As I was shaking the Mardi Gras glitter out of my jockstrap the other day ( still) a little thought sparkled in my mind.

These 12 TED talks celebrate the brave, the curious, the adventurous, the change makers, the everyday lives and the stories of LGBTI people all over the globe.

Be proud, be strong, look after yourself, look after your mates, look after the community and have a happy Mardi Gras!

To stop people in their tracks with something so powerful, so meaningful and so human, that it leaves you breathless. That is TEDxSydney

There are some places that are iconic to their cities, they're just part of culture and you can't imagine a world without it.