Venerablis, a website run out of the Vatican, has been reported as being a gay dating site for Catholic priests.

Despite assurances that he would attempt to overcome internal party differences to push for a bill to legalise civil unions for same sex couples, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has backed down in the face of strong opposition and says it is now unlikely that Poland will legalise same sex unions in the immediate future.

“We in Australia pride ourselves on a fair go, but the current inequality in our law means that same-sex couples are forced to travel oversees in order to marry,” says South Australian Labor Parliamentarian, Hon Gerry Kandelaars MLC, who will be progressing his motion in support of marriage equality to a vote on Wednesday in the South Australian State Legislative Council. 

SYDNEY: The last stop on the weekend is Beresford Sundays and this month, the popular weekly event is turning two. With a host of Sydney’s leading DJs, live entertainment, sausage sizzles and complimentary drinks on arrival, it’s going to be one helluva 2nd birthday party. 

THEATRE: Six intersecting monologues by six different playwrights explore modern gym culture and what we’re working out while we work out, writes Garrett Bithell. 

Recent figures indicate a rise in domestic violence in NSW, prompting health and wellbeing providers and authorities to reassure people in LGBTI communities that help and support are available. Alex Dunkin reports.