Australia

The Greek and Gay Support Network provides individual support and resources such as social services to gay and bisexual men and women of Greek background in Australia and are hosting their annual birthday dance celebration, their most popular event. The...

More than 6,000 people have signed a petition in support of Father Eleftherios of Australia's Red Hill Church who resigned on Sunday following a spat with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. Father Eleftherios, a hugely popular Greek Orthodox priest, commonly known...

What does the history of gambling in Victoria have to do with Greece? In a name, 89-year-old Nick Cecil. Cecil, a Greek-Australian, was Victoria's first undercover cop. In his heyday, he tackled the illegal off-course gambling industry when it was...

The Greek and Gay Support Network invites the Greek community to participate in the 2018 Pride March, one of the key events of the annual Midsumma festival. This year's march will have a particularly celebratory tone, coming after marriage equality...

Maria Katsonis has dubbed herself "a good Greek girl at heart, albeit an unconventional one," as she writes in her novel The Good Greek Girl. Speaking out and embracing her differences once saved the Harvard Graduate's life, and now the...

The Greek-Australian actor, Paul Capsis , who is considered as one of the leaders in the field of Australian entertainment, was honored for his excellent offer in the theater, dance and music. Capsis was awarded with the first prize of...

The Greek-Australian politician Eleni Evangel is showing she's outspoken, first opposing Premier Colin Barnett’s plan to put a light rail line through the city's malls and now in supporting gay marriage although her party opposes it. Evangel is an Australian...

A Greek-Australian group has prepared a petition to collect signatures asking for a ban on the entry of members of the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Members of Parliament into the country. The petition will be sent to Australian Immigration Minister,...

Archibishop of Australia Stylianos announced his view on same-sex marriages. More specifically, he stated that he is opposed to the act, as most archbishops across the world who have disapproved gay marriage, such as that of the Archdiocese of...

A Malaysian Newspaper apologized to Independent Senator Nick Xenophon for accusing him of delivering an anti-Islamic speech in Parliament. Malaysian New Straits Time subsituted a quote of an old speech delivered by the Federal Independent Senator. In his 2009 speech, they...

Federal MPs will discuss gay marriage with their constituents.  This follows a bill that was passed in parliament on Thursday, and they will find a variety of views in the Greek community. A spokesperson for the support network "Greek and Gay",...

Nick Xenophon and his party, the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT), is set to block same-sex marriage, according to statements NXT made on Monday. “We do not support (the marriage equality plebiscite proposal of the government),” the statement said in response...

As the Australian Football League (AFL) prepares to hold its inaugural gay pride game this Saturday between the Sydney Swans and St Kilda Saints, a gay footballer decided that it was time to share his story with the world. Being gay...

Former New South Wales tourism, hospitality and racing minister George Souris has confirmed that he will not recontest his seat in next year's parliamentary elections. Mr. Souris, the Nationals MP for the Upper Hunter, will have served a total...

Dateline’s one-hour SBS program entitled, Rise of the Neo-Nazis, aired on May 21, aimed at finding reasons for the growing popularity of a party that is anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, anti-gay, ultra-religious and jingoistic. Reporter Evan Williams said, "The rise of Golden...