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Australian cast revealed ahead of acclaimed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ tour

Troy Sussman and Sigrid Thornton are leading the multi-award winning production of the classic musical.

Equality Australia joins voices welcoming Giggle v Tickle decision

“This ruling affirms that all women deserve to live free from discrimination, without being judged on appearance, presentation or perceptions.”

Western Australia’s LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Grants announced

The grants will fund initiatives that work with and for LGBTIQA+ people and communities towards building a safer and more inclusive WA.

On This Gay Day | Salt-n-Pepa's 'Let's Talk About Sex' was released

The rappers later released an alternative version called 'Let's Talk About AIDS'.

On This Gay Day | Author James Baldwin was born

Baldwin wrote many famous works including 'Giovanni's Room', 'Go Tell It on The Mountain', and 'If Beale Street Could Talk'.

On This Gay Day | Author and intellectual Gore Vidal died in 2012

He was a prolific author and social commentator.

On This Gay Day | In 1981 a newspaper revealed Martina Navratilova was a lesbian

Navratilova won 59 Grand Slam titles across the singles and doubles categories in a career that spanned the 1970s and 1980s.

On This Gay Day | Choreographer Jerome Robbins died in 1998

Jerome Robbins made his mark in cinema and theatre.

On This Gay Day | 'Beautiful Thing' made its theatrical debut

It would soon be turned into a film and be restaged many times in the following decades.

On This Gay Day | The acronym AIDS is proposed in Washington

On this day in 1982, the acronym AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is first proposed at a meeting in Washington.

On This Gay Day | ‘Bears’ were mentioned in print for the first time

It was 1979 when the Bears were first recorded in print.

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Australian cast revealed ahead of acclaimed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ tour

Troy Sussman and Sigrid Thornton are leading the multi-award winning production of the classic musical.

Equality Australia joins voices welcoming Giggle v Tickle decision

“This ruling affirms that all women deserve to live free from discrimination, without being judged on appearance, presentation or perceptions.”

Western Australia’s LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Grants announced

The grants will fund initiatives that work with and for LGBTIQA+ people and communities towards building a safer and more inclusive WA.

Televangelist James Robison dies aged 82

The religious leader had a long history of attacking LGBTIQA+ communities in his preaching.

On This Gay Day | Remembering lesbian musician Alix Dobkin

Dobkin made her mark creating what could arguably be described as one of the first lesbian albums.
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