Brisbane Pride Festival
Brisbane Pride Festival started in 1990 as a means of organising and promoting public events and activities that contribute to queer culture. The first event was held as a rally and gay pride march through the streets of Brisbane, ending with a small gathering at Musgrave Park, South Brisbane. For thirteen years the Festival was run by a collective and in 2002 was incorporated. The Festival is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, Intersex, Queer culture through the arts, sporting, community and political events. The Pride Festival aims to bring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender  people of Brisbane together. It is understood that such public visibility, promotes acceptance of homosexuality within the wider community. Fair Day celebrations occur in New Farm Park. They once took place in Dutton Park, South Brisbane. History. In 2015, members of the Queensland Police Service participated in the march for the first time. The organising committee agreed to prohibit police officers from marching in uniform for the October 2021 Festival march, 'in the wake of ongoing allegations of homophobic, racist and sexist conduct' of the Service. The 2018 festival coincided with the Brisbane Festival. It featured a civic celebration of  same-sex marriage in Bowen Hills for eight couples followed by a street party. Presidents. In 2016, the president was Peter Black. In 2021, Bec Johnson was president of the organising committee.