by John | Dec 21, 2012 | Australian news, Australian resources, News
The City of Vincent yesterday became the first WA local government to set up a register which recognises gay and lesbian couples. The council almost unanimously passed the motion on Tuesday night which allows gay and straight couples to attend a brief ceremony and...
by John | Dec 20, 2012 | Australian news, News
SYDNEY: A new website that calls on GLBTI people and their families to throw their support behind the campaign for state-based equal marriage laws has been launched by the NSW parliamentary cross party working group for marriage equality. The...
by John | Dec 17, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
MANY gays would consider Kath and Kim’s Jane Turner “super awesome”: in an early episode of the TV comedy, her character Kath encouraged her daughter Kim’s suspected lesbianism and even danced with drag queens at a gay club. Then, in 2010,...
by John | Dec 14, 2012 | Australian news, News
An Australian documentary about children growing up with same-sex parents may or may not be seen to completion with crowd-funding efforts coming to a close in just five days time. Filmmaker Maya Newell turned to the public for support part way through production of...
by John | Dec 12, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
Queensland federal Liberal MP Teresa Gambaro (pictured) was confronted over her opposition to marriage equality by an LGBTI rights advocate at a community question and answer session on Saturday. Phil Browne took Gambaro to task over her ‘no’ vote against marriage...
by John | Dec 12, 2012 | Australian commentary, Australian news, News
The dust has settled on the recent ACT Election and a Labor-Greens government has been returned. Student journalist Jelisa Apps follows up on her earlier story to examine the issue of marriage equality and the Australian constitution. The legalisation of same-sex...
