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Jordyn Beazley

‘Mardi Gras is like my Christmas’: how Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community is marking Pride

‘You can push the status quo’: drag artist Marlena Dali is putting on a queer talent show at the Newtown Hotel.
‘You can push the status quo’: drag artist Marlena Dali is putting on a queer talent show at the Newtown Hotel. Photograph: Jordyn Beazley/The Guardian

Ally Garrett knew that making the most of Sydney’s transformation into a sparkling queerdom for WorldPride would mean upping the ante. In a spreadsheet type-A personalities dream of, Garrett created a colour-coded breakdown of the 14 events she and her friends are attending, including what time they need to be there – and the outfit for each occasion.

“Mardi Gras is the most important time in the calendar year for me,” she says. “I knew this year, with it being WorldPride and so much on, I’d need to take a more social secretary approach to get everyone organised.”

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