Late actor Heath Ledger based his famous role as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain on his "homophobic gay" uncle, according to the film's director Ang Lee.

As I write this, the Supreme Court has handed down what will be the “Roe v. Wade” of marriage, redefining marriage in all 50 states.

Looking for Ben & Jerry's chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream? The company renamed it, "I dough, I dough," on Friday to celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage.

Rarely has a single day so completely encapsulated the emotional peaks and troughs of the presidency of Barack Obama.

Caitlyn Jenner is ready to "talk about everything".

Kanye West sang a tribute to Caitlyn Jenner on Father's Day, performing Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely for the 65-year-old former Olympian.

Tabby Besley is ready to meet the Queen - complete with her trademark brightly-coloured hair.

The transgender actress, 31, revealed she constantly fears for her safety after growing up surrounded by bullies and being physically attacked by a stranger in the street.

To the Jensens, you probably should get separated now. Your marriage is already doomed to fail because you clearly don't take your own commitment seriously enough, writes Lee Suckling.

An Australian coupled has pledged to get divorced if politicians legalise same-sex marriage in the country.

The same year Miley Cyrus rose to stardom as Hannah Montana at age 14, she told her "conservative-ass" mother she was bisexual.

As same-sex marriages have surged into the mainstream, so too has the gay-wedding industry in the US.

Caitlyn Jenner's courage has been welcomed by the world - but do gay women on our own sports fields feel just as accepted?

Caitlyn Jenner has shared the first photo of herself with friends on her Twitter page.

You worry about the internet sometimes. Like the petition, at last count carrying 12,000 signatures, that Caitlyn/Bruce Jenner give back the Olympic gold medal won in 1976 for the decathlon.

When it comes to dividing the labor at home fairly, straight couples may have a lot to learn from gay couples.

Caitlyn Jenner reportedly spent $4 million on her gender transformation.

Petition claims Jenner’s victory at Olympics was "in violation" of "committee rules" because she always knew she was a woman.

Despite being officially recognised as a woman in New Zealand, a transgender Kiwi has been told she cannot use her "female name" to register her marriage.

Auckland has rated alongside San Francisco, Toronto, and London as one of the top gay-friendly cities in the world, with an unmissable pride festival.

Was Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover the right way to go about her big reveal? Anna Murray investigates.

The Caitlyn Jenner bot searches for mentions of "Jenner" and "he" and then sends the offending tweeter a polite, robotic correction.

An edible portrait printed on white chocolate adorning a waffle cone - the ice cream crafted as a salute to the transitioning former Olympian.

Caitlyn Jenner's very public transition from a man to a woman is drawing widespread praise but a Kiwi advocate says her reality is "totally different".

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

In light of the fabulous Vanity Fair cover introducing Caitlyn Jenner, we address some of the key etiquette questions around trans people.

A transgender Kiwi officially recognised as a woman has found love and will get married today.

We've had a great range of queens on New Zealand screens over the years - from the beauty queens of the 60s, 70s and 80s, to a glorious array of drag queens, plus our largest city's main street, and of course some actual Royal queens.

Schools have been asked to consider offering gender-neutral uniforms as part of new sexuality education guidelines aimed at being more inclusive.