Significant and impressive as it is, the campaign for same-sex marriage is no magic bullet when it comes to the fight for the rights of the broader LGBTI community, writes trans advocate Aram Hosie.

The relationship between Australia and its LGBTI minority is undergoing a rapid and remarkable transformation. 

To say the best circumstance for children is to be raised only by a mother and father is an insult not only to same-sex families but to other non-traditional households as well, writes Nicky Bryson. 

Our cover this issue features Australian diving’s golden boy Matthew Mitcham, who has had his ups and downs since winning gold with a perfect score at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Dear blaze readers, I’ve had occasion to liken life to a bell curve. Where do you sit on the ‘Bell Curve of Life’?

The 2012 Bingham Cup takes place in Manchester, UK next month from June 1 - 3. It’s the world cup of gay Rugby Union, named after American gay rugby player Mark Bingham, who was killed on September 11, 2001 in one of the hijacked aircraft.

Phil Scott manages to forget about work during a recently holiday to Bali, which saw the island become invaded by gaggle of Sydney gays.

Barack Obama’s expression of personal support for marriage equality exemplifies the sort of leadership Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott could only ever dream of.

Coming up this weekend (Saturday) is the next Equal Love Rally. Although it’s important to think about the emotional gains to be made from equal marriage, this week I spoke with activist and advocate Rodney Croome about some of the more technical elements of the struggle for equal marriage.

One overlooked feature of the marriage equality debate is the level of co-operation it has fostered in the LGBTI community.

Personal anecdotes by people like Michael Kirby at the Senate committee on gay marriage puts into the sharp focus the discrimination experienced by same-sex couples, observes Senthorun Raj. 

Dear blaze readers: TITBITS – a choice or pleasing bit of anything. (Our American cousins use a ‘sanitised’ version – TIDBITS). Hopefully this little column provides a few. You may have whatever visuals you please!

This May sees a coming together of sorts. Not only is it South Australian History Month, it marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr George Duncan, and also the tenth annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).

Just because Carrie Bradshaw had one doesn’t make a gay best friend the hot new ladies’ accessory.

MCV's cover story this week is an interview with the director of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, the play coming to the Arts Centre this month. It’s not the most imaginative of titles, but if it sounds analytical, more like the title of a science experiment, then that’s appropriate.