Registration for Sydney Mardi Gras 2012, and DEFGLIS shirt/wristband order forms are now available via the DEFGLIS website. Please sign up now and remember there that we can only accept the first 100 people who nominate to march. Parade entry closes on 03 February 2012. ** 26 Jan Update - Only 50 parade marching spots remain AND Kylie Minogue returns for Mardi Gras this year!
The United States President Barack Obama has ordered that all agencies abroad promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons according to the ABC.
The Star Observer reports that ADF members who joined a gay-hate Facebook page in 2010 will not be punished, but will instead receive written warnings and advice about their social networking security.
Read more at the Star Observer.
World AIDS Day events are happening all around Australia in the lead up to World AIDS Day on the 1st of December. 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of the first confirmed case of HIV/AIDS.