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Matthew Mitcham on cover of DNA
Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham is celebrating his Beijing triumph with an appearance on the cover of the new issue of DNA magazine, out this week. Mitcham has become a gay sporting ... Read more
Tue September 23rd, 2008 - No Comments
Mitcham dives into our hearts
Gold medallist Matthew Mitcham will take a holiday out of the country for a few months after his stunning upset win in Beijing. The 20-year-old Olympic debutant carried the expectations of ... Read more
Fri August 29th, 2008 - 3 Comments
Mitcham takes gold
Update: Matthew Mitcham has won a gold medal for Australia in the men's 10 metre platform diving in Beijing. The 20-year-old offered an incredible 112.10 final dive to beat the Chinese ... Read more
Sat August 23rd, 2008 - 29 Comments
Dreams or reality
It's hard not to swell with patriotic nationalism at times of sporting events like the Olympics. Sport is splashed across all forms of media, impossible to avoid -“ if you ... Read more
Wed August 20th, 2008 - No Comments
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Mitcham misses finals
Gay Australian diver Matthew Mitcham failed to make the finals of the men's 3m springboard competition at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday. Mitcham finished 16th out of the 18 divers in ... Read more
Wed August 20th, 2008 - No Comments
Gay Aussies aim for Olympic glory
With the Beijing Olympics now in full swing, gay sporting groups have noticed that the number of out athletes is down from Athens in 2004. Australia can claim two of the ... Read more
Wed August 13th, 2008 - 6 Comments
Playing the professional perv
Are there gay jobs? We know the old stereotypes: fashion photographers, hairdressers, airline stewards -” we all watch the same sitcoms. I recently reviewed a DVD of a ... Read more
Wed August 6th, 2008 - 1 Comment
How much red is in China’s rainbow?
As the world embraces unity and acceptance under the Olympic rings, SSO investigates whether China is embracing its gay and lesbian population. Despite being officially denied a cinema release throughout mainland ... Read more
Wed August 6th, 2008 - No Comments
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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