Go red and let’s end HIV this World AIDS Day!
Get involved with ACON’s Red Ribbon Appeal and help fund efforts to tackle HIV stigma, prevent new HIV transmissions and support people living with HIV.
💋 Go red on World AIDS Day (1 December)
❤ Raise funds for HIV education, advocacy, care and support
💯 Be part of the Red Ribbon movement
Sign up today and make an impact!
MARDI GRAS FAIR DAY | Sunday 16 February 2025
Mardi Gras Fair Day is a fabulous family community day in the park, where everyone’s invited! Visit the ACON village at Mardi Gras Fair Day in Victoria Park, where we’ll provide vital health and wellbeing information, resources and support. ACON will be located near the Cleveland Street and City Road entrance.
Drop in and find out more about sexual health, hear from our Peer Education team, learn about cancer screening and prevention for LGBTQ+ people, get more information about ACON’s counselling and community care services, get harm reduction information and resources, meet our Women’s Health Project team, discover our Pride Inclusion Programs, and connect with ACON’s work across Western Sydney, rural and regional New South Wales.
At ACON’s village at Fair Day, look out for our GBQ+ Community Periodic Survey. Comprehensive surveys like these are vital to understand the health of our communities and help us enormously to address LGBTQ+ health needs. Please help us by taking a few moments to complete the questionnaire.
Mardi Gras Fair Day is scheduled for Victoria Park on Sunday 16 February 2025. Visit the Mardi Gras festival website for updates.
Regular Events:
Bingay | ACON Fundraiser
ABOUT BINGAY
Bingay is gay bingo which means there’s classic disco tunes, weird rules and penalties, outrageous antics, hilarious repartee, deliciously lewd bingo calls, and prizes that range from the silly and camp to great theatre tickets and restaurant vouchers.
Bingay hostess Charisma Belle oversees the madcap proceedings and Bingay’s long time barrel babe Naomi Palmer spins the balls and sings up a storm.
Bingay takes over the upstairs bar of The Beresford Darlinghurst on the second Thursday of every month, with each monthly event having a fabulously flamboyant theme.
Bingay’s balls first dropped in 1999, making it one of Sydney’s longest running LGBTQ community events + it raises money for our HIV and LGBTQ health services.
So whether you’re a regular or a novice, or a local or visitor to Sydney, if you’re up for a wonderfully camp mid-week entertainment experience, then you can’t go wrong with Bingay.
For more information and bookings, visit the Bingay website here
Disability Justice Social Group
Disability Justice Social Group is ACON’s online social group for LGBTQ+ people with disability in NSW who are over 18 years old.
This is a space to share experiences, build community connections, and discover LGBTQ+ inclusive events, programs and services for people with disability.
Happens every second Wednesday 6pm-7pm, online via Zoom.
Upcoming meetups are on 16 October, 30 October, 13 November and 27 November 2024.
For more information email disability@acon.org.au or register at www.acon.org.au/disability_social.
Nothing But LOVE
Don’t miss the next episode of Nothing but LOVE!
Each episode we chat with LGBTQ community heroes, activists, icons, performers, creatives, business owner and much more.
We will pull back the covers on some of their life experiences, reveal powerful and funny stories, discover what makes them who they are and celebrate their contributions to our rainbow communities.
Our next guest is David Polson AM, community member and lifelong HIV Activist. In 1984, David was one of the first 400 people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Australia.
Proudly presented by ACON’s LOVE Project and supported by the NSW Government. Hosted by Russ Gluyas.
