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9 June 2010Australian blood donation rules ‘discriminatory’, activist says 7 A Tasmanian gay rights activist has questioned why the Australian Red Cross' policy on blood donation is harsher on gay men than it is on people with tattoos and piercings. -
2 June 2010Aussie Rules star Jason Akermanis suspended for gay comments 6 Jason Akermanis, the Aussie Rules Football star who said gay players should stay in the closet, has been suspended.The Western Bulldogs player wrote in a newspaper that gay team members could "break the fabric" of clubs and that the macho sport is not ready for them to come out. -
21 May 2010Australian Rules football star says gays should stay in the closet 12 A veteran star of Australian Rules football has been attacked for saying gay players should stay in the closet. -
20 May 2010Australian minister David Campbell quits after being filmed at gay sex club 22 Australian politician David Campbell has resigned after he was filmed leaving a gay sex club. -
26 April 2010‘Gay’ dog barred from restaurant 18 A blind man and his guide dog were barred from an Australian restaurant after a waiter thought the dog was gay. -
19 April 2010Australian swimming champion Daniel Kowalski comes out as gay 24 The former Australian Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski has come out. -
13 April 2010Australian Red Cross to review blood ban 5 The Australian Red Cross has announced it will review its ban on gay men donating blood. -
25 March 2010Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott supports ‘enduring’ gay unions 5 Australian federal opposition leader Tony Abbott has explained his "poor choice of words" on homosexuality and said he would support recognising committed gay relationships. -
19 March 2010Australian government withdraws non-specified gender status 18 The Australian government has changed its mind about awarding a gender activist a status of "gender not specified". -
11 March 2010Australia is first to recognise ‘non-specified’ gender 48 Australia may have made gender history this week, as the New South Wales government lays claim to being the first in the world to recognise an individual’s sex as officially “not specified”.
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8 March 2010Australian group calls for trans Facebook option 18 An Australian lobby group has said that Facebook users should be given the option of listing themselves as trans because the 'male' and 'female' options are too narrow. -
1 March 2010Three stabbings and 35 arrests at Sydney Mardi Gras 26 Thirty five people were arrested at Sydney Mardi Gras this weekend, which police said was a reduction from 2009. -
26 February 2010Australian presenters to be investigated for ‘anti-gay’ remarks 28 Two Australian sports commentators are facing an investigation by the New South Wales anti-discrimination board for their remarks about men's figure skating. -
25 February 2010Australian Senate rejects gay marriage bill 13 The Australian Senate today rejected a bill to give equal marriage rights to gay citizens. -
19 February 2010Complaints over Australian commentators’ gay remarks 93 Two Australian sports commentators who made a series of remarks about men's figure skating at the Winter Olympics have been accused of homophobia. -
19 February 2010Actors paid to ‘act gay’ in Sydney Mardi Gras 17 Actors were paid to pretend to be gay in 2008's Sydney Mardi Gras, it has been claimed. -
15 February 2010Sydney Mardi Gras attacked for being ‘too corporate’ 12 The world's biggest gay festival, Sydney Mardi Gras, has been criticised for being too interested in corporate relationships, rather than community values and local activism.
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3 February 2010Gay animal rights group ‘denied place in Sydney Mardi Gras’ 10 An animal rights group have complained they were denied a float at this year's Sydney Mardi Gras.
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7 January 2010New South Wales government upholds gay adoption ban 7 The Australian state of New South Wales has opted to continue a ban on gay couples adopting. -
24 December 2009Father accused of forcing ‘gay’ son to have sex with a prostitute + A father is standing trial in Queensland, Australia, for allegedly forcing his 14-year-old son to sleep with a prostitute because he thought the boy was gay.
