Gay rights advocates have referred anti-gay flyers distributed in Launceston to Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Commission.

Labor's plan to scrap its anti-discrimination reforms and go back to the drawing board has brought stinging criticism.

Advocates and activists from the LGBTI community have largely welcomed the recommendations of a Senate committee looking at the Federal Government’s proposed national anti-discrimination laws, with the committee suggesting religious exemptions be tightened for service providers, protections be strengthened for transgender people and that intersex people receive specific inclusion under any new legislation.

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has moved for a parliamentary inquiry into state-based marriage equality laws after a cross-party groups of MPs earlier this week gave notice of their intentions to introduce a same-sex marriage bill early next year.

A new sex education strategy launched by the Tasmanian Government this week has been applauded by LGBTI groups.

Tasmania is one step closer to becoming the first Australian state or territory to introduce marriage equality, with Premier Lara Giddings today tabling a co-sponsored bill allowing same-sex couples to legally marry.

Thousands of people took part in marriage equality rallies across Australia over the weekend, with optimism about the chance of same-sex marriage being legalised only growing after South Australia became the latest state or territory in recent weeks to indicate it would push for the reform. 

A leading Tasmanian unionist has declared his support for same-sex marriage and questioned the Tasmanian ALP support of federal senators who oppose marriage equality.

World Blood Donor Day, marked on Thursday, June 14, has sparked renewed calls from gay rights advocates for the Red Cross to remove its blanket ban on blood donation for gay men.

The Tasmanian state government has listed the LGBTI community as a major priority for their Suicide Prevention Strategy.

A peaceful vigil is planned for Hobart this Thursday night outside a national meeting hosted by Tasmanian churches and other groups opposed to same-sex marriage, with former tennis champion turned fundamentalist Christian pastor Margaret Court also expected to address the gathering.

Hobart City Council is planning to mark the controversial arrests of over 100 gay rights activists at Salamanca Place in 1988 with a series of public artworks.

Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown has stepped down from his position as party leader and announced his plans for retirement after 16 years in the Senate.

Same-sex couples in Tasmania will be allowed to adopt local and overseas children under changes being considered by the State Government.

As the Federal Government considers three private members bills to legalise same-sex marriage, a leading American academic visiting the country launched a report suggesting that Tasmania could reap almost $100 million towards its economy should it become the first state to move for marriage equality.