Britain’s same-sex marriage bill has passed the House of Commons, with warnings of no easy passage through the House of Lords and even suggestions it could threaten the royal line of succession.

Canadian men who have not had sex with other men in the last five years will now be able to donate blood.

Virtuoso pianist and camp icon Liberace is brought to life in a biopic just added to the Sydney Film Festival program.

Shadow cabinet minister Joe Hockey has announced he will not vote for same-sex marriage, even if given a conscience vote on the issue.

Alice Springs is preparing to celebrate its first ever Pride Carnivale on June 1 with a huge program of events.

The new television drama, Wentworth, has proved a ratings success with the show becoming the most watched non-sports program on Foxtel.

Advocates for the Stolen Generation are calling on the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) to apologise for comments comparing children of same-sex parents to the Stolen Generation.

A push by Tory backbenchers to allow opposite sex couples to enter into civil partnerships was defeated in the British House of Commons.

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has challenged Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to allow MPs a conscience vote on same-sex marriage.

Preparations for the Bingham Cup continues in earnest with the Sydney Convicts recently filming a promotional video to further entice other gay rugby teams from around the world to participate in the tournament.

Equality advocates welcomed the news overnight that Labor backbencher Kevin Rudd now backs same-sex marriage.

Human rights advocates are disappointed no one has been arrested after a huge mob attacked a peaceful gay rights rally in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Friday.

NEW YORK: The point-blank shooting of a man in Manhattan's Greenwich Village on the weekend is being investigated as a hate crime, police say.

French same-sex couples are set to begin marrying within days after French President Francois Hollande signed a marriage equality bill into law on Saturday.

A NSW government bid to have intersex excluded from federal anti-discrimination laws has provoked a strong response from activists and the Greens.