ADELAIDE: The State Government has introduced new legislation to enable local councils to adopt by-laws from the day they are made, in order to address growing concerns over offensive behaviour in public spaces such as anti-gay demonstrations by Christian fundamentalists on Rundle Mall.

The Diversity Council of Australia (DCA) is concerned over continuing discrimination in many workplaces, after a recent major US study found almost half of LGBT respondents interviewed reported being closeted at work, with resulting substantial negative consequences.

SYDNEY: ACON has welcomed the commencement of new rapid HIV testing trials this week as an important advance in the prevention of HIV in NSW and Australia, while also calling on governmental and health authorities to approve of its use across the country as soon as possible.

Leading LGBTI mental health expert, Paul Martin, has written to Network Ten to express his concern over the hiring of controversial New Zealand broadcaster, Paul Henry, as co-host for its flagship Breakfast program due to be launched early next year.

MELBOURNE: The Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men’s Health Centre (VAC/GMHC) has launched its annual Staying Negative calendar.

MELBOURNE: Organisers of Sexpo have offered those who vandalised their posters across Melbourne a free stand at the sexuality exhibition to air their beliefs. 

GLBTI soccer club the Melbourne Rovers has criticised Adelaide United’s Antony Golec for apologising to everyone except the LGBTI for his homophobic tweet.

A Queensland parliamentary hearing last Thursday into proposed civil unions legislation has heard claims from opponents that its introduction will eventually lead to the state legalising polygamy, incest, or even, gay marriage.

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) has strongly endorsed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s ambition to create an AIDS-free generation and has called on the Australian government to join with the US.

MELBOURNE: Gay and lesbian dance studio Dance Cats has had to move premises abruptly after 15 years in Fitzroy.

A US rap artist says gay men involved in hip-hop should come out.

Sidney Nsubunga Enoch has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering Uganda's leading gay rights activist, David Kato, in January.

The UK Department of Health has officially lifted its lifetime ban on blood donation from men who have sex with men (MSM).

A 19 stone Welsh rugby player who suffered a stroke during training says he "woke up gay."

The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) has announced Ian Rankin as its new President and Willie Rowe as the new Vice President.