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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 […]
Tori Johnson, manager of the Lindt Café in Martin’s Place, Sydney is survived by his partner of 14 years Thomas Zinn. Zinn and Johnson’s family have issued the following statement: “We are so proud of our beautiful boy Tori, gone from this earth but forever in our memories as the most amazing life partner, son […]
A new one year stand down period for sexually active gay and bisexual men has now come into effect in New Zealand and means men who haven’t anal or oral sex with another man in a year can now donate blood. Previously, there was a five year probationary period. Dr Peter Saxton from the Gay Men’s […]
It has just emerged that a gay couple in Spain’s capital of Madrid were attacked by a group of Neo Nazi thugs last Friday. The Huffington Post reports that ten men and a woman approached the pair while they were sitting on a bench with a friend in the Temple of Debod district of the […]