If you support Australian values such as equality, fairness and mateship, whether you’re straight, gay or anything else, take along a little rainbow flag and wave it for the cameras, writes Doug Pollard, a broadcaster and journalist in Melbourne.
Gay rights
Bolt: I want marriage equality for all
To point out the blindingly obvious, many of us regardless of sexuality want to get married; we want the ceremony that is such a significant marker in life’s journey, writes Stephanie Bolt, sister of Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt.
Global responses to Hilary Clinton’s LGBT rights speech
Hilary Clinton’s gay rights UN speech had a strong impact in the US, but how was it reported across the world? John Hudson scans global media oulets.
Double standards from the ADF as ruling excuses gay cyber bullying
With gay marriage opponents pushing the line that everything is hunky-dory for gay people so please stop whinging, an ADF inquiry has given a free pass to anti-gay bullying and death threats.
Rudd parties with gay activists; will ‘examine bill closely’
Has Kevin Rudd changed his tune on gay marriage? Andrew Crook found him celebrating with activists last night at the ALP national conference, reporting the latest at The Stump.
Duped by Katter, a ‘civil libertarian’ as long as you’re not gay
James Newburrie, a modest, honest and courteous man, armoured with the knowledge that what he is doing is right and necessary, and will take his stand opposite Bob Katter’s office Sunday, writes Doug Pollard.
Gay marriage honeymoon a smokescreen of lingering inequality
Hundreds of same-s-x couples rushed to be the first to marry in New York. But that win bears no resemblance to equality-focused gay rights moves in Australia and other advanced societies.
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“I now pronounce you married”: New York’s gay wedding bonanza
Hundreds of gay couples flocked to registry offices in New York on the first weekend that same-sex marraige was legaliesd. Check out this charming gallery of happy couples and families celebrating the constant stream of nuptials.
Obama’s gay marriage flip-flop hints at campaign targets
Why is it so hard to believe a left-leaning politician might genuinely oppose same-sex marriage? The bigger problem for Barack Obama is not even he’s sure what side he supports.
Hey Julia, guess who’s coming to dinner?
Gillard now gets to play Katherine Hepburn in a 2011 remake of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, as three same sex couples get a chance to ask her why she opposes their rights to legal marriage in the full glare of the national media, writes former Democrats leader Brian Greig.
Law: scrapping safe sex gay ads is irresponsible
The Queensland Association for Healthy Communities’ decision to cancel safe sex advertisements featuring two gay men is deeply offensive, writes Benjamin Law in this letter of complaint to QAHC management.
Coming out: young gays tell their stories
An incredible interactive feature profiling young gay teens, including a military cadet and a strict Lutheran Christian. Plus, an extra 50 stories written by NY Times readers.
The gay kiss Facebook won’t let you see
After two men were booted out of an English pub for kissing, a ‘Kiss-In’ was planned at the pub to raise awareness of gay rights. But a photo advertising the event — surprise surprise, of two men kissing — was removed by Facebook for violating its code of conduct. Why?
Obama’s surprise gay marriage pledge: let the courts decide
The Obama administration has reversed a long-held position that it must defend America’s federal ban on same-sex marriage from challenges in the courts.
Policy change, but cloud still hangs over gay US soldiers
US Senator John McCain, once a centrist “maverick” before his presidential run, went apoplectic in the minutes leading up to congress’s historic vote to overturn Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, writes Harley Dennett in Washington DC.
Christians under attack from homosexuals
It’s bemusing that a Cardinal of the Catholic Church under attack for child abuse of a homosexual kind chooses to attack the gay rights movement but that is what Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, the retired archbishop of Bologna, has chosen to do, explains Richard Farmer.
Why gay footballers should stay in the closet
Gay players do not come out for reasons of physical safety or that they are not emotionally ready to face the abuse of thousands of vitriolic fans, writes The Independent’s Musa Okwonga, but there is further nuance to this issue of which we should take note.
ALP MP: Labor must tackle infrastructure, jobs … and gay marriage
New Labor MP Stephen Jones rose in parliament yesterday to move an amendment to Greens MP Adam Bandt’s motion to push for a consensus on the issue of gay marriage. He went on to deliver the case on why Labor must embrace the change.
Will Obama change his tune on gay rights?
American gay rights advocates were encouraged by Obama’s recent comment that his attitudes towards gay marriage are “evolving.” Elspeth Reeve discusses whether this could lead to a shift in policy.
Former Bush Campaign Chief comes out of the closet
Ken Mehlman, who managed George W. Bush’s Presidential campaign in 2004, this week announced to friends and family that he is gay. Mehlman claims he privately opposed Republican attacks on same sex marriage.
How Obama’s stance on gay marriage has shifted
Obama’s officially endorses civil unions rather than marriage for same sex couples. But this timeline compiling his statements on the subject over the years suggest the President’s views have noticeably shifted.
Is Gillard homophobic or just whistling?
What reasons does Gillard have for being anti same-sex marriage? It isn’t because of links to the church, beliefs about procreation or because she opposes different types of relationships. Is she homophobic or just playing poltiics, asks W.H. Chong.
