gear

Sydney Fish Market

Sydney’s largest retailer of fresh seafood and a major international tourist destination

Museum of Contemporary Art

Australia’s leading museum dedicated to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art

Sydney Harbour National Park

Offering spectacular coastal walks and swimming spots

Art Gallery of New South Wales

One of Australia’s most popular art museums, located within beautiful parklands overlooking Sydney Harbour

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SECTION 8 – A GLOBAL WORLDPRIDE THROUGH DIGITAL INCLUSION • 73

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SECTION 9 – TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION • 81

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RUSSIA

MOSCOWRUSSIA

LONDON PARIS

MOSCOW LONDON FRANKFURT FRANKFURT PARIS EUROPE ISTANBUL EUROPE ISTANBUL DUBAI

DUBAI AFRICA

MOSCOW

LONDON PARIS

FRANKFURT EUROPE

ISTANBUL

NAIROBI DUBAI

AFRICA

MUMBAI

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ASIA

BEIJING

ASIA

SEOUL BEIJING SEOUL TOKYO SHANGHAI TOKYO

SHANGHAI TAIPEI HONG KONG MUMBAI TAIPEI HONG KONG AFRICA MANILA MUMBAI RUSSIA BANGKOK MANILA BANGKOK SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR VANCOUVER ASIA NORTH SINGAPOREAMERICA TORONTO KUALA LUMPUR NAIROBI BEIJING

SEOUL

TOKYO

SHANGHAI TAIPEI

HONG KONG

BANGKOK JOHANNESBURG KUALA LUMPUR JOHANNESBURG NAIROBI

BALI

LOS ANGELES

BALI

MANILA

AUSTRALIA

SINGAPORE

NEW YORK

DALLAS

AUSTRALIA SOUTH AMERICA

BALI JOHANNESBURG

SYDNEY

AUSTRALIA

SANTIAGO SYDNEY

AUCKLAND

SYDNE AUCKLA

BUENOS AIRES

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90 • WORLDPRIDE SYDNEY 2023 BID

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Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House, Museum of Contemporary Art and The Rocks

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Hyde Park, St Mary’s Cathedral and Art Gallery of New South Wales

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Australian Museum, Hyde Park, William Street to Darlinghurst

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94 • WORLDPRIDE SYDNEY 2023 BID

SECTION 11 – HEALTH AND SAFETY IN SYDNEY • 95

96 • WORLDPRIDE SYDNEY 2023 BID

SECTION 12 – WORLDPRIDE 2023 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS • 97

98 • WORLDPRIDE SYDNEY 2023 BID

SECTION 12 – WORLDPRIDE 2023 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS • 99

100 • WORLDPRIDE SYDNEY 2023 BID

SECTION 12 – WORLDPRIDE 2023 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS • 101

TIMING

DELIVERABLE

MARKETING CHANNEL

November - February 2020

Announcement of Sydney to host WorldPride 2023

Media release, social media, website, EDM, government and sponsor communications

February 2020

Email mailing list opened after establishment of Sydney WorldPride 2023 organisation

EDM/Email

February 2020 - June 2022

Curated social media posts highlighting development of Sydney Facebook, Twitter, Instagram WorldPride 2023

April 2020

Launch of dedicated website

Linked websites, social media, EDM

June 2020

Launch of multi-language media

Linked websites, social media, EDM

From June 2020

Monthly updates provided to those on mailing list

EDM/Email

July 2020

YouTube video promotions of Mardi Gras Festival season events

YouTube

From July 2020

Regular updates to Sydney WorldPride 2023 website

Website

From July 2020

Regular updates to social media channels

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

September 2020

Launch of tourism marketing

Linked websites, social media, EDM

From January 2021

Programme and ticketing updates

InterPride AGM presentations, Social media, website, EDM,

April 2021

Release of travel packages

Social media, website, EDM

February 2022

Pre-registration for InterPride delegates

EDM/Email

From April 2022

Targeted InterPride updates provided to those who have registered

EDM/Email

June 2022

Facebook events created for each Sydney WorldPride 2023 event

Facebook

July 2022

Release of Sydney WorldPride 2023 phone app

Social media, website, EDM

August 2022

Electronic WorldPride programme released

Website, EDMs and partner social media channels

September 2022

Online Human Rights and Health Conference programme published

Website

October 2022

Pre-registered InterPride delegates ticket packages released Sydney Mardi Gras members ticket packages released

EDM, email, website, Eventbrite, Ticketek

• Mailing list recipients/general public ticket packages released

EDM, email, website, Eventbrite, Ticketek

• Seamless access from app to ticketing platform

Phone app

• Seamless access from app to smartphone mapping and local public transport information

Phone app

• Seamless access from app to smartphone calendar

Phone app

• Promotion of QR codes integrated with app to deliver event or location specific information in user’s native language

Phone app

• Promotion of wayfinding signage in multiple languages including braille

Website, EDMs and partner social media channels

November 2022

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SECTION 13 – WORLDPRIDE 2023 BUDGET • 103

INCOME Event Ticketing/Registration Income Ticket sales

$3,935,310

Registration fees

$90,000

Other Income (inc in-kind)

$2,275,600

Event Income

$6,300,910

Government Grants

$8,970,000

Corporate Sponsorship

$2,000,000

Total Event Income

$17,090,910

OPERATING EXPENSES Administration costs

$1,798,000

Human Resources Costs

$4,361,418

Marketing

$870,000

Fees and Licenses

$117,520

Operating Expenses

$7,146,938

Contingency 10%

$714,694

Total Operational Expenses

$7,861,632

WORLDPRIDE EVENTS EXPENSES Opening Ceremony

$2,612,179

Bondi Beach Party

$997,147

InterPride Reception

$146,561

Human Rights Conference

$946,262

Gala Concert

$500, 950

Conference Reception

$73,508

World Pride March

$672,248

Closing Ceremony

$2,590,423

Total Event Expenses

$8,539,278

TOTAL WORLDPRIDE EXPENSES

$16,400,910

PL AFTER INCOME

$690,000

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OUTCOMES

Increased engagement between Pride organisers globally

Increased engagement with LGBTQI communities in Asia Pacific

Increased engagement with LGBTQI First Nations

Effective human rights and health conference

MEASUREMENT

DATA COLLECTION METHODS

Regional distribution of attending Pride organisers

Human Rights Conference registration Events ticketing system

Increased InterPride membership

InterPride membership records

Increased geographical diversity of InterPride membership

InterPride membership records

Increased connections between Pride organisers globally

Subscribers to global Pride organisers Facebook page

Increased membership of InterPride

by Asia Pacific Pride organisers

InterPride membership records

Number of Human Rights Conference sessions with an Asia Pacific focus

Human Rights Conference programme

Number of Asia Pacific WorldPride Festival performers/events

Festival programme Performers data

Relative distribution of First Nations conference registrants

Conference registration data

Number of Human Rights Conference sessions with a First Nations focus

Conference Programme

Number of WorldPride Festival First Nations performers/events

Festival Programme Performer data

Number of registrations

Conference registration data

Diversity of conference topics

Conference programme

Conference topics by attendance

Pre-registration and on-site data collection

Conference resolutions reflect LGBTQI human rights and health issues

Closing plenary resolutions

Conference participation reflects cultural/LGBTQI identity diversity

Conference registration data (optional data provision)

