He is regarded as one of the country’s most prominent advocates for the introduction of same-sex marriage but over the weekend Australian Marriage Equality national convener Alex Greenwich put politics aside for some personal happiness instead, marrying his long-term partner Victor Hoeld in a ceremony in Buenos Aires.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has distanced itself from a doctors group who claim children are better off with heterosexual parents while the Greens as well as human rights experts have also blasted the controversial Doctors for the Family group led by a one-time candidate for the Christian Democratic Party.

Sydney’s longest standing queer social group Pollys are calling for GLBTIQ community groups to apply for charity grants having decided to use funds raised from a number of social dances over the past year to give back to the community.

Campuses across three of Sydney’s major universities will be transformed into a Sea of Hearts and information stalls will be set up to promote equality as students celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) next Thursday.

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.

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir will mark International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) with a special performance at the key IDAHO event at Central Station on May 17. 

Canadians may soon be able to choose a non-gender-specific category when applying for passports.

Leading law firm Freehills has donated $20,000 to LGBTIQ youth mentoring organisation the Pinnacle Foundation from the proceeds of costs awarded to it following a landmark legal win late last year in the High Court.

The Argentinian government has passed gender identity laws which are among the most liberal and progressive in the world.

A 24-year-old male prostitute has been sentenced to 10 year’s jail for the “cruel and degrading death” of a Sydney teacher.

Marriage equality advocates say Australia is falling behind, after New Zealand's Conservative Prime Minister John Key announced he has no personal opposition to gay marriage.

Australian authorities are being urged to put in place trials to test the efficacy of offering a HIV prevention pill after a panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) backed the use of Truvada for people who are not HIV-positive but at high risk of contracting the virus.

The NSW Greens claim Christian Democratic Party leader Fred Nile has stymied debate on a marriage equality motion which was expected to be discussed in Parliament yesterday with a contingency motion about Mothers Day instead, which members of the Greens nevertheless successfully amended so that it would acknowledge mothers in same-sex relationships.

EXCLUSIVE: In the first sign that Queensland’s recently enacted civil union laws are under threat from the new LNP Government, notaries wishing to perform same-sex civil unions have been left in the dark as to what is happening with their applications to the Queensland department of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

ADELAIDE: A large number of people turned out today on the banks of the Torrens River to pay tribute to the memory of Dr George Duncan who was murdered on this day 40 years ago.