Australia's first legally binding civil partnership ceremony has been held in Canberra. The Legislative Assembly passed a Greens bill earlier this month allowing gay couples to recognise their relationship with a legal ceremony. Warren McGaw and Chris Rumble - who have been together for nearly 20 years - celebrated their civil partnership at the Old Parliament House rose gardens this afternoon.

Male grooming in the mainstream ... "You're worth it," Pierce Brosnan says in a new ad for L'Oreal Men.Women have known for years that beauty is important. But, as men come under similar scrutiny, male grooming is back in fashion, writes Howard Jacobson. To any straight man born before about 1970 the idea of male beauty - of men being thought beautiful or going out of their way to make themselves beautiful - was, and in part remains, embarrassing.

Matching a touchscreen with a full-QWERTY keyboard at this price point is fantastic. Anyone looking to make their cyber-life mobile should check out the Xenon.Design Maybe it's because we've just seen Bruno, or maybe we're overestimating the fickle tastes of the youth market, but the standard colour scheme for the LG Xenon needs a coat of paint. Its black plastic chassis with silver trim may sound like the latest Prada phone, but in person the Xenon lacks that all-important visual lure. At launch Telstra will accompany this standard black model with an electric blue version that may appeal more to its target market: teenage texters. And while we're nitpicking the design we should point out that the LG Xenon is a bit of a chunky monkey, its 15.8mm girth is 1.5 times the waistline of LG's sexy top-line touchscreens.

In the economic downturn that has seen a drop in home sales, gay and lesbian homeowners are increasingly turning to home improvement projects rather than moving.

The KickArts Shop proudly presents Cracker!, the Shop’s 2008 annual creative merchandising exhibition on display in the Shop and Foyer at the Centre of Contemporary Arts until Christmas Eve.

BRAVE NEW WORLD is the latest installment in the rejuvenation of the Perth fashion scene. Based on William Street, Northbridge, it is located in an area that is set to become the fashion and cultural district of Perth. The strong ethos behind BRAVE NEW WORLD revolves around offering distinctive styles, labels and service, which will push the boundaries and create a novel experience for their clients.

Jameswinston Co. is the hottest new men’s underwear brand on the planet right now – bar none! And frankly, their story is quite an incredible one. Founder Brian James left the I.T Hardware market in 2004, went travelling for 18 months and then decided to

At 62 years of age Helen Lightburn has chosen to create a story of her life through painting. As a Lesbian for 36 years she has had many life impacting experiences.

September 11-14, 2008, Lake Woerthersee will host the first PINK WAVE Festival for the international Gay and Lesbian Community. To end the summer with a huge splash, the Austrian state of Carinthia, region of Lake Woerthersee and town of Poertschach warml

Mehdi, the 20-year-old gay Iranian who was finally granted “leave to stay” in the United Kingdom last Monday, has written an “open letter” to all his supporters, known and unknown. There have been no editing – it is as he wrote it.