Marriage equality advocates have applauded former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett for an article he wrote in favour of same-sex marriage.

Thousands of people including high-profile politicians and entertainers turned out over the weekend at rallies across the country for a National Day of Action for Marriage Equality, intensifying the pressure on Australia's leaders to support the introduction of same-sex marriage.

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Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black’s play, 8, on the controversial referendum that stripped gay and lesbian couples of the freedom to marry in California will premiere in Sydney and Melbourne next month with an all-star local cast including Daniel Macpherson and Lisa McCune.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott had his Sunday night dinner interrupted by gay marriage advocates who surrounded his table at a Lygon Street café in Melbourne.

The Australian Press Council has upheld a complaint in relation to a controversial anti-gay article written by former tennis champion, Margaret Court, published in Melbourne’s Herald-Sun newspaper during this year’s Australian Open tennis tournament.

A follow-up study to a major national survey first conducted six years ago on the health and wellbeing of GLBT Australians has found that almost 80 per cent of GLBT people have experienced at least one episode of intense anxiety in the past 12 months and that many of them continue to face higher levels of abuse and discrimination.

A legend of Melbourne’s drag scene, Renée Scott, died on March 25 aged 61. Michael Magnusson talks to some of the people who knew her throughout her long career.

Olympic gold medal winning beach volleyballer Natalie Cook has become the latest high-profile Australian to give public support to same-sex marriage, saying the introduction of marriage equality would “be great for this country”.

Retired High Court judge Michael Kirby has called on more high-profile Australians in areas of sport, business, public office and popular culture to stop “pretending” and be open about their sexuality if there is to be hope of equality and reforms such as same-sex marriage.

You may have caught writer Clementine Ford last week asking Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A: “when are you going to take back the rightful leadership of the Liberal Party”? 

Activists have again warned that introducing federal civil unions rather than marriage equality would be unacceptable to same-sex couples.

A protest campaign directed at The Peel Hotel alleges the venue’s new queuing policy excludes women by introducing a separate line for female patrons.

Volkswagen’s Tiguan is a classy compromise between SUV and station wagon, says Ron Hughes.

Former Victorian Premier and current Beyondblue chair Jeff Kennett says he has changed his mind on marriage equality.