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    Greens push for overseas marriage

    Same-sex marriages performed overseas are in the sights of the Greens after they introduced a new bill into the federal Parliament today. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has introduced the Marriage Act Amendment (Recognition of Foreign Marriages for...

    • Posted 7 days ago
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    Call for marriage referendum shot down

    Gay marriage advocates have fiercely rejected the idea of a referendum on same-sex marriage at the September 14 election while opponents have welcomed it. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, senior Labor minister Penny Wong and Greens leader Christine...

    • Posted 24 days ago
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    Ellen postpones Down Under adventure

    US talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres has postponed her trip to Australia by a few days due to illness, according to reports. DeGeneres tweeted that she was trying to get better before her holiday Down Under. Trying to...

    • Posted 69 days ago
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    Old, young yarns for the big screen

    If you’re fascinated by the art of documentary-making and either under 25 or over 55, Melbourne Queer Film Festival wants you for its exciting new community film project. Eight lesbian, gay, bi, trans or intersex people will venture...

    • Posted 98 days ago
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    Grant applications now open

    The Australian Lesbian Medical Association (ALMA) and the Gay and Lesbian Foundation of Australia Board of Directors have announced their inaugural joint funding round of grants to the value of $6,000. The aim of the grant is...

    • Posted 98 days ago
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    Olympian supports marriage

    Australian basketballer and 2008 Olympian Tully Bevilaqua has pledged her support for the legalisation of gay marriage, saying she wants to wed her female partner in May in her current home, the US state of Indiana. Bevilaqua...

    • Posted 98 days ago
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    Religious freedom at risk: ACL

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) claims it is only a matter of time before protection of religious freedoms is diminished in the UK following the passage of marriage equality legislation in the House of Commons. ACL managing...

    • Posted 98 days ago
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    Gay refugees get another chance

    Two Bangladeshi men seeking refugee status in Australia, who claim to be in a relationship, will return to the Refugee Review Tribunal to have their evidence re-examined.  Crikey reported the men were rejected by the tribunal in...

    • Posted 105 days ago
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    Ricky Martin touches down in Sydney

    Latin pop sensation Ricky Martin touched down in Sydney last week in preparation for his Australian television debut later this year. The out and proud father of twins arrived incognito in a beanie and sunglasses at Sydney...

    • Posted 107 days ago
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    Ellen’s coming to Oz

    Everyone’s favourite lesbian talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is coming to Australia along with her 400 audience members. Fairfax Media has reported DeGeneres announced in a show filmed today in the US that she would travel to...

    • Posted 132 days ago
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