Positive feedback from conference participants

Feedback survey at close of and post conference

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2019

For the year ended 30 June 2018

Budget FY18

Actual FY18

$

$

TICKET SALES

1,858,210

2,824,489

528,171

829,673

2,740,000

2,850,495

BAR SALES

92,364

137,011

MEMBERSHIP FEES

52,500

85,649

DONATIONS

85,997

72,075

OTHER INCOME

34,660

31,872

821,175

731,594

6,213,077

7,562,858

LICENSES & FEES SPONSORSHIP & GRANTS

CONTRA INCOME TOTAL INCOME

2017

2016

$

$

$

REVENUE

8,293,316

7,562,858

5,419,337

5,048,419

COST OF SALES

4,965,589

5,761,359

3,863,010

3,477,215

GROSS PROFIT

3,327,727

1,801,499

1,556,327

1,571,204

OVERHEAD COSTS

3,101,409

1,740,247

1,382,547

1,388,136

226,318

61,252

173,780

183,068

3%

1%

3%

4%

778,736

717,484

543,704

360,636

1,005,054

778,736

717,484

543,704

NET PROFIT

C/F RETAINED EARNINGS

INCOME

2018

RETAINED EARNINGS

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PRINCIPAL PARTNER

ANZ

STRATEGIC SPONSOR

NSW Government

GOVERNMENT PARTNER

City of Sydney Council

BROADCAST PARTNER

SBS

MAJOR PARTNERS

Woolworths Group Vodaphone Yak Ales Wella Holden Myer Qantas The Star

Gilead Facebook Accord Hotels Neighbours Bull Music Salesforce Goggle Absolut

MEDIA PARTNERS

KISS 1065 DNA

JOY.org.au Star Observer

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PHASE

KEY DELIVERABLES

DATES

• Creation of Sydney WorldPride 2023 legal entity • Appointment of Board • Recruitment of CEO Formation of organisation

• Secure office occupancy arrangements • Development of organisational infrastructure

November 2019 to February 2020

• Commence securing government and sponsor investment • Project planning development • Formation of Advisory Panels • Recruitment of Finance Manager • Recruitment of Partnerships Manager • Recruitment of Development/Fundraising Manager

Planning and development

• Initial modelling: - Partnerships - Financial projections - Ticketing - ransport/logistics - Volunteer roles • Engagement with government agencies to further develop transport and logistics planning

February 2020 to October 2020

• Engagement with community to develop umbrella festival with local co-producers • Engagement with regional neighbours to develop network of broadcast sites and regional delegates • Digital engagement planning

First InterPride annual update

Sydney WorldPride 2023 and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to present update at Oslo

October 2020

• Partnerships review

Organisation building

• Modelling review: - Partnerships - Financial projections - Ticketing - Transport/logistics - Volunteer roles

November 2020 to August 2021

• Further development of government agency planning and support • Human Rights and Health Conference planning • Continued engagement with regional neighbours

Copenhagen WorldPride 2021 Sydney WorldPride 2023 activation at Copenhagen Creative planning

• Recruitment of Creative Director • Development of creative programme/talent engagement

August 2021 August 2021

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PHASE

KEY DELIVERABLES • International speaker engagement

Conference planning

• First Nations engagement • Asia Pacific regional engagement

Second InterPride annual update

Sydney WorldPride 2023 update at InterPride AGM 2021

DATES

September 2021 to October 2022 October 2021

• Finalisation of modelling: • Partnerships

- Financial projections - Ticketing - Transport/logistics - Volunteer roles

• Release of travel and accommodation packages • Finalisation of InterPride member ticket packages • Recruitment of Programming Director

Finalisation and ramp-up

• Recruitment of other key staff • Finalisation of talent bookings

August 2021 to October 2022

• Finalisation of delegates and travel plans • Finalisation of digital infrastructure for regional broadcast • Release of Android/Apple Sydney WorldPride 2023 app including:

- Travel advice - Accessibility advice - Accommodation advice - Ticketing - Program and venue information

Final InterPride annual update

Sydney WorldPride 2023 update at InterPride AGM 2022

October 2022

• InterPride member packages exclusively released early

Early ticketing

• Mardi Gras member packages also exclusively released early

November 2022

• Public ticket packages on-sale last • Sydney WorldPride 2023 launch in Sydney • Final season program released via multiple channels

Execution and delivery

• All seasonal staff/contractors engaged • Government agencies engaged

November 2022 to February 2023

• Finalisation of event planning

Delivery of Sydney WorldPride 2023: February and March 2023

Post-event debrief

Debriefs: - Production partners - Government agencies - InterPride members - Community - Guests • Reconciliation and reporting

Wind-up

• Lodgement of accounts • Disbursement of assets

March 2023 to June 2023

July 2023 to December 2023

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ITEM

COMPLIES

NOTES

Full membership of InterPride in good standing for 4 consecutive years prior to submitting application

Yes

Eligibility confirmed

Organized a minimum of 3 Pride events in the last 4 years

Yes

Annual Pride since 1978

Attended 3 of the last 4 AGMs prior to submitting application (active in other Pride platforms also qualifies)

Yes

Attendance Indianapolis AGM 2017 Attendance Saskatoon AGM 2018 Attendance EuroPride Vienna 2019 Attendance WorldPride New York 2019 Speaker WorldPride 2019 Human Rights Conference and Stonewall50 Rally Attendance Pride in London 2019 Member InterPride Human Rights Committee Member InterPride WorldPride Committee Member ILGA Oceania Attendance Copenhagen Pride 2019 Attendance ILGA Asia Conference Seoul 2019 Eligibility confirmed

