Somewhere over the rainbow, on the other side of the Mardi Gras celebrations, there's probably a massive hangover waiting for many of the weekend's revellers.

The Sydney Mardi Gras parade began in 1978 as a march and commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Riots of New York. It is an annual event promoting awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues and themes.

Caitlyn Jenner's offer to be a "trans ambassador" to US Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has drawn criticism from some members of the LGBT community.

Ahead of a new exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Act, David Herkt reveals what it was like to grow up gay in the 1970s, while Sam Brooks explains what it's like today.

They're just photos of my friends, who were transexuals, dancing and having a good time.

"It's just common sense," Pacquiao said in the remarks posted online by the TV5 network.

Prime Minister John Key's latest public outing has again been marred by protests against the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Five of the best LGBTI events around the world.

Once a year, Sydney plays host to a hedonistic celebration of diversity.

Transgender actress Lexie Matheson appears in an all-women version of Shakespeare's Henry V at Auckland's Pop Up Globe Theatre this month.

Jennifer Dann finds out what audiences can expect from New Zealand's first LGBTIQ Literary Festival this month.

How one couple are paving the way for the nation's conversation about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.

Pair's blog calls for the boys school to change how it deals with gay and transgender students.

They had been on holiday just just two days when when they were arrested, put behind bars and forced to live on the streets.

A beauty pageant contestant is appalled to learn she has been disqualified from a competition because she was born a different gender.

At three years old, Aly was a tomboy who preferred playing outside with the boys. Her older brother, Russie, much preferred playing dress ups with girls.

The company behind the billboard that made light of Caitlyn Jenner's recent sex change has apologised and made a $1000 donation to a support group for LGBT youth.

It sounds incredible now that it took so long, but it was well received and won the Best First Book award.

In an open letter, a man asks his parents to admit they were wrong to boycott his wedding day.

A 16-year-old shares his journey of growing up transgender.

COMMENT: You can't legislate tolerance, writes Lee Suckling.

A man has returned his late wife's Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year award after this year's prize was awarded to Caitlyn Jenner.

Before gay marriage was legalised, a couple became father and son to legitimize their union. Now they are struggling to undo their family ties in order to marry.

Study finds that most straight women get aroused by videos of naked men and naked women.

When he blows time-on tomorrow morning, referee Nigel Owens will add a salutary human dimension to rugby's greatest occasion.

I lived in my head mostly. Being this transgendered person, I kept the shutters down so I wasn't terribly happy.

E! has picked up a second season of I Am Cait, another spin-off of Keeping Up With the Kardashians franchise.