Although occasionally referred to as “the gay cowboy”, Dessent has no hint of a Slim Dusty twang and does not wear an Akubra. He is a very urbane country music artist.

Perth’s dedicated gay and lesbian film festival will return in 2009 at Mount Lawley’s iconic Astor Cinemas.

Australia’s only gay and lesbian tennis club is in dire financial straits and pinning its hopes on the Love All community picnic and dance party this month and a major membership drive to raise much-needed funds.

At least one stridently conservative journalist and blogger in the US was convinced that the release of Milk, hot on the heels of Proposition 8 in California, was no coincidence.

Olympian Matthew Mitcham has become a gay icon the world over. But he hasn’t let it go to his head, reports Peter Hackney, who caught up with the diver for his first in-depth interview since winning Beijing gold.

The crazy citizen-initiated referendums in the United State create personal and legal uncertainty for many. However, if we had the same mechanism in Australia, we might have some hope of overturning the current ban on gay marriage.