Fiscally-stable organization with no operating deficit exceeding 10% of revenues in a 4-year period

Yes

Included in Section 14

Applicant must propose to hold the WorldPride at least three (3) years after the AGM at which their application is being considered

Yes

Application is for 2023, four years after the October 2019 AGM

The applicant must be present at the AGM at which their application is being considered

Yes

SGLMG representatives will be present at the Athens AGM in October 2019

Name, address, phone, fax, email and contact person(s) for that organization

Yes

Fax is no longer used

Full description of the history/legal status of the applicant’s organization and its structure

Yes

Included in Sections 2 and 15

Proposed date and geographic location of proposed WorldPride

Yes

Included in Section 1

• An opening ceremony

Yes

Included in Section 6

• A march/parade or similar demonstration

Yes

Included in Section 6

• Conference and/or workshop on various aspects/issues of

Yes

Included in Section 6

• A closing ceremony

Yes

Included in Section 6

Full description of the political context of the program

Yes

Included in Section 1

Projected impact on a global scale

Yes

Included in Section 1

How does the program meet the vision statement of the event

Yes

Included in Section 1

Provide measurable outcomes to InterPride and its member organizations

Yes

Included in Section 1

Proposed Budget

Yes

Included in section 13

Organizational Structure

Yes

Included in sections 14 and 15

Key personnel

Yes

Included in section 14

Marketing plan timeline

Yes

Included in section 12

Format(s) for marketing

Yes

Included in section 12

Program to include (but not limited to):

LGBTQI life

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ITEM

COMPLIES

NOTES

Projected costs of marketing

Yes

Included in section 13

Key points that will emphasize the marketing efforts

Yes

Included in section 12

International airport location in the host city/region/country

Yes

Included in section 9

Transportation to/from the events(s)

Yes

Included in section 8 and 10

Relevant health and safety/security issued for the location

Yes

Included in section 11

Accommodation availability and costs

Yes

Included in section 9

Description of LGBTQI life in the host city/region

Yes

Included in section 3

Specify the global dimension of the events

Yes

Included in section 1

Evidence showing desire to embrace/respect the participation of the international LGBTQI community

Yes

Included in section 1

Compliance to this standing rule and along with any other bylaws and standing rules or other governing documents of InterPride.

Yes

To the best of our knowledge our application complies with the standing rule and other applicable by laws and documents

Application must be accompanied by as many as possible of the following letters of support:

Yes

ACON Midsummer Festival First Nations Rainbow Auckland Pride Trans Pride Australia ANZ Capgemini

• Government officials

Yes

Premier of NSW NSW Minister for the Arts NSW Minister for Tourism Senator Birmingham Sydney City Mayor Member for Sydney Assistant Commissioner NSW Police

• LGBTI businesses in the city/region

Yes

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association

• Local Tourism authorities

Yes

Tourism Australia

• Travel partners IE airlines, hotels, travel agencies,

Yes

Qantas Accor Hotels Planet Dwellers

• Human Rights Organizations in the city/region

Yes

Amnesty Equality Australia Planet Ally

• International

Yes

Copenhagen Pride Heritage of Pride (NYC) Fruits in Suits Tokyo Tokyo Rainbow Pridew Oxford Pride Imperial Court California Insurance Commissioner California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus Out TV

Documentation describing the special political or cultural or social reasons for hosting a WorldPride

Yes

Included in section 1

A proposed timeline from approval of application till event

Yes

Included in section 16

Biographical information on the key personal who will be involved in planning and executing the event

Yes

Included in section 14

USD500.00 must be received by July 14 official submission

Yes

Receipt of payment

• Other organizations within their city/region

car rentals, but not limited to these examples

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The Hon. Stuart Ayres MP Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney

The Bid Committee WorldPride Sydney 2023 Bid Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Suite 6, 94 Oxford Street DARLINGHURST NSW 2010 Dear Committee, I am delighted to write in support of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ bid to host WorldPride 2023 in Sydney. As NSW Minister for Tourism, I know it will be an experience like no other.

New South Wales is the number one state in Australia for both domestic and international visitors, visitor nights and visitor spend - and it is clear to see why when you look at all our state has to offer.

Sydney is the events capital of the Southern Hemisphere – boasting a truly cosmopolitan city with an amazing harbour, delicious food and beverage, world-class transport and a proud history of celebrating diversity.

The NSW Government has invested in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras since 2009 and as it is one of Australia’s biggest tourism drawcards, our Government is proud to be a strategic sponsor of the event via our tourism and major events agency Destination NSW. With 2023 marking the 45th anniversary of the first parade, I can think of no better place than Sydney to host WorldPride 2023.

While Sydney is spectacular all year round, the city truly sparkles in the warmer months as people head outdoors to enjoy our magnificent beaches and exciting nightlife – making February - March the perfect time to host an event of this kind in Sydney.

WorldPride is a global event and it belongs in Australia’s global city. Should Sydney be successful in its bid to host WorldPride 2023, I am confident we would put on a show beyond compare.

Yours sincerely,

The Hon. Stuart Ayres MP Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney

Level 19, 52 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: (61 2) 8574 6500 Fax: (61 2) 9339 5522 Email: www.nsw.gov.au/minister/ayres

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World Pride 2023 The City of Sydney supports Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ bid to host World Pride in 2023 in Sydney.

The City of Sydney has long been a proud supporter of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. This event showcases the strength and diversity of our LGBTIQ communities, applauds the victories won so far and uses wit and colour to campaign for full equality. It is a globally recognised event and an important and exciting time in Sydney’s calendar.

Sydney is internationally recognised as a leading destination for events, with an innovative business centre, attracting thousands of visitors each year.

Sydney is renowned for its natural beauty and for the many pursuits available to visitors and residents alike. Its magnificent harbour and coastal setting, cultural life, plentiful shopping, cafés, restaurants, fresh food and friendly people make Sydney a memorable destination. Sydney is equipped with the facilities and services needed to ensure the most successful and enjoyable of conferences and holidays.

One of the safest cities in the world, Sydney has substantial experience in hosting major events including the APEC Summit in 2007, Rotary International Convention in 2014 and ASEAN World Business Summit in 2018.

Sydney is increasingly acknowledged as a city leading the way in environmental initiatives and sustainability. The City of Sydney is Australia’s first carbon-neutral council with ambitious carbon reduction targets by 2030. The City is committed to the delivery of sustainable business events, with a comprehensive plan to reduce the environmental footprint of our travel and leisure sectors.

