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May 20, 2013
Ex Australia's PM Kevin Rudd goes from 'dinosaur' to backing gay marriage

In an unforeseen shift of opinion, Australian MP Kevin Rudd has thrown his full support behind changing federal legislation on same sex marriage

In a blog post, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and leadership rival for current leader Julia Gillard, has declared his support for same-sex marriage.

Rudd, who is a current Australian Labor Party backbencher said: ‘I have come to the conclusion that church and state can have different positions and practices on the question of same sex marriage. I believe the secular Australian state should be able to recognize same sex marriage.’

May 5, 2013
New York's popular Hot 97 DJ charged for soliciting a male prostitute

New York City DJ  Mister Cee will go on Hot 97's morning to show to explain his arrest for soliciting a male prostitute

Mister Cee, a popular DJ at the New York City radio station Hot 97, was reportedly arrested last week for soliciting a male prostitute.

According to the website Rod 2.0 (who linked to a Daily News article), the 46 year-old allegedly approached an undercover police officer. Cee, whose legal name is Calvin LeBrun, will appear on the station's morning show tomorrow (6 April) to explain last week's events.

May 4, 2013
Australian Opposition Leader called out on opposition to free vote on marriage by activists

Australian equal marriage activists say that if Australian Opposition leader Tony Abbott is so sure few of his MPs will vote for marriage equality then why not let them

Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has ruled out a free vote in the Australian Parliament on same-sex marriage before 2016 if he is elected Prime Minister and says that so few of his MPs would vote for it that it would not pass now.

'I don't think anyone should expect that this is necessarily going to come up in the next parliament,' Abbott told Fairfax newspapers.

May 3, 2013
Ohio politician says murder of trans woman was a ‘hate crime’

Cernia Acoff, 20, was stabbed, dumped in a pond tied to a concrete block and a steel pipe three weeks after she went missing

An Ohio politician is urging police to treat the murder of a transgender woman as a hate crime.

Cernia Acoff, a 20-year-old known as Cici, was found half-naked stabbed, dumped in a pond tied to a concrete block and a steel pipe.

She was found 17 April, three weeks after she went missing on 27 March.

May 1, 2013
Gay hate flyer delivered ahead of same-sex marriage vote in Tasmania

Flyer displaying statistics on gay and straight life expectancy described as 'hateful and scurrilous' by state electoral commissioner

Over three-thousand flyers displaying statistics showing that gay people have a lower life expectancy than straight people have been distributed in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart ahead of a key gay marriage vote this Saturday.

State electoral commissioner Julian Type described the flyers as 'hateful and scurrilous' and said they could be a breach of the Electoral Act because they are not authorized.

The flyers are not attributed to any particular group or political party, and only have a cryptic email address as a clue to who made them.

April 24, 2013
Melbourne Lord Mayor agrees Australia is looking 'silly' for not going ahead with marriage equality

'I think we'll look back in ten years time and say "what was all that about",' says Liberal Party politician Robert Doyle

Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle agreed that Australia is starting to look 'a bit silly' for not going ahead with gay marriage as other countries around the world do so.

April 17, 2013
Australian Marriage Equality 'deeply embarrassed' by New Zealand's gay marriage success

'The world's attention will be on New Zealand's achievement, and Australia's corresponding failure,' say the same-sex marriage campaign group

Australian Marriage Equality (AME) said they feel 'deeply embarrassed' that they are falling so far behind their neighbor is passing same-sex marriage law.

New Zealand are set to legalize gay marriage today, whereas neither Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard nor opposition leader Tony Abbott supports marriage equality.

A same-sex marriage was overwhelmingly rejected by the House of Representatives and the Senate in Australia last September.

April 17, 2013
Julia Gillard refuses to change mind after NZ passes gay marriage

Australian Prime Minister has renewed her opposition to marriage equality after New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country to legalize it

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard refused to change her opposition to gay marriage after New Zealand passed it today (17 April).

The leader of the Labor party said she will not be moved from her stance despite her country having close ties to the Kiwi nation.

She was asked by a member of the public in Melbourne last night (16 April) on why Australia was lagging behind New Zealand when it comes to equality, the AAP reports.

