R&B and disco singer Donna Summer passed away on Thursday at the age of 63 following cancer-related complications.

Bold and the Beautiful star Joanna Johnson has come out as a lesbian in an interview and revealed she is married to Los Angeles club promoter Michelle Agnew.

One member of the Sydney Convicts gay rugby side has swapped the smell of the dressing room for the spicy aromas of the kitchen after being named as the first contestant to get through the Top 24 in the latest season of reality television juggernaut Masterchef.

If I was faced with the pressure of singlehandedly entertaining a sold-out Allphones Arena, which has a capacity of 21,000, I think I would instantaneously combust. Poof! Just like that, I’d be no more.

Against Me! punk rock singer Tom Gabel has come out as transgender and revealed plans to live as a woman with the support of her wife and band.

Openly gay Brisbane resident Margie Cummins has been named the winner of The Biggest Loser: Singles with the former pizza shop owner walking away with $220,000 following the show’s finale on Network Ten last night.

The Aurora Group’s eagerly awaited annual gala dinner will this year take inspiration from the Titanic to pay homage to the grandeur and tragedy of one of the world’s defining nautical disasters.

Newcastle will host a queer film festival for the first time in its history with the shOUT Film Festival set to screen a number of recently acclaimed films to audiences in the NSW port town exploring themes of identity, sexuality, gender, diversity and acceptance.

The first of Sydney’s new food trucks is already rolling across inner-city suburbs serving the hungry and curious with another nine more businesses to be operating on streets in coming weeks as part of a City of Sydney trial aiming to increase quality food options for visitors and residents late at night. 

SYDNEY: There will be no more steamy sessions at Sydney’s longest-running gay bathhouse, with Ken’s at Kensington (KKK) closing in a matter of weeks after the Anzac Parade building which has been home to the landmark venue for 40 years was recently sold to new owners.

West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall headlines a special one-off concert version of Side by Side by Sondheim, which raises money for the campaign to stop violence against women, writes Garrett Bithell. 

Veteran thespian Christopher Plummer became the oldest actor to win an Oscar after he took out the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Los Angeles yesterday for his role as an elderly widower who comes out as gay in Beginners.

The American sing-songwriter will soon be embarking on an Australian tour and a couple of lucky fans have the chance to win double passes to her Sydney and Melbourne shows. Maeve Marsden spoke to the rising star who has the likes of k.d. lang and Rufus Wainwright sitting up and taking notice.

Tributes are being shared across the world, following the death of American singing sensation Whitney Houston.

Although there remains the slight chance of a shower or two, over 70,000 people are expected to descend on Victoria Park for the annual Sydney Mardi Gras Fair Day this Sunday, for a huge day of “rip-roaring” entertainment, wonderful delicacies, and over 200 stalls to help the community celebrate the queer side of life.