Midsumma Pride March
Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (09:43): On Sunday with colleagues here I marched with thousands of others to show love and solidarity at the annual Midsumma Pride March in St Kilda. With state and federal colleagues and Rainbow Labor we reinforced Victoria as a state where diversity is celebrated and a state where equality is non-negotiable. Solidarity and support go beyond the Pride March. You have got to do more than just turn up. As a government we understand the need to address the systemic challenges faced by the LGBTI+ community, and that is why at the Pride March the government announced the opening of applications for two new grant programs empowering these communities. I look forward to working with the LGBTI+ community groups in my electorate to see what I can do as an ally to support them.