A petition has been tabled in the NSW Parliament to keep and expand the Proud Schools programme.

NSW Labor Upper House member Penny Sharpe today opened voting for the fourth annual GLORIAs.

SYDNEY: In a further sign that marriage equality is becoming a touchstone issue for a wide cross-section of the Australian public, a parliamentary inquiry looking at plans for NSW to introduce state-based equal marriage laws has received a record number of submissions.

SYDNEY: Excitement for Saturday’s Mardi Gras Parade continues to build after a motion congratulating the long-running LGBTI festival was easily passed in NSW Parliament today.

Marriage equality advocates have called for LGBTI couples across Australia to send in submissions to the NSW parliament’s inquiry into proposed state same-sex marriage legislation as the current draft bill will preclude such couples from interstate marrying in the state.

Sydney MP Alex Greenwich will later today introduce a motion in NSW Parliament that “condemns” the Australian Christian Lobby’s attacks on the gay community which he hopes will lead to more politicians distancing themselves from the right-wing, anti-gay, fundamentalist Christian group.

In what has been called a Valentine’s Day gift to the state’s same-sex couples, a NSW committee has released blueprint legislation for state-based same-sex marriage.

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has moved for a parliamentary inquiry into state-based marriage equality laws after a cross-party groups of MPs earlier this week gave notice of their intentions to introduce a same-sex marriage bill early next year.

It’s well and truly now a race to the altar to see which state or territory will become the first to have equal marriage laws after a cross parliamentary group of MPs in NSW gave notice yesterday of their intentions to introduce a marriage equality bill by early next year.

Transgendered people whose lives were cut short, or have been seriously injured, because of transphobic crimes will be honoured on Transgender Day of Remembrance. By Katherine Cummings.

After being officially sworn in the day before as the state’s newest member of Parliament, Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich was warmly welcomed by his new colleagues and a packed public gallery early on Wednesday evening after delivering his maiden speech inside the bearpit.

Having never lost an election she has contested, popular Independent MP for Sydney, Clover Moore, was nevertheless forced to bid farewell to NSW Parliament on Thursday amid emotional scenes after 24 years of service to the local community.

High-profile gay rights advocate Alex Greenwich has announced he will contest the by-election for the state seat of Sydney as an Independent after today receiving the backing of outgoing popular long-serving MP Clover Moore.

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will not support plans for the state to become the latest to follow the lead of Tasmania and pursue state-based marriage equality laws.

Openly gay Liberal Councillor Shayne Mallard announced he will step aside from as candidate for the position of Sydney Lord Mayor so he can run for the seat of Sydney in NSW Parliament.