Live and proud, ABC announces Sydney WorldPride hosts.

ABC has announced its presenters for host the Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert and the 45th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, screening back-to-back later this month.

The ABC has a long history of supporting LGBTQIA+ Australians and it reaffirms its role in connecting queer communities , as the broadcast partner for Sydney WorldPride.

Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert will broadcast from the Domain on Friday, 24 February at 7.30pm.

Hosting are Casey Donovan, Courtney Act, Jeremy Fernandez and Rhys Nicholson with Brihony Dawson on the ground.

Headline performances include Kylie Minogue, Charli XCX , Jessica Mauboy, plus a huge array of Australia’s iconic queer performers.

The following evening, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is back on Oxford Street screening from 7:30pm Saturday, 25 February.  Marking 45 Years, with over 200 floats and the biggest international presence the parade has ever seen, the ABC is excited to showcase the  diverse community coming together for this world-famous event.

Anchoring the parade will be ABC News Breakfast’s Nate Byrne, Behind The News presenter Jack Evans and ABCQueer’s Mon Schafter. They will be supported by on-the-ground hosts including Jeremy Fernandez, Actor-Musician-Director, Zindzi Okenyo and comedian Mel Buttle.

Fan favourite presenters Tyrone Pynor, Abby Butler and Latifa Tee , will all be at the helm of triple j’s broadcast covering the floats, the fanfare and all the fun.

Host, creator and advocate Rudy Jean Rigg will be covering Sydney WorldPrid eacross social as the ABC’s first-ever Queerespondent. They will be on ground sharing LGBTQIA+ histories, festival top picks, handy how-to’s and so much more across ABCQueer.

The ABC has a long history of supporting LGBTQIA+ Australians and it reaffirms its role in connecting queer communities across Australia, as the proud broadcast partner for the exciting line-up of once-in-a-lifetime events across Sydney WorldPride.

Stream live events and discover a suite of LGBTQIA+ programs currently available on ABC iview and ABC listen.

Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert Production Credits: An ABC Production. Manager Events & Content Partnerships Janet Gaeta. Executive Producer Gavin Jarrett and Senior Events and Content Partnerships, Bec Annetts. Head Screen, Sport and Events, Kath Earle.

45th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade Production Credits: An ABC Production. Manager Events & Content Partnerships Janet Gaeta. Executive Producer, Events Nikita Agzarian. Head Screen, Sport and Events, Kath Earle.

Live and Proud: Sydney WorldPride Opening Concert Friday, 24 February at 7.30pm on ABC.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade  7:30pm Saturday, 25 February on ABC.