The City of Sydney provides funding for a number of LGBTIQ groups and charities. We proudly supported the ‘yes’ campaign in Australia by providing accommodation grants to Australian Marriage Equality and we flew the rainbow flag above Town Hall and rainbow banners throughout the City for the length of the campaign. Earlier this year, we painted a curved rainbow crossing in Taylor Square in the heart of Sydney and we are planning to name a section of Prince Alfred Park Equality Green, as a permanent reminder of the momentous occasion when over 30,000 people gathered in the park on 15 November 2017 to celebrate the results of the Australian marriage law postal survey, when Australia voted ‘yes’ to marriage equality.

We look forward to warmly welcoming your attendees to Sydney for a successful World Pride 2023 in the world’s most beautiful harbour city.

Yours sincerely

Clover Moore Lord Mayor of Sydney

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25 June 2019 To Whom It May Concern:

WorldPride 2023 I write to strongly support Sydney’s bid to host WorldPride in 2023.

Sydney’s annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival is a signature event for the LGBTIQA+ communities, commemorating our progressive struggle and major achievements in civil rights. This celebratory event demonstrates Australia’s diversity, inclusion and tolerance. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival is a significant tourism drawcard, drawing thousands of people from around the country and the world to experience what Sydney and Australia have to offer.

Sydney showed we can host massive events like the Olympics and make sure everyone is welcomed and included; I believe we can do this again by bringing WorldPride to the Southern Hemisphere.

WorldPride 2023 would increase the international profile of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, show Sydney and Australia to the world and use this platform to support the ongoing global movement for human rights and equality.

I am very pleased and excited to support Sydney’s bid to host World Pride 2023.

Yours sincerely

Alex Greenwich Member for Sydney

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Jan Willet Department of Premier and Cabinet NSW Government 28 May, 2019

D/2019/469746

SGLMG World Pride Bid 2023 As the NSW Police Force Corporate Sponsor for Sexuality, Gender Diversity and Intersex, and the overall Commander of all aspects of the iconic Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, I am proud to offer my unequivocal support for the NSW bid for 2023 World Pride.

Today, the NSW Police Force is an integral partner, amongst a host of government and non-government agencies, working very closely with the Mardi Gras organisation to ensure the entire festival runs smoothly, without incident, providing all who attend a compelling, entertaining, safe and comfortable experience. This can only be achieved with very good working relationships, high level planning and a common goal, which is captured by our ‘Mardi Gras Accord’. This agreement, between Mardi Gras and the NSW Police Force, reinforces principles of partnership, consultation and cooperation and a policing approach that facilitates safe and welcoming events, ensuring culturally appropriate policing. In this spirit, NSW Police Force would contribute to, and support 2023 World Pride, in partnership and in consultation with all key stakeholders.

NSW, including the police, have already supported a world LGBTIQ event, in 2002 – The Gay Games. In fact, NSW Police received a commendation by Gay Games organisers for our efforts contributing towards a safe and successful international event.

A critical feature of NSW Police Force support and involvement in LGBTIQ events such as Mardi Gras and Gay Games is the well established ‘GLLO’ program. Our trained GLLOs (LGBTIQ Liaison Officers) are deployed at all major LGBTIQ events, bringing an in depth understanding and level of empathy to their policing approach, and assisting their colleagues to appreciate the history and experience of LGBTIQ people, particularly during events holding significant symbolic value. This is a very important theme for the NSW Police Force during Mardi Gras and all officers are briefed by Mardi Gras personnel, as well as the Corporate Sponsor, to ensure they understand the historical and symbolic importance of the event.

The NSW Police Force Corporate Sponsor program is unique amongst police agencies in Australia and beyond. Region Sponsors, at Superintendent level, are located in every region across NSW, supporting the corporate directions set by the Corporate Sponsor, at Education and Training Command

Office of the Commander Level 5, 20 Charles Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 NSW Police Force, Locked Bag 5102 Parramatta NSW 2124 Telephone 02 9768 0805 ENet 34805 TTY 9211 3776 (Hearing/Speech impaired)

For Official Use Only

ABN 43 408 613 180

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Assistant Commissioner rank. These sponsors, working with their GLLOs, are guided by an LGBTIQ policy and action plan. These documents direct the organisation to work with organisers and LGBTIQ groups to ensure safe, successful and trouble-free events and to adequately brief and prepare all officers working at these events.

The influence and leadership demonstrated by this program in the LGBTIQ portfolio has greatly facilitated high level working partnerships with community stakeholders which has been integral to the success of Mardi Gras planning in recent years. This program will also form a critical aspect of the support provided to 2023 World Pride should NSW win the bid.

For your information, I have attached a copy of our current Strategy on Sexuality, Gender Diversity and Intersex. NSW police active participation in a range of LGBTIQ community events is amongst our key priorities, including larger scale events such as Mardi Gras, Wear it Purple (commemorated in August each year), International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia and Transgender Day of Remembrance. Local LGBTIQ events and programs are also supported by local GLLOs and allies. This Strategy document illustrates these events and the importance of police participation and support.

The NSW Police Force will implement a comprehensive package to equip all officers working at 2023 World Pride events to police these events with compassion and sensitivity, whilst achieving policing objectives. This education package will be developed and implemented in partnership with 2023 World Pride organisers and other relevant community stakeholders.

NSW is well prepared to conduct a safe and successful World Pride. Sydney’s Mardi Gras is testimony to the excellent partnerships established amongst key government and nongovernment organisations to conduct a safe and enjoyable large-scale public event. On behalf of the NSW Police Force, I am proud to offer support for the NSW bid for 2023 World Pride.

Anthony Crandell APM Assistant Commissioner NSW Police Force Corporate Sponsor, Sexuality, Gender Diversity and Intersex

Education and Training Command

Office of the Commander Level 5, 20 Charles Street, Parramatta NSW 2150 NSW Police Force, Locked Bag 5102 Parramatta NSW 2124 Telephone 02 9768 0805 ENet 34805 TTY 9211 3776 (Hearing/Speech impaired)

For Official Use Only

ABN 43 408 613 180

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31 May 2019 WorldPride - InterPride www.interpride.org To whom it may concern RE: LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS WORLD PRIDE 2023 BID It is my pleasure to write a letter of support for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ (SGLMG) bid to host WorldPride in 2023.

ACON is Australia’s leading health promotion organisation specialising in HIV prevention, HIV support and LGBTI health.

Established in 1985, ACON is widely seen as an innovation and successful organisation, having adapted to changes in the HIV epidemic and responded early to emerging health issues affecting people in LGBTIQ communities.

