On a platform of ending homophobia in sport and creating the first-ever AFL Men’s Pride Round, Dion Alexander has taken out the crown of Mr Gay Pride Australia 2022 after months of challenges that culminated on stage in the finale at the Rainbow on the Plains Festival in Hay, NSW overnight.

As the Mr Gay Pride Australia competition heads toward its 2022 finale this weekend at Rainbow on the Plains Festival in Hay NSW, nine judges have been announced to help select this year’s winner.

It has been 1272 days since the last Mr Gay Pride Australia was crowned, but now, after being cancelled due to the pandemic, finalists for the next competition have finally been announced.

After Covid-19 forced the cancellation of Mr Gay Pride Australia 2020 and 2021, the competition will be returning in 2022, joining forces with the Rainbow on the Plains Festival in Hay, New South Wales, where the finale will be hosted in November.

After three years of Mr Gay Pride Australia which has seen three top ten finishes at Mr Gay World including a win and the development of many emerging LGBT leaders, the competition is set to continue its growth with the announcement that global review platform Trustpilot has signed on as major sponsor.

Rad Mitic has taken out the crown of Mr Gay Pride Australia 2019 after a weekend of challenges that culminated on stage in the finale at Daylesford’s ChillOut Festival.