Survey forms asking Australians whether they support same-sex marriage are being distributed and analyzed. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is aiming to get the forms out to 16 million voters … more

Gondolier Alex Hai, who made headlines a decade ago for being the first woman to enter the male-dominated cadre of Venice's canal rowers, has announced he is transgender. Hai won a legal battle in … more

In response to a High Court petition, the Israeli state said that it was opposed to allowing same-sex couples to adopt because it would place an “additional burden” on the child. “The … more

President Trump appointed gay rights opponent Pete Hoekstra, one of the Tea Party’s founders, ambassador to Netherlands, first country to legalize gay marriage. Hoekstra once appeared in a … more

Occasional Central Voice correspondent Michael Petrelis reports that San Fransisco’s record-shattering heat didn't deter about 25-30 neighbors and members of the media from observing the Russian … more

The LGBT Community Center in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village was filled with stories, laughs and a few tears on June 23 as current journalists honored editors and reporters who committed their … more

Editor’s Note” In our July-August issue, Louie Marven looked into reports of violence and death directed against LGBT individuals in the Russian territory of Chechnya. We wanted readers to have a … more

Two weeks before Hurricane Harvey struck, monsoon rains swamped Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Aid groups are struggling to deal with both disasters. more

Some Navajo are trying to bring back their traditional food culture, including drinking Navajo "tea." It's brewed with a plant called greenthread that thrives in the mid-summer heat of the Southwest. more

As the nation's opioid abuse problem soars, so do health problems associated with drug use like hepatitis C, which is placing a major burden on Alaska's Medicaid program. more