Ever since ACON was formed in response to the AIDS epidemic in Australia, we have worked closely with SGLMG. They have played in integral role in helping us achieve our goals of not only preventing HIV transmissions and supporting people living with HIV, but in improving the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ people.

Over four decades, SGLMG has grown to become the largest LGBTIQ events in Australia. Throughout its history, the festival and parade have attracted millions of international visitors to Sydney, becoming one of the world’s premiere celebrations of LGBTIQ pride and culture.

Underpinning SGLMG is the goal of unifying people across Sydney, Australia and the world through art, culture, creativity and celebration, while raising awareness of issues around equality, social justice and human rights. These issues lie at the core of ACON – when people feel safe, equal and included in society, this leads to better health outcomes. We believe these goals also align with that of WorldPride in standing up against inequality and fighting injustice.

Given Australia’s geographical location in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to 60 per cent of the world’s population, a successful bid would allow the issue of human rights take prominence in a part of the world where homosexuality is still criminalised in many countries. A human rights festival as part of WorldPride will provide an important opportunity to discuss key issues concerning local LGBTIQ communities across Australia, our Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Together we can advocate for advances in health and human rights, and help create meaningful outcomes for people in LGBTIQ communities.

This project will be an important cultural endeavour – one that will benefit not only Sydney’s LGBTIQ communities, but people of diverse sexualities and genders across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region as well. We fully support the efforts of SGLMG in seeking the hosting rights for WorldPride 2023, which will ensure our communities at home and the region remain visible and are celebrated.

Kind regards

Nicolas Parkhill Chief Executive Officer

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19 Jan – 9 Feb 2020 Midsumma Festival Inc. Ground Floor, 77 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, VIC 3006 (03) 9296 6600

26/05/19 Re : WorldPride 2023 bid

To Whom It May Concern, I write to provide a letter of support with regards to bid by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for Sydney to become the first destination in the Southern Hemisphere to host WorldPride.

As one of the largest festivals within Victoria Australia, we at Midsumma Festival are committed to showcasing LGBTIQA+ arts and culture within a national and international context. As such would welcome the opportunity for Australian LGBTIQA+ communities to engage with such an important world event. Such opportunities are rare. We view it as vital that our diverse communities have the opportunity to contextualise their stories and culture’s in this way, and engage in discussions around important policy, human rights and policy topics concerning Australian, Asian Pacific and international LGBTIQA communities.

We wish our friends at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras all the best with their bid and very much look forward to seeing how plans develop.

We sincerely hope that this bid will be looked at favourably.

Yours sincerely

___________________________ Karen Bryant Chief Executive, Midsumma Festival

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Auckland Pride Festival Inc

PO Box 5212

Wellesley Street

Auckland 1010

15 July 2019

Endorsement of Sydney as the host for World Pride 2023 Kia ora, Talofa lava, Mālō e lelei, Kia orana, Fakalofa lahi atu, Bula Vinaka, Ia orana, Taloha ni, Halo, Kona mauri, and warm pacific greetings from Auckland Pride!

The Auckland Pride Festival is proud to endorse Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras’ bid for Sydney to be the host city of World Pride in 2023.

Auckland Pride has a proud history of fierce, fabulous, community-centred Pride Festivals in Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest, most diverse city - Auckland. Our Pride Festivals have showcased the incredible and diverse talents of our rainbow communities, celebrated our country’s progress through parties and Pride Parades, and advocated for often marginalised groups within our rainbow communities, through activist gatherings and Pride Marches.

The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to put on a world-class festival, drawing visitors from around the world, and in particular, from across the ditch in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The platform that Mardi Gras provides has been vital for the visibility and progress of Australia’s diverse rainbow communities, demonstrated most recently through the divisive fight for marriage equality under federal law. Its role to play in providing that platform not just for Australia’s rainbow communities, but for LGBTTQIA+ people across the South Pacific is vital.

One of the most significant challenges we face as a member of the South Pacific is advocating and empowering our Pasifika rainbow communities to liberate their home countries from colonial-era discriminatory laws against our communities. The ILGA 2019 State Sponsored Homophobia Report states that just under half of the countries in the Oceania region still criminalise consensual same-sex acts.

Sydney hosting World Pride in 2023 would thrust our communities in the South Pacific onto the world stage, enabling unprecedented visibility and advocacy.

A successful World Pride bid could attract up to a million visitors to Australia from around the globe. We know that because of the relative proximity of New Zealand to Australia, many of these visitors will travel to Auckland and around Aotearoa.

Auckland Pride Festivals usually conclude on the same weekend the Mardi Gras Festival begins (as it did in 2019), providing a rare opportunity to significantly increase the audience of a 2023 Auckland Pride Festival proudly showcasing and celebrating our unique cultures, vibrant communities, and excellent talents.

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Dear WorldPride Re: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras WorldPride 2023 Bid. As president of Trans Pride Australia (TPA) I am thrilled to support the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) bid to host WorldPride in 2023.

• • • •

TPA is Australia’s largest trans and gender diverse (TGD) social and support network. With a vision to see all TGD people live their best possible life, TPA creates a safe and supportive space to: Connect with other TGD people and their family, friends and allies in a closed online environment.

Host social and commemorative events and celebrations Act as a channel for TGD support and services Promote visibility and awareness of TGD matters in the greater community SGLMG is one of TPA’s primary partners. Representing the Australian TGD community in the SGLMG Parade, one of the world’s greatest pride parades, is the highlight of our events calendar. In 2019 we were honoured to be invited to be one of three community organisation floats produced by SGLMG, giving unparalleled support and visibility to TPA and allowing more people from our diverse community to participate than ever before.

We have also partnered with SGLMG to produce My Trans Story for the Queer Thinking Festival. This sell-out storytelling event is a platform for emerging and established TGD speakers to present their personal narratives and has gone on to feature in other Australian queer arts festivals.

Sydney offers an ideal climate to connect and celebrate and has an excellent record for championing the LGBTQIA+ community. In recent years, across the globe, there’s a renewed focus on TGD people, driving the Sydney TGD community to become orgaised and visible. SGLMG have demonstrated their commitment and support to this organised activity and we in turn are thrilled to support their work into 2023 and beyond.

It is with great pride that TPA endorses SGLMG bid to bring WorldPride 2023 to Sydney in their 45th year, to rally the LGBTQIA+ community on a global level and to showcase our incredible city to the world.

