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"Queer Australians are axing travel plans to Washington DC’s World Pride
festival, as Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting LGBTQ+ rights lead to
fears of discrimination at the US border and potential attacks.
People skipping the international event join other Australians and travellers
from around the world who are avoiding the US after Trump’s inauguration and a
string of controversial policies enacted in the early months of his second term
as president.
Washington DC will host the 2025 edition of World Pride from 23 May to 8 June,
with tens of thousands of domestic and international tourists originally
expected to travel to the capital for events including a parade, concerts,
street festivals, lectures and a human rights conference.
When Sydney hosted World Pride in 2023, more than 1 million people attended the
festival, with about 100,000 tourists visiting the city, including 21,000
international travellers who injected more than $228m into the New South Wales
economy, an analysis from Deloitte found.
The
Guardian was contacted by LGBTQ+ Australians, including trans and
same-sex couples, who had scheduled trips to the US to incorporate World Pride
but in recent weeks ditched their plans."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
