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  • LOVE STORY: 'Chris & Don'

    There are number of remarkable things about the documentary "Chris & Don: A Love Story," not the least of which is the film's 16mm footage of two gay men proudly showing their affection for each other in public - in the early 1950s.

  • Homosexual, not Homogenous

    How to Effectively Target Gay Travel Markets Explored at World Travel Market 2008. Lesbian and gay travellers have the same wide demographic segments as the straight travelling population. A retired lesbian couple will have very different expectations about their ideal vacation to a 21 year old gay backpacker, yet the traditional view about these travellers within the travel industry has been that there is a single "gay market".

  • VIDEO: Tourism Futures Speech - Puffta Media Group General Manager

    In June 2008 Australian Tourism Representatives converged on the Gold Coast for the 2008 Tourism Futures Conference. Joshua O'Neill, the Group General Manager of Puffta Media presents a paper on how to effectively market to the gay and lesbian community.

  • Q-LIFESTYLE: Your Perfect Gay Life?

    Of course, every gay man wants a genuinely happy and ‘successful’ life. After all, it’s a pretty compelling idea. To be financially secure - see yourself living joyfully and confidently in the world. Feeling fulfilled and connected to others - loving and loved. Maybe just to hear an encouraging and compassionate voice inside your head? What about just waking up happy and going to bed content? Is this really too much for us gay men to ask?

  • 'Pregnant man' Thomas Beatie gives birth to baby girl

    US man Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman before undergoing gender reassignment surgery, has given birth to a baby girl, US media reports. Beatie, who is legally male but decided to keep his female sex organs during chest reconstruction surgery and testosterone therapy, attracted worldwide attention in April after revealing his pregnancy.

  • RAW STORY : The Private Inconvenience

    Cottaging, cruising, shagging in the bushes: all the sorts of things that can cause apoplexy amongst the blue-rinsed brigade and frequently provokes considerable arresting behaviour from the blue serge uniforms. Garry Otton has been pounding the beats …

  • COMMENTARY: Save California's marriages?

    A constitutional ban would also likely doom the unions already on the books. We have all heard of May-December marriages, but in California these days, it's the status of a June-November marriage that is at issue.

  • Q-BLOGGER: Gay Flight Attendant

    My flight was being served by an obviously gay flight attendant, who seemed to put everyone in a good mood as he served us food and drinks. As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us that "Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he'll be landing the big scary plane shortly, so lovely people, if you could just put your trays up, that would be super."

  • SEX & LIVING : Gay Cyber sex "Revoluation"

    I am 18 years old and speeding naked through the Colorado desert in an open-top BMW. It's night time and it's cold but the heated leather seats are keeping me warm. In the driver's seat is a handsome fortysomething man whom I first encountered on the internet. We're heading for Vegas. He's a car salesman, novelist and Mormon. I'm a student enjoying a rather exhibitionist moment during a fairly extraordinary Easter break. But how did I get here? What am I doing? And what will my mother think?

  • George Michael keeps the faith at L.A. concert

    The audience at Los Angeles' Forum gave George Michael a special present just before the second half of his two-hour performance Wednesday: a spontaneous arena-wide "happy birthday to you" for the English singer, who turned 45 on Wednesday.

  • Young man, does science see?

    For years scientists have been trying to find the traits that link - and hence explain - homosexuality, writes Regina Nuzzo.

  • Australian group plans protest over pope's visit

    A coalition of Christians, atheists and gay groups will stage a protest against Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Australia for World Youth Day next month, organisers said Monday.