Emmy and Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen Kristin Chenoweth will be hitting Australian shores in June, starting at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival and finishing up with a grand concert at the Sydney Opera House.

Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle has received praise and support for his call on the federal and state governments to legalise same-sex marriage.

The battle between Melbourne talkback radio host Neil Mitchell and promoters of a queer party this weekend seems to have reached an uneasy truce after those behind the ‘Closet Party’ at Fitzroy this Friday night decided to replace the controversial image of Olympian Ian Thorpe advertising the event with one of Mitchell himself.

Promoters behind a controversial queer party in Melbourne this weekend have called on talkback radio host Neil Mitchell to “attend one of our parties before slagging them off” after the radio star stoked controversy by claiming the use of an image of Olympian Ian Thorpe to promote an upcoming event was “an absurd public insult”.

Talkback radio host Neil Mitchell has accused promoters behind a Melbourne queer party this weekend of ‘an absurd public insult to Ian Thorpe’ after they used an image of the swimming legend to advertise the event known as the ‘Closet Party’.

Prominent US Christian activist and LGBTI ally Andrew Marin is set to hit Australia’s shores in time for Mardi Gras.

Headlined by some of the sexiest, most daring artists ever to perform in Australia, Empire will be one performance not to miss as it promises to smash through the borders of comedy, circus, variety and burlesque when it makes its Australian premiere at the splendid Spiegeltent in early 2013.

Millions of people around the world commemorated World AIDS Day 2012 over the weekend, with thousands of Melburnians partaking in activities.

Over 1500 Melburnians braved harsh sun and sweltering heat to rally for marriage equality at the Victorian State Library over the weekend.

Politicians from all three major parties will be present at two community forums in Melbourne and Sydney this month as marriage equality advocates plan their next move in the wake of votes against reform in the federal and Tasmanian parliaments as well as victories for marriage equality in the recent US election.

A series of forums to be held in Melbourne and Sydney next month will offer an opportunity for people to discuss the way forward for the continuing marriage equality campaign.

Educators, students, experts and senior politicians will gather in Melbourne later this month for a national symposium to discuss the continuing fight against homophobia in schools.

Melbourne will host the 13th International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) World Congress.

Champion gay New Zealand speed skater Blake Skjellerup has made a last-minute appeal to his friends and supporters across the Tasman to help him win a scholarship that will allow him to continue competing at the highest level.

Sausages sizzled as supporters of Melbourne’s Lycra Lovin’ team packed out the Laird Hotel over the weekend, raising over $1,200 for charity.