Australia

Australia to Offer Matching Rights, Not Marriage, to Gay Couples

Andy Towle April 29, 2008

Legislation to be introduced next month by the Rudd government will offer gay and lesbian couples a broad new set of rights, the Sydney Morning Herald … [Read more...] about Australia to Offer Matching Rights, Not Marriage, to Gay Couples

Andy Towle April 24, 2008

Canberra, Australia was the last leg of the Olympic Torch relay and, as you can see from the video below, the site of demonstrations similar to those … [Read more...] about Ian Thorpe Extinguishes Olympic Flame, Ever so Briefly

Andy Towle April 23, 2008

Bush disapproval rating breaks Gallup poll record: "President Bush has set a record he'd presumably prefer to avoid: the highest disapproval rating of … [Read more...] about News: David Blaine, Spiders, NFL Draft, Methodists, George Bush

Andy Towle April 22, 2008

Australian PM Kevin Rudd presented with first major gay rights challenge of his administration as ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope asks him to allow … [Read more...] about News: Neil Patrick Harris, Hip-Hop, Kevin Rudd, PETA, Zac Efron

Andy Towle April 16, 2008

Henry Rollins is down in Australia, where he's set to perform in Sydney. And he continues to speak out about homophobia. He spoke with the Sydney Star … [Read more...] about Henry Rollins Would Kick Your Arse if He Was Gay

Andy Towle April 14, 2008

A gay student at one of Brisbane, Australia's elite Anglican private schools has made national headlines after threatening a boycott over the school's … [Read more...] about Gay Student at Aussie School Objects to ‘Straights-Only’ Formal

Andy Towle April 9, 2008

Openly gay Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby revealed at a forum on religious tolerance and homosexuality on Tuesday that he had been attacked … [Read more...] about Senior Anglican Minister Attacks Gay Australian Judge Michael Kirby

Andy Towle April 7, 2008

Peter Hitchener, a top news anchor in Melbourne, Australia on National Nine News for the past 10 years, came out of the closet this weekend. Said … [Read more...] about 10-Year Australian News Veteran Peter Hitchener: I’m Gay

Andy Towle March 27, 2008

My Gayest Look: A site for Jay Leno. Submit yours! A view of the jungle shot by an elephant who carries around a hidden camera in a log. … [Read more...] about News: Gayest Looks, Christian Siriano, Blackmail, Marc Jacobs

Andy Towle March 17, 2008

NYT: Civil unions not enough. "Though such arrangements were created, often under court mandate, with a promise of treating same-sex couples the same … [Read more...] about News: Glaciers, Jared Leto, Gay Nursing Home, Kevin Rudd