Kind Regards Peta Friend President | Trans Pride Australia president@transprideaustralia.org.au https://www.transprideaustralia.org.au

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1 July 2019 WorldPride Committee InterPride Suite 6, 94 Oxford St Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Australia Dear WorldPride Committee InterPride, It gives me great pleasure to support Sydney’s bid to host WorldPride in 2023.

Sydney’s annual Mardi Gras Festival is a signature event for the global LGBTQI community, providing a high-profile platform for Australians to celebrate their diversity and tolerance. Hosting WorldPride 2023 in Sydney will further promote Australia as a country that demonstrates global leadership in educating and driving an international response to LGBTQI human rights. The event is also a major tourism drawcard for the city of Sydney, attracting thousands of people from around the country and the world.

Being awarded the bid would not only increase the international profile of the Mardi Gras Festival, but would also enhance Sydney’s outstanding record of hosting some of the world’s largest and most prestigious international events. From a business events perspective, the proposed Human Rights and Health Care conferences will be a key component of the WorldPride 2023 program.

I am pleased to support Sydney’s bid to host your international event.

Regards,

Penny Lion Executive General Manager, Events Tourism Australia

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Letter from Accor Australia In Support Of Sydney’s bid to host WorldPride 2023 We, the largest operator of hotels and resorts in Australia with over 330 properties, write to express our support behind Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ bid to host WorldPride in Sydney 2023, as a platform to promote LGBTQI equality.

As proud hotel partners of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, we are committed to building a deep culture of understanding and respect for all people regardless of culture, ethnicity, age or sexual orientation. Our association with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is just one of many partnerships Accor champions to celebrate diversity.

We support diversity in the workforce and recognise the rights of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTQI) employees to live and work, free of prejudice and discrimination, with all the essential freedoms enjoyed by other members of our organisations and the broader community.

Like our 16,000 employees across Australia, our guests come from all walks of life and it is our purpose and priority to ensure our hotels make every single guest Feel Welcome, valued and equal – with every interaction.

At Accor, people are at the heart of our business and we are passionate about creating a sense of connection and emotional experiences with our guests.

An equitable society, free of discrimination, allows our employees to function at their best. We are serious about providing our people with equal opportunities, and have introduced a number of successful initiatives focused on supporting Indigenous employment, female talent and mature age workers. LGBTQI is a key part of our diversity commitment.

We support Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ bid to bring WorldPride to Sydney in 2023, as the first destination in the Southern Hemisphere to host the marquee international LGBTQI pride event.

Yours faithfully

Simon McGrath, Chief Operating Officer Accor Pacific

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To Whom It May Concern Equality Australia is Australia’s first national legal advocacy and campaigning organisation dedicated to achieving equality for LGBTIQ+ people, built from the Equality Campaign (Australia’s successful marriage equality campaign) with support from the Human Rights Law Centre.

We work with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people to build the power, voices and influence of our communities through partnerships, advocacy and mobilisation. Equality Australian also hosts a civil society Network of LGBTIQ+ and other Australian organisations working to advance the rights of LGBTIQ+ people in the region and influence the Australian Government to promote LGBTIQ+ human rights on the international stage. The Social Justice Committee of Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) is a member of our Network.

The Equality Campaign was very proud to be one of the leading groups marching in the SGLMG parade in 2018 after the successful achievement of marriage equality in Australia in late 2017.

Hosting World Pride in 2023 would provide the opportunity to commemorate the 5 year anniversary of achieving this nationally significant reform in Australia.

Equality Australia strongly supports the bid from Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to host WorldPride 2023. SGLMG has demonstrated its commitment to amplifying the voices and struggle of LGBTIQ+ communities in NSW and the nation over many decades. Born from a struggle for equal rights, SGLMG has developed into a highly successful creative festival that gives an important platform to LGBTIQ+ communities to communicate about current human rights issues through art, discussion and debate.

Sydney WorldPride 2023 will shine a light on the significant inequalities faced by LGBTIQ+ communities in the Asia Pacific region, of which Australia is a part. Equality Australia has been proud to serve as a member of the bid’s advisory committee with a particular interest and focus in creating a world class human rights conference. The conference will be an incredibly important opportunity to gather LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders and advocates from the region and amplify the voices of the many Indigenous peoples in our region, including the Sistergirls, Brotherboys and other LGBTIQ+ identifying members of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Given the lack of support offered by many Governments to LGBTIQ+ people in the region, the conference will provide an important opportunity for advocates to share perspectives and strategies to support future reform and social change in a safe and inclusive environment.

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The year of 2023 is also when a meeting of the Equal Rights Coalition is due to take place. If Australia was to host this meeting to coincide with World Pride it would mean the World Pride human rights conference would be an even greater focal point for international discussions to advance LGBTIQ+ equality - among supportive governments, donors and civil society.

Working together with local partners such as Equality Australia and ACON, we have the upmost confidence that SGLMG will deliver a highly successful and impactful human rights conference in addition to a range of inclusive WorldPride events.

We look forward to continuing to support SGLMG’s World Pride Bid in 2019 and the opportunity to support a LGBTIQ+ human rights conference taking place in Sydney in 2023.

Yours sincerely,

Anna Brown Chief Executive Officer Equality Australia Ltd

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Eaton Workshop 380 Nathan Rd, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong +852 64911014 www.planetally.org July 8th, 2019

SUPPORT FOR SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS TO HOST WORD PRIDE 2023 Dear World Pride Committee, It is my pleasure to write this letter of of support and recommendation for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to host World Pride 2023.

As the Executive Director of Planet Ally, an NGO focused on LGBTIQ+ advocacy in AsiaPacific, we are delighted and proud to support the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras bid and have every confidence they will do justice to this phenomenal opportunity.

Our region is in much need of visibility and support and we believe there could be no better platform to spotlight the progress and regress of LGBTIQ+ issues than Sydney as a host for World Pride.

My team and I have been very impressed with the thoughtful outreach and genuine commitment the team have already demonstrated in wanting to supporting human rights defenders in Asia-Pacific and beyond. It is clear how passionate they are about being inclusive, intersectional and leveraging their privilege, networks and platform in the lead up and beyond Pride itself. We also recognise their sustainability initiatives such as banning balloons and single-use plastic water bottles from their major events.

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is adored and revered as one of the greatest Mardi Gras celebrations throughout the world. With more than four decades of event experience and spectacular curation, it is an excellent choice to be the first organisation and destination in the Southern Hemisphere to host WorldPride.

Planet Ally are proud to support and champion Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in their bid efforts and look forward to being strong collaborative partners in 2023.

