Tag Archives: Australia

Quote Of The Day

“I am a white heterosexual male. This trifecta of privilege means that I’m not routinely subjected to prejudice. But for a few minutes I got to walk in the shoes of a gay person in a public place. For no good reason I had had a slur marked over my luggage. I was degraded. I was shamed. I was humiliated. …

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Cut Copy – Free Your Mind

E! Online has a recap: Alexander Skarsgård shirtless, just how we like him! In Cut Copy’s new “Free Your Mind” music video, the hunky True Blood star plays a cult leader (a super-sexy cult leader, that is!). Adding to Skarsgård’s cult-leader look is a long, blond wig. In the vid, Skarsgård is shown doing a number of unusual things: He …

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AUSTRALIA: Young Boy Asks Former PM Why She Didn’t Let Gays Marry

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Muppet Mash – Pogo

Pogo is the stage name of Australian wunderkind Nick Bertke.

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Brendan Maclean – Winner

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AUSTRALIA: Vatican Excommunicates And Defrocks Gay Marriage Supportive Priest

An Australian priest has been excommunicated by the Vatican because, he says, he is supportive of same-sex marriage and female priests. The order comes direct from the Vatican, not at the request of Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart, and apparently follows a secret denunciation in the best traditions of the inquisition, according to Father Reynolds. The excommunication document – written in …

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AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Tony Abbott May Challenge Marriage Bill In ACT

Newly elected Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has indicated that he may attempt to challenge the just-introduced marriage equality bill for the Australian Capital Territory. The ACT is Australia’s version of Washington, DC. The federal government is considering whether it should block the ACT’s proposed same-sex marriage legislation. The ACT government introduced a bill to permit same-sex marriages into the …

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Beer Prank

Clip recap: “Me and the boys played a bit of a joke on our mate Russ. Kegs of beer have been plumbed into every tap in the house, with loads of cameras to catch the action. Took us all day to set up but it was worth it when the icy cool beer came pouring out.” Top comment on YouTube: …

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AUSTRALIA: Capital Territory To Introduce Marriage Equality Bill This Week

Things are moving fast after Friday’s news. The Australian Capital Territory’s government has announced that it will introduce a bill this week to legalise same-sex marriage in the territory.  The territory’s minority Labor government will present its Marriage Equality Bill to the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. The proposal will make the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) the first Australian jurisdiction to …

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AUSTRALIA: National Capital Territory To Legalize Marriage By End Of Year

Australia’s equivalent of Washington, DC, the Capital Territory, is set to legalize same-sex marriage by the end of the year. The Labor administration of the territory will put forward a bill that will enable gay marriage, following a decade-long attempt to legislate in the area. Seven years ago, the John Howard-led government used its federal powers to overturn an ACT …

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Brian Brown Cheers Australia

“Dear Joe, ‘Sank Like a Stone’ — that’s how same-sex marriage faired in Australia this past week. Australia held elections for Prime Minister the other day, but it was as much a referendum on whether the Aussies would redefine marriage or not. You may remember I had traveled to Australia in August for the World Congress of Families, and I …

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Australia Prayed Away Gay Marriage

“On national television on Monday 2 September, I asked a question of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd about his sudden change to support homosexual marriage. Mr. Rudd, who claims to be a Christian, tried to dismiss the words of Jesus in Matthew 19:5 supporting man-woman marriage in the Bible. The YouTube clip of the 4-min incident went viral, as did an …

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AUSTRALIA: Anti-Marriage Conservative Tony Abbott Elected Prime Minister

The same-sex marriage movement suffered a blow in Australia today when Tony Abbott was elected prime minister in a vote that news outlets are calling “decisive” and  “a landslide.” Abbott, a former boxer, Rhodes scholar and trainee priest, promised to restore political stability, cut taxes and crack down on asylum seekers arriving by boat. But it was frustration with Labor’s …

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AUSTRALIA: Pastor Calls For Day Of Fasting Against Reelection Of Kevin Rudd

On Monday, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd drew international headlines for his smack-down of a local pastor and Christian radio host who attacked him during a public forum for Rudd’s support of same-sex marriage. Today that pastor, Matt Prater, who heads up some outfit called the Billion Souls Revival Prayer Team, is calling for a national day of fasting and …

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AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Slams Anti-Gay Pastor At Public Forum

The Guardian reports: Challenged by a pastor and Christian radio announcer on the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night as to why as a Christian he did not follow the teaching of the bible that marriage was between a man and a woman, Rudd replied: “Well, mate, if I was going to have that view, the bible also says that …

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Big Spenders

Clip description: “The male cast of King Kong: The Musical perform Big Spender from Sweet Charity at Twisted Broadway Melbourne, an annual charity event raising money for Oz Showbiz Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.”

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Australian Olympic Hopeful Comes Out

Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff, 20, who hopes to compete at the Sochi Olympics, has come out, but is worried about being open at the Games. “I have a feeling that I would have to kinda go back into the closet a little bit because I don’t want to risk my, like, you know, safety, being arrested or deported. I want …

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AUSTRALIA: Former Deputy PM Warns Against Travel To Murderous United States

“Just for the record, Australia has had zero gun massacres since 1996, and in the United States, 80 people are killed by guns every single day. So, it is another example of murder and mayhem on Main Street. Yes, people are thinking of going to the USA on business, vacation, trips, should think carefully about it given the statistical facts …

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AUSTRALIA: PM Kevin Rudd Joins Other Top Politicians For Music Video

The Australian papers are mocking this, but I think it’s kinda cool. IF you thought this year was a particularly bad one for Australian politics, prepare to have it flash before your very eyes in a new music video. Canberra’s indie punk band Super Best Friends have rounded up the country’s leaders and press gangs to help them film their …

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US Ambassador To Australia John Berry Marries In Washington DC

Via press release: John Berry and Curtis Yee, partners of 17 years, were formally married on Saturday August 10, at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC. Music was provided by Dr. Theodore Guerrant and soloist, Christian Hoff. The wedding was attended by family and close friends, including the Secretary Of the Department of Interior, who then celebrated after the …

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