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Shelley Bridgeman: Fat activism
Fat activism is the latest movement sweeping the globe as plus-size people rally against prejudice and discrimination.
Ricky Martin thought homosexuality was 'evil'
Ricky Martin was scared to come out as gay because he thought homosexuality was "evil".
Outrage as Malaysia sends 'effeminate' boys to anti-gay camp
The Malaysian authorities are at the centre of an increasingly heated row after it emerged that 66 Muslim boys identified by teachers as "effeminate" had been dispatched to a special camp to discourage them from becoming gay.
Past still present for African Americans
When Confederate forces fired the first shots at Fort Sumter on April 12, 150 years ago, triggering the American Civil War, almost four million African Americans were slaves.
One suburb - two separate worlds
Meadowlands, a shopping centre in one of the most Chinese parts of Auckland, tells a story of how NZ is...
Pauline Hanson comes up short
Pauline Hanson has failed in her bid to be elected to the upper house of the NSW parliament.
Inquiries ordered in Australian Defence scandal
Yet another scandal has rocked the Australian military.
'Derision of gays made me suicidal'
The 17-yr-old son of a former Cabinet minister says he struggled as a closet homosexual boarder at King's College.
Bullying to become a crime in Aust
An amendment to stalking laws is expected to be introduced in the Victorian state Parliament tomorrow.
<i>Nick Smith</i>: The score: Boy racers 1, women 0
Testosterone-fuelled drivers will benefit from bid to erase gender inequality.
Bipolar blogger takes aim at politically incorrect Latta
TV psychologist Nigel Latta is under fire for his use of the word mental.
Australia a nation of intolerance: report
There is a current of anti-Muslim feeling in Australia that suggests an entrenched hostility often related to overseas events.
Kiwi's discrimination complaint upheld by Aussie tribunal
A tribunal has upheld a race discrimination complaint against a legal definition used to deny disaster recovery payments and social security to thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia.
Galliano's racist abuse familiar in Jewish quarter
Jewish people in France say they are well used to anti-Semitism.
Gay marriage call at Sydney Mardi Gras
Marriage equality was the dominant theme of the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
Fashion designer sacked for 'I love Hitler' comments
Christian Dior fired John Galliano today after an online video clip circulated around the world showing its star designer shouting anti-Semitic abuse at people in a Paris bar.