Articles about Australia

Pages:← Previous 1 2 3 4 5 678 Next →

1 June 2011
Brisbane gay safe sex campaign ads reinstated after uproar over their removal 26 A safe sex campaign for gay couples in Brisbane, Australia, has been reinstated after it became clear the majority of complaints that led to its removal yesterday were orchestrated by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL).
31 May 2011
New website launched to further promote gay marriage equality in Australia 14 A newly launched Australian website, My Marriage Story is allowing LGBTI Australians to share stories and ideas about the promotion of marriage equality.
13 April 2011
Australian Facebook group outed gay soldiers 59 The Australian Defence Force has been accused of failing to discipline soldiers who were involved in an online hate campaign against their gay colleagues.
8 April 2011
Australian politician denies homophobia towards gay MP 10 An Australian politician has denied that a 'queen' joke he made about a gay MP was homophobic.
5 March 2011
Sydney explodes in Mardi Gras of celebration and protest at Australia’s ban on gay marriage 15 Tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets at Sydney's 34th gay Mardi Gras parade.
4 March 2011
Poland to speed ahead of Australia on same-sex marriage equality 17 There are signs that Poland, which currently has a ban on same-sex marriage and a poor recent track record on LGBT rights, may finally be on the first step to marriage equality by providing gay men and lesbians with the documentation required to marry overseas.
3 March 2011
Julia Gillard faces potential backbench rebellion over gay marriage 29 Australian prime minister Julia Gillard is reportedly playing down a revolt by backbench Labour MPs who support a Greens bill that would enable gay marriages to take place in the territories.
29 November 2010
Australian gay MPs call for gay marriage 14 Two openly gay MPs in Australia have backed calls for gay marriage.
18 November 2010
Australian MPs to canvass voters on gay marriage 4 Australian politicians will ask voters whether gay marriage should be legalised after the Green Party won a motion on the issue.
9 November 2010
Australian lesbian couple banned from school ball 13 A teenage lesbian couple in Australia are changing schools after they were barred from attending a ball together.
8 November 2010
Travel companies ‘need to do more to be gay-friendly’ 16 Although plenty of travel companies now advertise themselves as being gay-friendly, a survey shows that many need to do more to justify the claim.
8 November 2010
‘Gay’ Lebanese man refused Australian visa 6 A Lebanese Muslim man was refused a protection visa in Australia because authorities did not believe he was gay.
5 November 2010
Comment: When did gay men stop fighting HIV? 48 Scott Roberts argues that campaigners angry about the gay blood ban are missing the bigger picture and that the gay community should be enraged at the continuing gulf of health inequality around HIV and AIDS.
8 October 2010
Australian LGBT support group wins legal pay-out 9 A court in the Australian state of Victoria has upheld a complaint from a gay youth support group after a Christian youth camp refused them accommodation, claiming it was against their position on homosexuality.
31 August 2010
Tasmanian LGBT activists welcome recognition of Interstate and overseas same-sex unions 6 Legislation has been passed by the State Lower House in Tasmania which will allow same-sex couples in interstate or overseas unions to be automatically recognised under Tasmanian law without the need to re-register their status.
31 August 2010
Australian same-sex adoption bill debate heats up 7 Approximately 200 people were present in Sydney's New South Wales (NSW) Parliament House earlier today for a Council of Churches meeting and a public protest against the same-sex adoption bill.
25 August 2010
Lobby groups in New South Wales react against gay adoption rights bill 3 Lobby groups in the Australian state of New South Wales are reportedly coming out against the country's upcoming parliamentary debate and conscience vote on the rights of same-sex couples to adopt children.
24 August 2010
Australian Sex Party does well at polls 6 The Australian Sex Party, which calls for sex education in schools and is in favour of gay marriage, has performed well in the country's general election.
12 August 2010
Australian man finally jailed for 19-year-old gay murder + An Australian man who murdered Ecudorian Felipe Flores in Sydney back in 1991, has been jailed for a minimum of eleven-and-a-half years.
24 June 2010
New Australian PM Julia Gillard is no fan of same-sex marriage 30 Julia Gillard took over today as Australia's first female prime minister after Kevin Rudd's withdrawal from the leadership of the Australian Labor [sic] party.

Pages:← Previous 1 2 3 4 5 678 Next →

Top stories

On Facebook

Featured

Pink News on Twitter Follow @PinkNews

Download our free app for iPhone + iPad