Advocates for the Stolen Generation are calling on the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) to apologise for comments comparing children of same-sex parents to the Stolen Generation.

A push by Tory backbenchers to allow opposite sex couples to enter into civil partnerships was defeated in the British House of Commons.

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has challenged Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to allow MPs a conscience vote on same-sex marriage.

Preparations for the Bingham Cup continues in earnest with the Sydney Convicts recently filming a promotional video to further entice other gay rugby teams from around the world to participate in the tournament.

Equality advocates welcomed the news overnight that Labor backbencher Kevin Rudd now backs same-sex marriage.

Human rights advocates are disappointed no one has been arrested after a huge mob attacked a peaceful gay rights rally in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Friday.

NEW YORK: The point-blank shooting of a man in Manhattan's Greenwich Village on the weekend is being investigated as a hate crime, police say.

French same-sex couples are set to begin marrying within days after French President Francois Hollande signed a marriage equality bill into law on Saturday.

A NSW government bid to have intersex excluded from federal anti-discrimination laws has provoked a strong response from activists and the Greens.

The City of Hobart’s most recent public art project has a subtle, but powerful message embedded in the pavement at Salamanca Place.

The Australian arm of global consulting firm Accenture has been named the country’s top employer for LGBTI people in 2013.

The Greens have introduced a Bill into the Senate that would see same-sex marriages from overseas recognised in Australia.

Brisbane Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Action Group (BLAG) has welcomed a web page on the Brisbane City Council site dedicated to the LGBT community.

Australian marriage equality advocates have hailed the decision by a Brazilian judicial council to allow same-sex couples to marry throughout the country.

The Minnesota Senate voted Monday to make gay marriage legal, making it the 12th US state to achieve marriage equality.