The responsibility to be heard lie with our elected representative and ourselves, writes Adele Fisher.

As observations go this one is possibly going to hit some of you with the big 'yeah, whatever, who cares' factor, but you should be concerned: why is our society so heavily immersing itself in the topic of death? Every year our TV screens are collecting an ever-increasing amount of death-wallowing murder mystery shows that sometimes even subtly celebrate the criminal ability.

Somebody once said to me that both health promotion and community development were both a bit like herding cats – it’s a tough job that never seems to be complete. Nevertheless it doesn’t stop us from promoting health and making a difference within the community.

Life on the high seas can be one hell of an adventure, writes Trevor Ashley, after braving an all-gay cruise in the Caribbean.

The visit to Australia of US marriage equality researcher Professor Lee Badgett is an important development in the equality debate.

Adelaide is abuzz with a carnival of acts hitting the Garden of Unearthly Delights and the Fringe Festival.

Dear blaze readers, because of editorial timelines I’m often writing my column in advance.  Today is the ‘International Day of Love’, February 14, St Valentine’s Day.

On the night in 2007 that Labor won the federal election, a Kevin Rudd meme – a “lolKevin” – went into interweb circulation. It was a photo of an authoritative-looking Rudd with a very simple imploration below: “Don’t fuck it up.”

Settling for a compromise does not equal make, as exemplified by the latest push for civil unions, writes Nicky Bryson.

A visit to Oscar Wilde’s tomb has Alasdair Duncan contemplating life, epitaphs and statues with bulging crotches.

Being in singledom can yield some of the best years of your life – it all depends on how you deal with it.

This week we’ve got heaps of Pride March images for you, although there are more online. So if you don’t make it into print, don’t despair - you might be featuring online.

Lobbying carries its risks. In a meeting about marriage equality in parliament last week I was challenged to an arm wrestle by a well-known Coalition Senator who says he has defeated Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott despite being almost seventy.

A body-conscious Phil Scott learns to let it go, just in time for the Mardi Gras festivities.

While a decision prohibiting a local polyamory group to march in Mardi Gras Parade was eventually overturned, that their exclusion was even considered raises questions about how we view the LGBTIQ community, writes Tommy Berne.