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Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top cop on GLBT issues has vowed while issuing a public apology to two victims. NSW Police corporate ... Read more
Wed March 17th, 2010 - No Comments
NMG begins dissection of split season
CHANGE OF DATE: The extraordinary general meeting will now be held on Sunday, April 11, 2010 from 2pm at NIDA, 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington. New Mardi Gras has started deliberating ... Read more
Wed March 17th, 2010 - 4 Comments
A little afternoon delight
Want to see what happens when more than 300 gay and lesbian senior citizens get friendly in the dark? Then get along to a delightful, delicious and de-lovely afternoon that’s ... Read more
Wed March 17th, 2010 - No Comments
New voices of Viva Glam
Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper have joined forces to front the new M.A.C Viva Glam campaign, From Our Lips, that brings women’s issues to the forefront of the HIV/AIDS crisis. ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
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Velvet in the garden
A new burlesque and cabaret show, The Velvet Garden, showcasing the debut work of up-and-coming performers will feature at the Red Rattler Theatre this Friday, March 19. With playwright Wayne ... Read more
Tue March 16th, 2010 - No Comments
Bears across the pond
Auckland, New Zealand played host to a brand new bear festival late last month, along the lines of popular Australian events Southern HiBearnation and Bear Essentials. The week-long program of ... Read more
Mon March 15th, 2010 - No Comments
Catholic priest supports gay parents
A Queensland Catholic priest has made headlines by publicly contradicting his Archbishop after that state voted to legalise altruistic surrogacy for same-sex couples and singles this month. Brisbane Archbishop John Bathersby ... Read more
Mon March 15th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Know your rights
The Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC) is holding a series of workshops to familiarise people with their rights and responsibilities. On Tuesday, March 16, the organisation will host a seminar about ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - 1 Comment
Tassie pollie poll positive
Tasmanian gay rights activists have pinned down key political parties on GLBTI issues ahead of the state election on March 20. Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesman Rodney Croome said ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - 2 Comments
Student kicked out of school for lesbian parents
A child in the United States has been refused re-enrolment in a Catholic school because his parents are lesbians. CNN reported gay and lesbian rights groups are angry over a decision ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - 8 Comments
PFLAG outrage: Shame on you, Tony Abbott
Parents, friends and relatives of gay and lesbian people are being encouraged to register their disgust with Tony Abbott’s office over comments made on 60 Minutes that he and most ... Read more
Wed March 10th, 2010 - 20 Comments
We were wrong
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a deal was struck to to force a vote on her same-sex marriage bill, but that it was between Labor and the Coalition and not ... Read more
Wed March 10th, 2010 - 26 Comments
Change to BGF service structure
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) clients will be asked to take more responsibility for their own finances under changes to services in the new financial year. As of July 1, existing BGF ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - 13 Comments
Become a part of the fruit salad
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association is seeking a new company secretary to join their board of directors. The volunteer position is open to any current member of the SGLBA, ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Push for religious civil unions in UK
A coalition of high-ranking Christians and politicians is pushing for the UK’s civil partnership laws to be amended to enable religious denominations to marry same-sex couples and to use religious ... Read more
Sat March 6th, 2010 - 6 Comments
The time to chill has come
The ChillOut Festival returns to Daylesford this weekend for four days of queer-themed music, cabaret, cinema, arts and crafts, sport and dance. The annual festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors ... Read more
Thu March 4th, 2010 - No Comments
Campaign to stop Iran executions
An international campaign has been launched to end the death penalty in Iran. Iran has carried out thousands of executions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with men who have sex with ... Read more
Thu March 4th, 2010 - 4 Comments
Melbourne to march against censorship
A rally to protest the federal Government’s proposed mandatory internet filtering scheme will be held in Melbourne this weekend. The controversial scheme would block sites containing criminal content, however, opponents say ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - 1 Comment
Community stalwart’s final parade
Pioneering drag identity and founder of Ken’s Karate Klub, Ken (Kandy) Johnson, lost his long battle with cancer on Saturday night, aged 75 years. One of the original Les Girls, Johnson ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - No Comments
Registries by the year’s end
The NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages will be registering same-sex and heterosexual de facto couples before year’s end if the Government has its way. “It is anticipated that the ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - 8 Comments
Take care of each other
People attending Mardi Gras celebrations in Sydney this weekend are being urged to play safe and look after each other. ACON is advising revellers to maintain a ‘culture of care’ in ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - No Comments
Honesty needed over drug use
The gay community needs to be more honest with itself when it comes to using illegal drugs, New Mardi Gras co-chair Nick Parker believes. And his co-chair, Steph Sands, has urged ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - 3 Comments
Top or bottom – who’s the boss?
Sydney’s GLBT community will join comedienne Jackie Loeb, broadcaster Bernie Hobbs and Bob Downe (pictured) to debate one important issue, top or bottom, butch or femme — who rules the ... Read more
Tue March 2nd, 2010 - No Comments
Leatherman community unites
Current International Mr Leather Jeffrey Payne and the only Australian to win the title, Patrick Brookes, were among the guests at the 30 Years of Leather Champions evening at the ... Read more
Tue March 2nd, 2010 - No Comments
Teach kids about gay relationships
British Conservative Party leader David Cameron has said that children need to be taught about same-sex relationships. Speaking at a gathering of gay and lesbian Conservative Party members, Cameron said, “We ... Read more
Tue March 2nd, 2010 - 1 Comment
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