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Government’s net filter ‘may stifle HIV prevention’
A peak Australian HIV organisation has raised concerns the federal Government’s proposed mandatory internet filter may hamper HIV prevention efforts. The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) put forward a submission ... Read more
Wed March 17th, 2010 - No Comments
Hungry Beast intersex story
A few weeks ago it was gay conversion, then labiaplasty. Now Hungry Beast is turning its attention to telling the story of two intersex people. The ABC’s new part-current affairs, part-sketch ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - 3 Comments
Nixon tops list of gay advocates
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon and The View’s Joy Behar have topped the honours list at the 21st Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards. Held annually, the ... Read more
Mon March 15th, 2010 - No Comments
Interstate couple get registered in Victoria
An interstate same-sex couple have been able to register their relationship in Victoria because they “intend” to live in the southern state, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has ... Read more
Thu March 4th, 2010 - No Comments
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Marriage Bill defeated
Openly gay Labor senator Penny Wong was one of 26 senators to miss yesterday’s vote on same-sex marriage in Canberra. With only the Greens in favour, the Marriage Equality (Amendment) Bill ... Read more
Fri February 26th, 2010 - 25 Comments
Mardi Gras parade fee questioned
A Sydney community group said it’s becoming too expensive for community groups to enter the Mardi Gras parade, with another entry fee hike this year. Social gay and lesbian networking group ... Read more
Tue February 23rd, 2010 - No Comments
Gay Games running ahead
The Winter Olympics is not the only world sporting event this year; just as Vancouver extinguishes its flame, the eighth quadrennial Gay Games, in Cologne, Germany, is poised to set ... Read more
Tue February 23rd, 2010 - No Comments
I wanna hold your hand
It’s one of the simplest things in the world, but what makes us hold hands and who takes the lead hand? A Canadian researcher is asking just that and he’s calling ... Read more
Wed February 17th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Sign against Uganda’s gay death laws
Online human rights group Avaaz is urgently collecting signatures protesting an anti-gay bill currently before the Ugandan parliament. There has been growing international condemnation of Uganda’s proposed anti-gay laws which would ... Read more
Tue February 16th, 2010 - 3 Comments
Hillis takes ALSO role
After a lengthy wait the ALSO Foundation has appointed a new chief executive officer. Melbourne arts industry identity and queer arts advocate Crusader Hillis will take over the role in early ... Read more
Fri February 12th, 2010 - No Comments
Queer Fruits call for film entries
The Queer Fruits Film Festival in NSW’s Northern Rivers region is calling for entries for the 2010 program. QFFF offers regional GLBTI viewers a unique chance to catch queer film from ... Read more
Thu February 11th, 2010 - No Comments
Tasmanian gay community applauds local Liberal MP
Tasmanian gay rights activists have paid tribute to long-serving Tasmanian Liberal MP Sue Napier following an announcement she will retire from state politics. Napier served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Gay resort sponsors local footy team
In times past it would be an unlikely move, but popular Queensland gay and lesbian holiday spot Turtle Cove Resort is set to become a sponsor of a local AFL ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - No Comments
Unions called in to marriage fight
In a bid to swell support, Parents and Friends of Lesbians And Gays (PFLAG) has called on trade unions to support same-sex marriage. Although union support remains patchy, PFLAG national convenor ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - 4 Comments
Studying bi body image
While there are pages of studies about gay men and their bodies, what about their bisexual counterparts? One researcher from Flinders University in Adelaide, Dr Shaun Filiault, is looking to find ... Read more
Wed February 10th, 2010 - No Comments
Beyondblue commits to GLBTI community
Beyondblue said it is committed to targeting depression and anxiety in the GLBTI community but said other sectors need to be involved in tackling the issues. Following a recent beyondblue GLBTI ... Read more
Tue January 5th, 2010 - 5 Comments
ChillOut to go ahead
Following the December announcement that the ChillOut Festival had shed two long-serving board members and parted ways with event management company the Adam Lowe Group, ChillOut president Adam Wright has ... Read more
Tue January 5th, 2010 - No Comments
New pill simplifies HIV patient treatment
A new antiretroviral treatment currently available in Europe and North America will be available in Australia from January 1, combining three existing medicines in one tablet. ATRIPLA — which controls HIV ... Read more
Tue December 22nd, 2009 - 7 Comments
Ceremonies decision may impact states
Gay rights advocates in the Asaid the changes lowered the bar for other jursidictions looking to introduce legal ceremonies for same-sex couples. Equal Love Canberra spokesman John Kloprogge criticised the ACT ... Read more
Mon December 21st, 2009 - 6 Comments
Wellington Outgames on track for 2011
The Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) said they are pleased with preparations for the 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames in Wellington, New Zealand. GLISA representatives Nick Ward and Peter Sagar ... Read more
Mon December 21st, 2009 - No Comments
ChillOut in limbo
ChillOut has dropped a bombshell revealing the 2010 festival may be in jeopardy with the last-minute termination of their event management contract with the Adam Lowe Group (ALG). With the future ... Read more
Sun December 20th, 2009 - No Comments
Hate-crime law review welcomed
The Victorian GLBTI community has welcomed the announcement of an extensive review into the state’s crime laws to see if they stack up when dealing with hate-motivated crime. The review, to ... Read more
Tue December 15th, 2009 - No Comments
HIV criminal protocols change unlikely
There’ll be no changes to the way the Department of Health refers individuals putting others at risk of HIV to police, Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews said. The comment follows calls ... Read more
Fri December 11th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Victorian register hits 200
The Victorian Government has no plans to include a ceremonial aspect to its relationship register, which has notched up more than 200 registrations in its first year. As debate around same-sex ... Read more
Thu December 10th, 2009 - 3 Comments
Free vaccinations for PLWHA
Victorians with HIV will be given free hepatitis B vaccinations from next year as part of a Government plan to protect positive people from additional health complications. The announcement ... Read more
Thu December 10th, 2009 - No Comments
Current Issue
Tony, please think before speaking
You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women’s virginity, and on homosexuality “challenging orthodox notions of the right order of things”. The ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud ... Read more
Court rules in favour of trans teen
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager ... Read more
Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top ... Read more