GLBT lobbyists have slammed the Federal Opposition over its claims that a Bill seeking to remove discrimination against same-sex couples will effectively legalise love triangles.

A Christian lobby group's description this week of same-sex families as "biological fiction" has drawn an angry response from GLBT rights activists.

Pride WA hopes to ramp up the competition among entrants in this year’s Pride Parade four cash prizes on offer for the best floats, groups and costumes.

Patrons at Pride WA's annual Fair Day should expect some major changes this year, with the employment of a management company to oversee the event and the introduction of an entry fee for the first time. Fair Day is the most popular community event on the Pride calendar.

One of the candidates for mayor of Jerusalem says he would die before allowing a pride parade to be held there if he is elected. The unfortunately named Arcadi Gaydamak, a Russian-Israeli businessman, has raised the ire of GLBT rights activists who say he's mistaken if he thinks he can override the law. More here.

With Iraq's sectarian war cooling off, it's apparently open season on gay men, lesbians and others who infuriate religious hardliners according to Newsweek, which has investigated the problems homosexuals face after hearing reports of Baghdad's secret refuges from the militias' morality police. More here. 

The world's most famous greeting card company has launched a range of same-sex marriage cards in the United States. The move by Hallmark has pleased many but not surprisingly some stores are refusing to carry them. More here and here.

Sydney's only gay councillor has slammed a proposed homophobia-free zone centred on Oxford Street as a PR stunt. Shayne Mallard says the community needs more police and security guards, not a gimmicky token effort to deal with a serious violence problem in once gay Darlinghurst. More here and here.

GLBT media are skeptical about American television networks NBC's claim that it didn't censor Matthew Mitcham's boyfriend out of their coverage of the Aussie diver's win in Beijing. Their claim that they "don’t discuss an athlete’s sexual orientation" holds no water. More discussion here and here.