Please don't hesitate to reach out, as I would only too happy to discuss this further.

Yours in Allyship,

BESS HEPWORTH Planet Ally, Founder, Executive Director and Chief Disruptor "We Want to Live on A Planet of Allies."

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Copenhagen, July 2nd, 2019

To whom it may concern

Letter of support

Copenhagen Pride hereby express our support for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’ bid for WorldPride 2023.

For more than 40 years the organisers of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras have shown their ability to plan and execute a spectacular event, that surpasses any other Pride celebration in the Southern hemisphere, and we are hence confident,that if the Sydney bid for WorldPride 2023 is voted up, they are ready and capable of creating a WorldPride that sets new standards.

Oceania is an underrepresented area in our movement and it we believe, that Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras’is a beacon of hope and development for many LGBTI+ folks in the region and that a WorldPride in Australia, has the potential to ignite new development in LGBTI+ rights and in the Pride movement in the area.

In the last two years, since Sydney announced their intention to bid, we have gotten to know the organisers and are confident in their commitment to and understanding of InterPride and the international Pride movement.

We have no doubt, that a WorldPride in Sydney will be a spectacular event.

We are looking forward to perusing the Sydney bid for a WorldPride, to draw inspiration from it, as we believe, they will bring new ideas to the event, and to allow ourselves to determine which bid amongst the three proposed, we can support.

Yours faithfully,

Lars Henriksen Chair Person

Copenhagen Pride – H.C. Andersens Boulevard 27 st – 1553 København v – CVR: 2612 1000

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Heritage of Pride, Inc. Heritage of Pride, Inc., 112 Christopher St., New York, NY 10014 • Telephone: 212.989.2145 • Fax: 212.807.7436 • Web: nycpride.org

To Whom It May Concern, On behalf of our Membership, Staff, and the Executive Board we are pleased to support Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for their bid to host WorldPride 2023. We would like to emphasize some global points that gives the rational for awarding them the bid.

They are as follows: • • • • • • • • •

It would be the first WorldPride to be held in the Southern Hemisphere.

It would be the first WorldPride to significantly engage with the Asia Pacific region.

It would be the first WorldPride to offer a major opportunity to grow the Pride movement in the Asia Pacific region.

2023 is the 50th Anniversary of Australia’s first Gay Pride Week.

SGLMG is one of the oldest Prides in the world.

Empowering First Nations – First Nations Pride communities are an emerging presence in the Australian Pride landscape. Australian First Nations are the oldest, continuous culture in the world.

17 – day combined 45th Anniversary/WorldPride 2023 Festival delivering multiple, diverse arts, cultural and human rights events.

Hub of the Asia-Pacific - Sydney is a meeting point for LGBTQI people from across the Asia Pacific region.

Our festival is a safe haven in a region characterized by widespread LBGTQI human rights violations.

NYC Pride / Heritage of Pride strongly supports the application of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and envisions WorldPride 2023 as another means of expanding the Pride movement through their leadership.

Best, Maryanne Roberto Fine & David Studinski Co-Chairs NYC Pride | Heritage of Pride

Official Organizer & Producer of New York City’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Events

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Fruits in Suits Japan 5-15 Akasaka 9-chome, 2F Minato, Tokyo Japan 107-0052 hello@fruitsinsuitsjapan.org July 7, 2019 INTERPRIDE

To Whom It May Concern, I am Loren Fykes and current Executive Director of ​Fruits in Suits Japan (FinS​). We are

Japan’s largest social networking organization for LGBTIA professional men and women with a membership over 2,000. The group serves as a nexus between our own members and other LGBTIA organizations working to realize and secure the equality and civil liberties of Japanese and resident LGBTIA individuals in Japan. Our mission is: to inform our community of domestic efforts through regularly scheduled speaker events and communications; unite with LGBTIA organizations through a variety of financial and strategic initiatives; and support them to effect change in our communities and society. Additionally, on July 11, 2019, FinS establishes Japan’s first LGBT Chamber of Commerce, the Pride Business Alliance Japan. The organization is the sister organization of FinS and will certify LGBTQ-owned businsesses, promote their goods and services and assist in developing partnerships with large corporations.

We believe it is time for the worldwide LGBTQ+ cause to spotlight the Asia Pacific region.

Fruits in Suits Japan endorses the bid for Sydney for World Pride 2023. ​The city has a long

tradition of supporting and celebrating our community, and our own Japanese organization was inspired by Australian activism. In equal fashion, World Pride in Sydney will be a stepping stone and key galvanizer for the region while encouraging us all to hold World Pride in a north Asian country where LGBT rights and activists still desperately need our support.

Best regards, Loren Fykes Executive Director, Fruits in Suits Japan

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Tokyo Rainbow Pride 4-9-501 Shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan 160-0022 npoinfo@tokyorainbowpride.org July 7, 2019 I​N​T​E​R​P​R​ID​E

To Whom It May Concern, Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP, ​https://tokyorainbowpride.org/​) is the primary organization for managing

and operating Tokyo’s annual LGBT festival, parade and pride week celebrations. The group works with parade-hosting and other LGBT-activist groups based in Asia and beyond in order to work toward an international society open to all people and all SOGI identities. Led by co-directors Shinya Yamagata and Fumino Sugiyama, TRP’s activities also include education and advocacy through workshops, seminars and symposiums as well as public outreach and research (surveys, canvassing, etc.).

This year Taiwan’s highest court ruled that it unconsitutional to ban same-sex marriage making it the first country in Asia to wed couples in our community. Although this is a giant step in the right direction, Japan and other Asian countries are still facing struggles ranging from no legal protections against discrimination to criminalization (Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, to name a few).

Sydney has always been a destination in the APAC region for many of this side of the world’s LGBTQ+ people. Its long history of open and enterprising organizations such as Mardi Gras and the SGLBA have attracted millions across Asia, and served as a model for pride celebrations in the region. For these reasons we believe World Pride in Sydney is long overdue. ​We endorse the city of Sydney for World Pride in 2023​.

Best regards, Shinya Yamagata Director, Tokyo Rainbow Pride Fumino Sugiyama Director, Tokyo Rainbow Pride

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To Whom It May Concern

RE: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras 2023

We write in support of Sydney’s bid to host World Pride in 2023. Sydney has a long and proud history of both fighting for the rights of LGBTI+ people and celebrating its uniqueness.

