Dharun Ravi has been sentenced to 30 days jail for spying on his former gay Rutgers University roommate, Tyler Clementi, who later committed suicide.

This year’s HomoHistories Conference to be held in Brisbane early next month will feature the likes of New Zealand author Chris Bricknell as well as Monash University academic, Professor Dennis Altman, who will join a special panel to reflect upon the 40th anniversary of his groundbreaking text Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation.

Darwin has been chosen as the host city for the third Asia Pacific Outgames to be held in May 2014.

A group of young LGBTIQ students have panned the alleged use of the word ‘poofter’ by Senator Bill Heffernan, saying that although the claims are yet to be proven the community expects better standards from its political representatives.

Leading health groups and national HIV bodies have come to the defence of Queensland’s peak LGBT health and wellbeing organisation, Healthy Communities, after Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg announced plans to have its funding gutted.

The Australian Lesbian Medical Association (ALMA) is expanding their DocLIST service of LGBT friendly health care providers to include mental health services.

Ron Hughes takes a look at a queer group looking to build its membership, the Adelaide Queer Book Group.

Notorious for his anti-gay views, federal Independent MP Bob Katter now regrets ever allowing followers in his Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) to air homophobic advertisements prior to this year’s Queensland state election.

Managers for the Second Story and Child and Youth Health were unable to provide data on the same-sex attracted youth program’s InsideOut and EVOLVE projects during a state government briefing.

Our cover this issue features Australian diving’s golden boy Matthew Mitcham, who has had his ups and downs since winning gold with a perfect score at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Peter Burdon speaks to Leigh Warren about his latest dance production Pari Passu

Dear blaze readers, I’ve had occasion to liken life to a bell curve. Where do you sit on the ‘Bell Curve of Life’?

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).

Sydney Convicts gay rugby union footballer Kevin Perry became the first person tossed out of this season’s Masterchef after admitting to having “stuffed up” in a pasta challenge overnight.

Bold and the Beautiful star Joanna Johnson has come out as a lesbian in an interview and revealed she is married to Los Angeles club promoter Michelle Agnew.