LOTL Staff

A petition calling for equal adoption rights for same-sex couples has been handed into the Swiss parliament.

Australians went to bed last night with the embattled Kevin Rudd as the nation's leader and woke to the news that he was resigning from office - leaving the way clear for an unopposed Deputy PM Julia Gillard to step into his shoes as the new head of the Labor Party.

The Canadian author and Lambda Award finalist talks about her book, No Rules of Engagement.

Monika Biernaki reports on an alarming trend...

Sydney's newest MCC congregation, CRAVE which started in Paddington 2009 is breaking new ground by ordaining Penny Davis, a female pastor, on 25th of July this year.

Aspiring writers may want to check out a series of workshops being held at Parramatta Riverside Theatres over the next couple of months. The workshops billed as Breakout sessions will see some of the country's best loved writers holding court for a series of masterclasses.

Nicky Breen dives in the deep end with the Glamourhead Sharks

Monique Brumby strips things back with her new album Skeleton's Polka

Lesbians Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao have become the first gay couple to marry in Portugal since the country introduced a law allowing gay marriage in May.

Madrid Pride organisers have barred a group of gay activists from Tel Aviv for the event, because Tel Aviv's mayor has not apologised for the raid on a humanitarian flotilla headed for Gaza during which nine people died.