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Gay Olympian Matthew Mitcham gets stamped

Australia’s openly-gay Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham has been featured on an Australia Post postage stamp.

Oscar-winning designer to judge Project Sleazeway

Oscar-winning designer Tim Chappel will be applying his design expertise when he joins the judging panel at Project Sleazeway.

Tributes flow for Atlanta Georgia

Sydney’s GLBT and drag community is reeling from the news that well-known drag performer Atlanta Georgia has passed away.

GLBT doco festival kicks off

Film buffs from the queer community turned up to celebrate the opening of the queer DOC festival last night.

Govt introduces same-sex entitlements bill

Long-awaited legislation to end discrimination against same-sex couples has been introduced into Federal Parliament yesterday.

Gay train guard 'vilified, sacked'

A RailCorp employee subjected to homophobic and anti-Semitic vilification in the workplace had his employment terminated after complaining, it has been alleged.

Summer Gay Day heats up

Dance acts Dirty Laundry and The Stafford Brothers lead a stellar line-up at this year's Summer Gay Day.

Red Ribbon Bee abuzz with volunteers

Nearly 40,000 ribbons were made at ACON’s Red Ribbon Working Bee by almost 200 volunteers last Sunday.

Lobby anticipates family law debate

The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) are hoping that amendments to the Family Law Act that would recognise children of same-sex couples will be debated by cabinet members this week.

Equal rights bill ready for parliament

Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland will introduce an omnibus bill to parliament this week addressing the remaining 99 federal laws that discriminate against same-sex couples in areas such as taxation and social security.