Andie Noonan, Author at Star Observer /author/andie Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:50:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Andie Noonan, Author at Star Observer /author/andie 32 32 FEATURE: Pride on the steppe – being gay in Mongolia /features/feature-pride-on-the-steppe-being-gay-in-mongolia/110852 /features/feature-pride-on-the-steppe-being-gay-in-mongolia/110852#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2013 03:35:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=110852 While the world’s eye has turned on Russia’s recent attacks on LGBT rights, its neighbour and former Soviet satellite state Mongolia just celebrated its first Pride Week. However, there is ...

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Home HIV testing ‘should be considered’ /news/home-hiv-testing-should-be-considered/81067 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:24:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=81067 HIV researchers say Australia should remain open-minded about home HIV testing. This month the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an over-the-counter rapid HIV test which people can use ...

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Ten votes in it: AME /news/ten-votes-in-it/80775 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:50:00 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=80775 Marriage equality advocates say there are only ten votes needed to get same-sex marriage legislation passed through the Senate. The claim comes as lobby group Australian Marriage Equality (AME) says ...

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Bears show their pride /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/bears-show-their-pride/80586 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:08:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=80586 The Harbour City Bears (HCB) will be out in force next month to celebrate their annual Bear Pride festival. HCB publicist Kerry Bashford said this year’s event will have a ...

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Trans ‘ignored’ on gay house-finding site /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/trans-ignored-on-gay-house-finding-site/80301 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/trans-ignored-on-gay-house-finding-site/80301#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:30:00 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=80301 A 36 year-old transsexual woman has accused flatmate finder website Gay Share of ignoring the trans community after she was unable to indicate her trans identity when looking for accommodation. ...

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Greig in leadership race /news/greig-in-leadership-race/80167 /news/greig-in-leadership-race/80167#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:55:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=80167 Former Australian Democrats senator Brian Greig is in the running to take over as national president of the party. He will run against incumbent president Darren Churchill for the top ...

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Qld government hostility sounds alarm /opinion/soapbox-opinion/qld-government-hostility-sounds-alarm/79699 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/qld-government-hostility-sounds-alarm/79699#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:50:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=79699 If you haven’t already been paying attention, there’s something deeply concerning going on north of the border. Queenslanders awoke today not only to find their hard fought civil unions scheme ...

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Midsumma near break even /news/midsumma-near-break-even/79690 /news/midsumma-near-break-even/79690#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:18:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=79690 Melbourne queer arts and cultural festival Midsumma reported a near break-even balance sheet at its annual general meeting this week. The festival posted a $1996 loss for the 2011/2012 financial ...

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Advocates reject early vote /news/advocates-reject-early-vote/79531 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:50:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=79531 UPDATE: AME says it has confirmation from senior government officials that there will be no vote on Jones’s bill until after the winter break (which begins next week and ends ...

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Provocation defence inquiry welcomed /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/provocation-defence-inquiry-welcomed/79185 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/provocation-defence-inquiry-welcomed/79185#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:32:45 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=79185 The NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) has called for the ‘gay panic’ defence, still enshrined in state law, to be removed. The call comes as the Upper House ...

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Troubling times in the Sunshine State /opinion/soapbox-opinion/troubling-times-in-the-sunshine-state/77924 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/troubling-times-in-the-sunshine-state/77924#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 01:48:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77924 It was alarming to hear over the weekend that the Queensland Government has suddenly decided to axe $2.5 million of funding from the Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC). Queenslanders ...

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Push for HIV drug prevention /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/push-for-hiv-drug-prevention/77693 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/push-for-hiv-drug-prevention/77693#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 04:27:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77693 Australia’s peak HIV organisation says Australia should allow the use of a common HIV treatment drug in HIV-negative people to protect them from contracting the virus. An advisory panel to ...

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Time for Australia to move on marriage /opinion/soapbox-opinion/time-for-australia-to-move-on-marriage/77597 Wed, 16 May 2012 23:28:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77597 It’s been another pretty big gay news week. The last time I sat down to pen this editorial, US president Barack Obama was yet to ‘evolve’ on same-sex marriage. What ...

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Top cop says no to homophobia /news/top-cop-says-no-to-homophobia/77557 /news/top-cop-says-no-to-homophobia/77557#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 23:10:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77557 Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay says it’s “delivery time” for Victoria Police on LGBTI issues. Lay made the comments ahead of International Day Against Homophobia — on May 17 ...

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Rapid testing on the cards /news/rapid-testing-on-the-cards/77584 Wed, 16 May 2012 22:03:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77584 People would only need to wait 30 minutes for HIV results and provide a finger-prick blood sample, if the Victorian Government trials rapid HIV testing. State Health Minister David Davis ...

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Pride March posts loss /news/pride-march-posts-loss/77623 Wed, 16 May 2012 07:09:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77623 Pride March Victoria has posted a $23,019 loss for its 2012 event. The deficit was announced at its annual general meeting last night. President Brett Hayhoe has also announced he ...

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Human Rights Commission accepts resignation /news/human-rights-commission-accepts-resignation/77473 /news/human-rights-commission-accepts-resignation/77473#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 02:02:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77473 The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) has accepted the resignation of board member Professor Kuruvilla George who was criticised for opposing same-sex marriage because it would damage ...

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Anti-marriage psychiatrist offers to quit /news/anti-marriage-psychiatrist-offers-to-quit/77420 /news/anti-marriage-psychiatrist-offers-to-quit/77420#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 22:24:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77420 The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) board member criticised for opposing same-sex marriage because it would damage “the health of our nation” has offered his unofficial resignation ...

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NZ PM not opposed to gay marriage /news/nz-pm-not-opposed-to-gay-marriage/77273 /news/nz-pm-not-opposed-to-gay-marriage/77273#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 22:48:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77273 New Zealand prime minister John Key has followed US president Barack Obama’s lead, saying he is not opposed to same-sex marriage, but added it’s not a priority for his government. ...

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Compelling broadcast highlights youth hardships /opinion/soapbox-opinion/compelling-broadcast-highlights-youth-hardships/77143 Thu, 10 May 2012 21:25:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=77143 Tuning in last week to the JOY94.9, 3AW simulcast focusing on homophobia and queer youth was well worth the effort. Those involved should be congratulated for the initiative and for ...

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