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High school sweethearts Noel Yandamutso Zihabamwe and Delphine Uwamwezi Yandamutso.

As refugees, they slept on the ground. Three kids, study and work is ‘nothing’

When Noël fled the Rwandan regime, his long-time sweetheart Delphine followed.

  • Amanda Hooton

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Sydney’s Gay Mardi Gras last year.

Labor’s bizarre census backflip reveals great data about this weak government

It’s funny how it’s always LGBTQ issues that have to be sacrificed to maintain the peace.

  • Michael Koziol
Jess Lynne, left, and Jade.

‘It was weird’: These days, Jade’s less sceptical about wife Jess’s psychic work

They got together as teenagers, and in the decades since, psychic medium Jess Lynne and orthodontic dental technician Jade Vigilante have shared many milestones - and odd pet names.

  • Amanda Hooton
Senator Fatima Payman and Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 16 May 2024

Wong on Payman: She should vote with us, like I had to on gay marriage

Penny Wong has rebuked senator Fatima Payman for crossing the floor, with the foreign minister pointing out she had had to vote against same-sex marriage before Labor changed its position.

  • James Massola
Being gay in the early ’90s in rural Queensland was not easy. Nothing made sense until I came out when I was 19.

‘Nothing made sense until I came out when I was 19’: The Block judge opens up

“I orientated myself toward the women in my life because they felt safe,” says Darren Palmer.

  • Jane Rocca
Brenna Harding is president of queer youth charity Wear It Purple.

When Brenna and her mums were on Play School the backlash was swift. That was 20 years ago.

Brenna Harding, who at age eight introduced Australia to her two mums, says Cumberland Council’s ban of a same-sex parenting book shows how little has changed.

  • Mary Ward
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Councillor Steve Christou says he has not read the book he wants to ban from council libraries.

What can we read into this council book ban? Perhaps we lack minority rapport

If we had tempered our self-congratulation over marriage equality, we might have left more outlets for frustration than the brute signal of banning books.

  • Malcolm Knox
Councillor Steve Christou says he has not read the book he wants to ban from council libraries.

Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west

The decision of a Labor councillor to vote in favour of a motion to ban books about same-sex parenting has created a headache for the ALP in western Sydney.

  • Alexandra Smith
Councillor Steve Christou says he has not read the book he wants to ban from council libraries.

Councillor has not read same-sex parenting book he led charge to ban

Conservative councillor Steve Christou made the admission as the NSW government accused the western Sydney council of breaking state-enforced library guidelines.

  • Anthony Segaert and Jessica McSweeney
Senator Penny Wong married her long-time partner Sophie Allouache on Saturday.

Penny Wong ties knot with long-time partner Sophie Allouache

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s winery wedding in the Adelaide Hills is the first of four ministerial weddings this year.

  • James Massola and Olivia Ireland

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