‘I doubt we're going to end up agreeing,’ Gillard said.

April 15, 2013
UK Prime Minister's gay marriage advisor quits

Andrew Cooper, who made gay marriage a top issue for the British government has resigned over a power dispute

The British government’s advisor on gay marriage has left his job after losing a power battle with a fellow strategist.

Andrew Cooper, founder of UK polling company Populus Ltd, resigned from his position as director of government strategy yesterday (14 April), the Daily Mail reports.

April 9, 2013
First-ever Trans 100 List unveiled to shine spotlight on accomplishments and raise visibility

Trans son of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening among those to make list

Stephen Ira, the 21-year-old trans son of movie stars Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, is among the people selected for the inaugural Trans 100 List unveiled on Tuesday (9 April).

We Happy Trans and This Is H.O.W. created the list to shine a positive light on the work that is being done for the transgender community which is often underrepresented and plagued with negative stereotypes and tragic headlines.

March 31, 2013
Australian Opposition Leader’s daughters back marriage equality despite dad’s opposition

Two of Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s daughters have publicly backed same-sex marriage in a press interview despite their father’s opposition to gay couples having the right to wed

Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s own daughters disagree with him on the issue of marriage equality, with two of them going public in saying that gay couples should be allowed to marry.

March 28, 2013
Tasmania lawmaker tables motion to bring back Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Same-sex marriage could be debated again in Tasmanian parliament, after a narrow defeat of a bill in the Upper House last year

A Tasmanian Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) has tabled a motion to bring back a Same-Sex Marriage Bill to the state parliament.

Six months ago Tasmania's Upper House rejected a bill proposing to legalize same-sex marriage in the Australian state, after it had passed in the Lower House.

Today independent MLC Ruth Forrest tabled a motion to bring back the Bill. If the motion is supported the Bill could be debated again later in the year.

March 22, 2013
American Academy of Pediatrics declares support for same-sex marriage

American scientific study shows that same-sex marriage is in the best interests of children

The American Academy of Pediatrics declared its support for same-sex marriage yesterday when it published a report showing that children will benefit if their parents are allowed to marry.

March 20, 2013
Australian Marriage Equality campaign finds official song

Cover of Same Love adds voice to the fight for same-sex marriage in Australia

The campaign for marriage equality in Australia has found an official song in singer Cam Nacson and rapper L-FRESH The Lion's cover of Same Love.

The lyrics have been adapted to express frustration at the political stalling around same-sex marriage in Australia.

March 14, 2013
Global medical students forum backs marriage equality

A global meeting of medical student associations has backed marriage equality at a conference in Baltimore in what may be the first time that a global body has voted to support the rights of same-sex couples to marry

The International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) has endorsed a policy statement in favor of marriage equality at its global conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

The conference voted to support a motion put forward by the Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA).

AMSA president Ben Veness presented the ‘Marriage Equality and Health’ policy statement to the IFMSA General Assembly in Baltimore.

February 28, 2013
Clint Eastwood comes out in support of gay marriage

Actor Clint Eastwood joins other Republican politicians in calling upon the US supreme court to remove ban on gay marriage

Hollywood star Clint Eastwood has called upon the US supreme court to strike down a ban on gay marriage in California, known as Prop 8.

The Oscar-winning actor and director joined more than 100 Republicans in signing a supreme court-bound brief in favor of allowing LGBT people to marry.

The supreme court will hear arguments in the case on March 26.

February 27, 2013
Canada top court rules anti-gay flyers are hate speech

Canada's supreme court ruled that Saskatchewan anti-gay activist's flyers violated human rights rules and constitute hate speech

Canda's supreme court of ruled against anti-gay activist Bill Whatcott saying his flyers amounted to hate speech.

Today's (27 February) ruling came after years of legal wrangling over a case brought against anti-gay activist, Bill Whatcott, by Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC), concerning flyers he distributed in 2001 and 2002.

The ruling found that two of the four flyers could be construed as hate speech against gays, and upheld previous damages of $7,500 levied against Whatcott.

