Out gay hockey star and Fair go, sport! ambassador, Gus Johnston, has written an open letter to the hockey community to mark International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO).

A new campaign has been launched to coincide with International Day Against Homophobia And Transphobia (IDAHO) calling on members of the general community to become allies in fighting homophobia and discrimination.

Campuses across three of Sydney’s major universities will be transformed into a Sea of Hearts and information stalls will be set up to promote equality as students celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) next Thursday.

Academy Award-nominated actress Jacki Weaver will be the guest speaker at the annual Pride in Diversity Business Luncheon and Awards to be held next week in Sydney to commemorate Australia’s most diverse and LGBT-friendly workplaces.

The third annual Gay & Lesbian Outrageous, Ridiculous and Ignorant Comment Awards (or GLORIAs) due to take place next week at NSW Parliament House has been postponed until sometime later this year.

Newcastle will host a queer film festival for the first time in its history with the shOUT Film Festival set to screen a number of recently acclaimed films to audiences in the NSW port town exploring themes of identity, sexuality, gender, diversity and acceptance.

ADELAIDE: Equal Love is marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) with rallies around the country to again call for the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

ADELAIDE: Logan Bold from Gay Men’s Health fills us in on what's happening in Adelaide for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia May 17.

Comedians and breakfast radio hosts Tom Ballard and Claire Hooper will join hundreds of others in the centre of Sydney on Saturday, May 12 for the latest rally calling for marriage equality.

LGBTIQ youth advocacy group Wear it Purple will launch its e3- Envisage | Empower | Engage video project on Sunday, May 6 as part of a Family Day planned in western Sydney to commemorate this year’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).

The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir (SGLC) has launched the website for its unique OutPostChoir project, with people in Australia and elsewhere now able to add their voices to what is hoped will become the world’s largest virtual choir.

Members of the European Union (EU) have joined Albania’s Prime Minister and others in condemning homophobic remarks made by a senior Albanian politician who last week called for gay activists to be beaten during the country’s first ever gay pride parade to take place in May. 

English composer Howard Alexander has been named the winner of The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir’s (SGLC) international OutPostChoir song competition with his piece You Make Me Proud to be performed by the world’s largest queer virtual choir in time for this year’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).

Growing activism and a shift in public mood towards marriage equality, culminating in the ALP adopting same-sex marriage as part of its policy platform, was the big news this year. But plenty of other good and not so good things have also gone down. Alex Dunkin gives an overview.

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir are launching a global initiative to invite people around the world to sing out against homophobia.