Now a staple of the Adelaide scene, Vonni’s Big Arvo is about to celebrate its first birthday.

Sir Elton John and partner David Furnish have welcomed the latest addition to their family with the celebrity couple celebrating the birth of their second son late last week.

The openly lesbian queen of US daytime television, Ellen DeGeneres, will be coming to Australia later this year to spend time with Australian partner Portia de Rossi and film segments for her highly rated talk show.

Pop star Madonna has escaped a hefty fine for speaking out for gay rights in Russia as the UN late last week delivered withering criticism of the country's anti-gay 'homosexual propaganda' laws operating in several regions after ruling the legislation goes against basic human rights.

The name Tchaikovsky (1840-93) conjures up beautiful swans, and tinkling celestes – he was the ultimate romantic and dramatic composer.

Some of the LGBTI community’s favourite  performers have been announced as headliners for this year’s Light The Night concert raising funds for leukaemia research.

Local fans of pop star George Michael will have to wait slightly longer to see him perform in person after he cancelled next month’s tour of Australia because of lingering “major anxiety” related to a near-death experience last year.

With sadly no shortage of material to choose from over the past few days and weeks, let alone the last 12 months, organisers of this year’s GLORIA Awards have called upon the public to nominate the most outrageous, ridiculous or ignorant comments that they have read, seen or heard about GLBTI people and their families ahead of a ceremony next month.

Looking to come out of the closet but not sure how to go about it? Network Ten might have the answer.

A summit organised by concerned Kings Cross residents will hear the views of a number of health and planning experts on recently announced proposed new measures by the NSW Government to curb alcohol-related violence and other anti-social behaviour in the popular entertainment spot.

The tension is near palpable ahead of this week’s grand finals for the third annual Sydneyvision Song Contest celebrating some of the best odes to the city’s diverse suburbs.

Sydney performer Trevor Ashley is among a host of queer artists and creative professionals up for honours at the 2012 Helpmann Awards.

Touted as Australia’s first gay web drama, the team behind The Horizon are looking for funding for the series’ second season which they hope will lead to the show soon being aired on mainstream television.

In the wake of the bashing murder of Thomas Kelly and concerns over drunken and anti-social behaviour in Kings Cross, a panel discussion jointly hosted by FBi Radio and Time Out Sydney will tomorrow night seek to explore what’s next for Sydney’s nightlife.

The blow this week of one international pop star pulling out of an Australian tour may be softened a little with the announcement the Village People will be bringing their decidedly camp act back to our shores later this year.