February 21, 2013
Ben Affleck’s directing debut ‘I Killed My Lesbian Wife’ emerges online

Back in 1993, the Hollywood actor and director made a film which he now refers to as 'horrible' and 'atrocious'

Ben Affleck may be a Hollywood hunk and a Golden Globe award-winning director for his 2012 film Argo, but a short film he may not be as proud of has emerged online.

Back in 1993, Affleck directed a short film called I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her On A Meathook, And Now I Have A Three-Picture Deal With Disney.

But while the short was not seen by many people at the time, it has now found its way onto YouTube and into the public eye.

Affleck, thankfully, has a decent sense of humor.

January 27, 2013
Canada gets first lesbian premier

The Canadian province of Ontario has its first female premier following a vote on Friday – making her also the first openly gay or lesbian person to lead a Canadian provincial government

On Friday the Canadian province of Ontario appointed Kathleen Wynne to be its next premier – making her the province’s first female leader and the first openly gay or lesbian provincial leader in Canadian history.

Wynne, a Canadian Liberal Party MP, had previously served as the province’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Aboriginal Affairs before resigning from cabinet to run for the party’s leadership.

January 22, 2013
Obama's speech challenges Australian leaders, says gay marriage advocate

Obama's speech tells Australia's leaders that 'by opposing marriage equality they oppose the foundational, democratic values of societies like our own' says Australia Marriage Equality

Australian Marriage Equality has hailed President Obama's unequivocal support for full gay equality and said it challenges Australia's prime minister and opposition leader to do the same.

'Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well,' said Obama in his second inauguration speech.

January 13, 2013
BBC cancels lesbian drama Lip Service

The British Broadcasting Corporation has revealed the beloved drama will not be back for a third series

BBC Three has cancelled the lesbian drama Lip Service, it was announced yesterday (12 January).

Harriet Braun, the show’s creator and executive producer, revealed the corporation had not yet given an explanation for the decision.

Set in Glasgow, Scotland, Lip Service featured the lives of a group of gay women and starred Fiona Button, Laura Fraser, and Heather Peace.

The drama pulled in strong ratings when it launched in 2010, but lost a third of its audience when it moved from a late Tuesday night slot to the more competitive Friday at 9pm.

January 10, 2013
Pam Ann’s Sydney nightlife

In the last of her three-part series on Sydney, Pam Ann checks out the bars, clubs and people that bring the city alive

I have so many fond memories of Sydney; I lived there for a few years and met my great friends Carlotta and Polly Petrie. Us girls would hang out together all the time at the iconic Albury Hotel.

On this one occasion, one of the many Swedish backpackers who used to frequent the drag shows had made a bet with his Danish friend that I was a man. He drunkenly staggered over to the bar where Polly, Carlotta and I were sipping – well, actually chugging – Long Island iced teas and asked me if I was a man.

January 9, 2013
UKIP fires chair of youth wing over pro-gay marriage beliefs

The anti-Europe, anti-gay rights UK political party has removed Olly Neville as the acting chairman of Young Independence

The chairman of the Young Independents, a wing of the UKIP party, was fired after revealing his support for marriage equality.

Olly Neville, 20, took to Twitter late on 8 January claiming party authorities ‘insulted his intelligence’ on gay marriage.

The former leader then posted two screengrabs of emails from Stephen Crowther, chairman of the UK Independence Party, condemning him for his comments he made during an interview with the BBC on New Year’s Eve.

January 7, 2013
Kenya minister calls for school ban on 'gay' book

Education minister Mutula Kilonzo threatens to remove New Zealand novel The Whale Runner from curriculum after parents claim it will 'corrupt' children's minds

Kenya's education minister Mutula Kilonzo is threatening to ban schoolchildren from reading a book which homophobic campaigners claim contains gay themes.

Kilonzo says the government will review whether The Whale Rider, by gay New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera, is suitable to be taught in secondary schools after angry parents complained the book would 'corrupt' children's minds.

December 28, 2012
Andrew J. McDonald is first gay man nominated to Connecticut Supreme Court

Former state senator has worked closely with Governor Dannel P. Malloy

Former State Senator Andrew J. McDonald became the first openly gay man to be nominated to the Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday (27 December).

McDonald, 46, was nominated by Governor Dannel P. Malloy with whom he has worked closely with for two decades including the past two years as Malloy's chief legal counsel.