Many people are not aware of the violent and turbulent times back in 1978 when, as the community commemorated the Stonewall uprising, over 150 people were jailed, and many more being beaten and traumatised by the actions of Police. Since then the community has grown and developed into a thriving heart of LGBTI+ life for both Australian and the Asia Pacific. We also feel that the respect shown for the people of the First Nation and the fact that this appears to be mutual is a valuable lesson and one that can be shared with others.

We believe representation in the Asia Pacific is now absolutely vital and this is an opportunity to shine a very bright spotlight on the inequalities to be found throughout in this region. We also believe that it will give hope and support to LGBTI+ people in these areas, and that will encourage them to come together to share experiences and strengthen their continued campaigns for equality.

Mardi Gras in Sydney has grown and flourished for more than 40 years with not only world-renowned parades and parties but also diverse and inclusive festival events that celebrate and challenge our communities. They have the experience and infrastructure to produce outstanding events before a World audience.

Holding WorldPride for the first time in the Southern Hemisphere will also show that InterPride is truly a global organisation and that WorldPride really does mean World.

For and on behalf of Oxford Pride

Mazz Image Trustee & Director Oxford Pride Group Ltd www.oxfordpride.uk festival@oxford-pride.org.uk +447875515499

Oxford Pride Group Ltd. Registered in England and Wales number 4662488. Charity No. 1151400.

Registered address: 29 Pitts Road Oxford OX3 8BA

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Alameda, CA Albuquerque, NM Anchorage, AK Austin, TX Bellingham, WA Boise, ID Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Calgary, AB Chicago, IL Chico, CA Cincinnati, OH Colorado Springs, CO Corpus Christi, TX Dallas, TX Denver, CO Des Moines, IA Edmonton, AB Eugene, OR Everett, WA Fort Worth, TX Ft. Lauderdale, FL Fresno, CA Halifax, NS Hamilton/Niagara, ON Hartford, CT Holyoke, MA Honolulu, HI Houston, TX Indianapolis, IN Lexington, KY Las Vegas, NV London, ON Los Angeles, CA Long Beach, CA Minneapolis, MN Missoula, MT Modesto, CA New York, NY Omaha, NE Ogden, UT Orange County, CA Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR Providence, RI Regina, SK Reno, NV Sacramento, CA St. Catharine’s, ON Salem, OR Salt Lake, UT San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Seattle, WA Spokane, WA Springfield, MO Stockton, CA Surrey, BC Tacoma, WA Tijuana, Baja CA Tulsa, OK Toronto, ON Vancouver, WA Vancouver, BC Waco, TX Washington, DC Waterfall Empire, ON Western Massachusetts Winnipeg, MB

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We are proud to be the oldest LGBTQ organization in the world founded by World War II Latino veteran Jose Julio Sarria, who in 1961 became the first openly gay candidate to run for public office.

Our organization led the successful campaigns that resulted in a Harvey Milk U.S. postage stamp and the U.S.N.S Harvey Milk navy ship which is scheduled to be built in San Diego later this month; as well with establishing the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor now at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City.

We currently have 70 chapters in cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and we are proud and honored to support Sydney Australia in its bid to host the 2023 World Pride.

As you know, World Pride has never been held in the Southern Hemisphere / Asia Pacific region, where 60% of the world population lives. Sydney Australia would not only be a historic first, but send a strong message from Europe and the Americas to our sisters and brothers that we support them … we see them … and we are aware that many of them are living and suffering under homophobic governments.

World Pride is more than a celebration. It is an international event which affirms that LGBTQ Pride trancends borders, and that we are a global LGBTQ family that cares and support each other.

2023 World Pride being held in Sydney Australia will send that strong message and have an impact on those oppressive government in that region of the world, who are trying to diminish and erase the LGBTQ communities.

As a Latino and LGBTQ activist for over half a century, I humbly ask you to do the right thing that will have lasting and historic impact.

Now is the time - World Pride in Sydney Australia in 2023!

Thank you and God bless you all.

Respectfully,

Nicole M. Ramirez, San Diego City Commissioner

Chair, International Imperial Court Council President, National GLBTQ Civil Rights Network USA Queen Mother I of the Americas, U.S.A.-Canada-Mexico

619-241-5672 / P.O. Box 33915 San Diego, Ca 92163 tweet me @NMRSD2 / email nicolemrsd1@gmail.com

CELEBRATING OVER 50 YEARS OF NOBLE DEEDS The oldest LGBTQ organization founded in 1965

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RICARDO LARA

CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

June 3, 2019 WorldPride Committee Attention: Co-Chairs Alan Reiff and Paul Huddleston 440 Burroughs Street, Suite 527 Detroit, MI 48202 USA RE: WorldPride 2023 Dear Mr. Reiff and Mr. Huddleston: As California State Insurance Commissioner and LGBT+ Representative of the largest number of constituents in the United States, I write to strongly support Sydney Australia’s bid to host WorldPride in 2023. Sydney is California’s Sister State and its Annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival is also California’s Sister Pride organization. Sydney’s annual signature event for the LGBT+ community commemorates their progressive struggle and major achievements in civil rights. This celebratory event demonstrates Australia’s diversity, as well as its plight for inclusion and tolerance.

The first Sydney Mardi Gras Festival was held on June 24, 1978 following the commemoration of the Stonewall Riots that occurred 9 years prior in New York City. More than 500 people marched to end LGBT+ discrimination in employment, housing, and law enforcement. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival has grown to be one of the world’s largest and most successful LGBT+ celebrations bringing more than one million guests and over $38 million in revenue to the Australian economy. It continues to be a beacon of hope for attendees and highlights the history of LGBT+ struggle, progress, and resiliency in Australia.

Sydney is known for hosting various global events, including the 2000 Summer Olympic Games where their hospitality and extraordinary accommodations served millions of spectators and participants worldwide. Bringing WorldPride 2023 to the Southern Hemisphere will undoubtedly continue to ignite the ongoing global movement for human rights and equality into Asia. We have already witnessed the tremendous ripple effect Australia’s recent passing of Marriage Equality has had in its close neighbors, such as Taiwan. Yet, there is much work to be done; hosting WorldPride in this region will progressively ignite our right to be equal worldwide.

I am very pleased and excited to support Sydney’s bid to host WorldPride 2023.

Sincerely,

Ricardo Lara California State Insurance Commissioner CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE PROTECT • PREVENT • PRESERVE 300 Capitol Mall, 17th Floor Sacramento, California 95814 Tel: (916) 492-3500 • Fax: (916) 445-5280

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SGLMG WORLDPRIDE BID IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

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