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12 Gays of Christmas 2017 – Dean Smith

Annually Eikon looks back at the year to find out who made the biggest impact on our readers. We call it Eikon's 12 Gays of...
Mr Gay Pride Australia 2019 delegates prepare to march at the Chillout Festival march in Daylesford.

HAY TO HOST MR GAY PRIDE AUSTRALIA 2020

As parts of Australia continue to suffer through record-breaking drought and severe bushfires, Mr Gay Pride Australia will be out supporting regional communities by...

First Large Scale HIV Prevention Drug Program Announced on World AIDS...

The AIDS Council of NSW (ACON) has used World AIDS Day to launch an ambitious program to get 3,700 people involved in Australia's first...
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Police ‘Uninvited’ From Marching in Sydney Mardi Gras Parade

NSW Police have been 'uninvited' from marching in the 2024 Sydney Mardi Gras Parade. In a statement from the Board of the Mardis Gras late...
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Sydney Gay Couple Defy Australian Laws and Marry At British Consulate

In a bizarre twist, thumbing their noses at the Australian Marriage Laws, a gay couple from the Sydney suburb of Manly have "eloped" and...
Malcolm Turnbull taking a selfie at Sydney Mardi Gras

Same-sex Marriage Vote Could Happen This Year in Australia

A day after the first sitting Australian Prime Minister attended the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, word from Malcolm Turnbull's Government suggested a same-sex marriage...
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Gay and Bisexual HIV Diagnoses Rate Down 15% in a Year...

Australia has recorded its lowest level of HIV diagnoses in seven years and the Gay and Bisexual men diagnoses rate has dropped 15% in...
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Gay Teen Wolf Star Charlie Carver Heading Down Under

Teen Wolf star Charlie Carver, who recently came out as gay via Instagram, is coming to Australia. Carver is best known for playing Porter Scavo,...
Ice Hockey Australia Homophobia

Homophobic Language is ‘Culturally Normal’ – Study of Australian Ice Hockey...

Research by Melbourne's Monash University has claimed homophobic and sexist language is rife across Australia’s professional ice hockey community but that it's not born...
PrEP

Australian PrEP Shortage Raises Concerns for HIV Prevention

A nationwide shortage of the vital HIV prevention drug, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), has sparked concern among Australian healthcare professionals and the LGBT+ community. The Australian...

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