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Elton John has married long term partner David Furnish exactly nine years after they entered into a civil partnership. Elton John shared photos from the wedding on Instagram. He captioned the intimate moment: ‘The exchange of vows. #ShareTheLove.’ John and Furnish entered a civil partnership on December 21, 2005 and and they picked the poignant date to […]
New documents have emerged in the United State suggesting that The Salvation Army’s pro GLBT PR campaign has been nothing more than an exercise in spin. US based website Queerty.com has obtained secret documents from The Salvation Army highlighting the PR Spin campaign being run by the Christian organisation int trying to attract GLBT support. […]
The US state of Florida is to join the growing list of states to allow same sex marriages. The Supreme Court handed down the decision yesterday, denying a request by the state of Florida to put same-sex marriages on hold pending the outcome of appeal to the Eleventh Circuit. According to the order, Justices Scalia […]
Thomas Zinn, the partner of Tori Johnson, the Sydney siege hero has spoken to media about his loss for the first time since Tuesday’s tragedy. Zinn spoke to Channel Nine’s Today show and talked about going to Martin Place for the first time to visit the makeshift memorial of flowers. “When I was down there […]
After an eight year legal battle, Richelle Menzies and Rhonda Bruce have won a judgment against a local councillor in Queensland who invited his small town to share his contempt for gay people. The Guardian Australia reports that a state legal tribunal on Tuesday found Ron Owen broke state anti-discrimination laws by expressing his contempt towards homosexuals in […]
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to questions on GLBT characters in the novel. Rowling was asked a question by a Twitter fan who asked if there were any gay students at the school. . A fan tweeted Rowling and asked ‘do you think there are a lot of LGBT students in modern age […]
In a statement released this afternoon, Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras said: “We must ensure that everyone is made to feel welcome in our beautiful city and that this tragic event doesn’t change our openness, acceptance and embrace of people from all communities.” The festival has said that while many might be scared by […]
The 2016 Asia Pacific Outgames Board is looking for two new members. The Board, established three months ago, is working well and achieving lots, and it’s now time to broaden the skill set with the addition of two new Board members. They will join other Board members Phylesha Brown-Acton, Prue Kapua, Martin King and Kerry […]