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Via Gay Star News: Top Australian underwear and swimwear company AussieBum are doing their bit to support the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Australia by releasing a special line of underwear highlighting the issue. The Equality range of underwear retail for AU$21.45 and feature quotes and statistics about the level of support for the reform in Australia – and …

Via the Sydney Morning Herald: Labor leader Bill Shorten has introduced a bill to legislate same-sex marriage to near-empty government benches. Telling fellow MPs the “opportunity of a generation” was before them, Mr Shorten also drew on former prime minister Gough Whitlam’s famous line, “it’s time”. “Let this law reflect the nation we all want to see in the mirror,” …

Via ABC News Australia: Some of Australia’s biggest businesses have thrown their weight behind the push for gay marriage, with a full-page newspaper advertisement today. Corporations including Google, Qantas, Optus and the ANZ and Commonwealth banks have put their names to a list of Australian businesses backing marriage equality. Others supporters include law firms Slater and Gordon and Gilbert and …

“Bill Shorten believes it’s time for marriage equality and that’s why he’ll introduce a bill into Parliament next Monday.”

Via Gay Star News: Australian Opposition leader Bill Shorten has become the first leader of a major political party to put forward legislation to allow same-sex marriage in Australia just days after more members of the conservative wing of his party announced they now would vote in favor of marriage equality. Shorten, leader of the Australian Labor Party, put his …

Via ABC News Australia: Prime Minister Tony Abbott has dismissed the idea of a referendum on same-sex marriage in Australia, after Ireland voted in favour of amending the country’s constitution on the issue. All of Ireland’s 43 constituencies except one voted in favour of the measure, with the final figures showing 62 per cent of votes in favour of the …

Australian Sen. Glenn Lazarus, a former pro rugby player, has threatened to lead a “mankini” march on Parliament if same-sex marriage is not legalized. Via the Brisbane Times: The Palmer United Party turned independent Senator commented on fellow Queensland Canberra colleague Wayne Swan’s recent admission he was wrong to stand against same-sex marriage and would now support making it legal. …

Pogo is the globally popular 25 year-old electronic artist from Perth, Australia formerly known as Fagottron. After a deal to work with Pixar, his work began to appear under the Pogo moniker. (His real name is Nick Bertke.) In 2011 he was arrested during his US tour for not having a proper work visa and was subsequently banned from re-entering …

This gave an Australian morning show a case of the giggles, especially since the player on the left’s name is Willie. The female anchor exclaimed, “No reaction at all! Was that some sort of secret handshake? At least buy him dinner first.” The two players are former teammates, by the way.

“As a gay man running the biggest iconic brand in the country, I believe Australia is a meritocracy. I’m Irish, and I’m gay, and I run this company. And when you think of the history of this country, being one of the first to give the vote to women, our progressive nature has somehow gone missing on this issue. My …

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Last week I reported that Sen. David Leyonhjelm was pushing for a debate on marriage equality and that will happen tomorrow. The apparently unsigned letter was posted on Facebook today by his chief advisor. RELATED: This also happened today in Australia. The head of the leading Australian Catholic-based lobby group campaigning against same-sex marriage in Australia has attended and blessed …

From Sydney’s ABC affiliate: Crossbench senator David Leyonhjelm will ramp up the pressure on the Government over same-sex marriage, by pushing for debate on his bill next week. The Liberal Democrat has already introduced the draft legislation to legalise gay marriage and will move to start debate in the Upper House this sitting fortnight. Labor MPs have previously been able …

Via Australia’s 9 News: The Australian Senate wants all members of parliament to have a conscience vote on gay marriage. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young won upper house support on Wednesday for a motion stating every person in federal parliament should be able to freely decide their position on marriage equality. Senator Hanson-Young said it was time for Prime Minister Tony …

Via SameSame: SBS has flatly refused to show a controversial fear-mongering advertisement for ‘traditional marriage’ during tonight’s broadcast of Sydney Mardi Gras Parade highlights – and the maker of the ad is very annoyed about it. Australian Marriage Forum lobby group President Dr David van Gend, who appears in the ad simply billed as a ‘family doctor’, explained in an …

Well, it’s not Kylie.   Guy Sebastian has been named as Australia’s entrant for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. At an event at the Sydney Opera House, the host broadcaster SBS announced Sebastian would be heading to Austria in May. Australia was offered a wildcard entry to compete in the prestigious competition, while Australians will also be able …

“Because no one ever writes decent Valentines for homos.” I first wrote about Maclean back in 2013 for the release of his quirky Australian hit Stupid, which made my top ten for that year.

Well, this is surprising. Via BBC News: Australia is to compete at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Organisers issued a one-off invitation as part of the contest’s 60th anniversary celebrations. “It’s a daring and at the same time incredibly exciting move. It is our way of saying let’s celebrate this party together!” contest supervisor Jon Ola Sand said. Australia will …

Via Salon: On Tuesday morning, Twitter exploded when a link to a website called Ship Your Enemies Glitter started getting passed around. We first saw a link to the website posted to Reddit’s r/InternetIsBeautiful forum and later on startup discovery website Product Hunt. Ship Your Enemies Glitter was described by Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover as “the ultimate troll product.” …