Andrew M Potts, Author at Star Observer /author/apotts Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 22:09:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Andrew M Potts, Author at Star Observer /author/apotts 32 32 Trans public housing tenant forced to endure unsafe home /news/national-news/south-australia/trans-public-housing-tenant-forced-to-endure-unsafe-home/190663 /news/national-news/south-australia/trans-public-housing-tenant-forced-to-endure-unsafe-home/190663#comments Thu, 28 Nov 2019 22:08:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190663 A South Australian transgender public housing tenant says she has been waiting for Housing SA to relocate her and her children for nearly a year, after her home was repeatedly ...

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Sydney to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance with several events /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-to-mark-transgender-day-of-remembrance-with-several-events/189937 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-to-mark-transgender-day-of-remembrance-with-several-events/189937#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:20:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189937 Sydney鈥檚 trans and gender diverse communities will commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance tomorrow (Wednesday, 20 November) with a range of events.聽 2019 is the 20th anniversary of the first Transgender ...

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LGBTQI projects funded in Sydney’s Inner West /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/lgbtqi-projects-funded-in-sydneys-inner-west/189881 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 02:15:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189881 Seven local LGBTQI initiatives are among 66 projects that will share in more than $300,000 funding as part of the Inner West Council’s 2019-20 community grants program.聽 Inner West mayor ...

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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr marries partner Anthony Toms /news/national-news/act-chief-minister-andrew-barr-marries-partner-anthony-toms/189745 /news/national-news/act-chief-minister-andrew-barr-marries-partner-anthony-toms/189745#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2019 19:45:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189745 Australia’s first openly gay leader of a state or territory government has become the first to enter into a same-sex marriage, in another political first for Australia. ACT Chief Minister ...

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NSW Parliament to reopen gay and trans hate crimes inquiry /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/nsw-parliament-to-reopen-gay-and-trans-hate-crimes-inquiry/189699 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/nsw-parliament-to-reopen-gay-and-trans-hate-crimes-inquiry/189699#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:13:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189699 The NSW Parliament will once again delve into the state’s history of violence and persecution against LGBTQI Australians, with the reopening of the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Gay and Transgender ...

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Sydney 6ers cricket club holding inaugural Pride match on Sunday /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-6ers-cricket-club-holding-inaugural-pride-match-on-sunday/189682 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:39:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189682 The Sydney 6ers Big Bash League (BBL) cricket club will hold their first ever Pride Party themed match this Sunday at Drummoyne Oval, highlighting the club鈥檚 commitment to the inclusion ...

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Sydney Silverbacks wrestlers launch 2020 calendar /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-silverbacks-wrestlers-launch-2020-calendar-tomorrow/189632 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-silverbacks-wrestlers-launch-2020-calendar-tomorrow/189632#comments Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:38:10 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189632 The Sydney Silverbacks Wrestling Club are launching their 2020 Calendar with a photo exhibition at TAP Gallery on Tuesday from 7pm this week, which will run until Sunday, November 17. ...

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ACON blasts NSW Govt over unscientific forced blood testing /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/acon-blasts-nsw-govt-for-unscientific-forced-blood-testing-support/189362 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 07:08:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189362 NSW鈥檚 leading HIV organisation, ACON, has blasted the NSW Government’s support for a plan to enforce mandatory testing of individuals whose bodily fluids come into contact with frontline workers 鈥 ...

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Greenwich urges Labor, Coalition to rethink mandatory blood tests /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/greenwich-urges-nsw-labor-and-coalition-to-rethink-mandatory-blood-testing-policy/189349 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:06:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189349 Independent member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich, has urged the NSW Opposition and Liberal government to rethink plans to allow police to force people who assault emergency responders to submit to ...

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Cook Islands Government to criminalise gay men and lesbians /news/international-news-news/cook-islands-government-to-criminalise-gay-men-and-lesbians/189288 /news/international-news-news/cook-islands-government-to-criminalise-gay-men-and-lesbians/189288#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:29:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189288 Lawmakers in the Cook Islands are moving to recriminalise homosexuality in the Pacific nation only two years after they removed language around 鈥渋ndecent acts between men鈥 from a draft Crimes ...

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Sydney’s gay penguin couple have adopted another egg together /news/sydneys-gay-penguin-couple-have-adopted-another-egg-together/189269 Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:11:55 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189269 A pair of male gentoo penguins at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium who made the news last year when they successfully hatched and raised a chick together are nesting together again ...

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Bendigo Anglicans marry in Uniting Church /news/national-news/victoria-news/bendigo-anglicans-marry-in-uniting-church/189251 Sun, 03 Nov 2019 01:56:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189251 An Anglican priest and his male partner have become the first same-sex couple to be given a church marriage in Bendigo after they were married by a Uniting Church minister ...

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Rainbow Labor break ranks over mandatory HIV blood testing policy /news/rainbow-labor-break-ranks-over-mandatory-hiv-blood-testing-policy/189220 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 21:23:10 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189220 The LGBTQI caucus of the Australian Labor Party has broken ranks with NSW Labor and NSW Opposition leader Jodi McKay over its support for a policy that would allow NSW ...

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2GB’s Ray Hadley repeatedly makes false HIV biting, saliva risk claims /news/2gbs-ray-hadley-repeatedly-makes-false-hiv-biting-saliva-risk-claims/189157 /news/2gbs-ray-hadley-repeatedly-makes-false-hiv-biting-saliva-risk-claims/189157#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2019 07:40:20 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189157 2GB talk radio host Ray Hadley has repeatedly implied that a person could be infected with a blood-borne virus like HIV if they were spat on or bitten in a ...

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New LGBTIQ Buddhist group Rainbodhi launches in November /news/new-lgbtiq-buddhist-group-rainbodhi-launches-in-november/189148 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 23:48:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189148 The new group is sending the message that it鈥檚 OK to be queer or gender divsere and Buddhist, writes Sydney Star Observer editor ANDREW M POTTS. Rainbodhi is a new ...

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African HIV experts call on Uganda to decriminalise homosexuality /news/top-african-hiv-experts-call-on-uganda-to-decriminalise-homosexuality/189115 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 06:22:45 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189115 Four leading African HIV experts have authored a joint statement condemning moves to further criminalise homosexuality in Uganda, and have called on the Ugandan Government to cease criminalising same-sex behaviour. ...

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The 2019 ACON Red Ribbon Appeal has begun /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/the-2019-acon-red-ribbon-appeal-has-begun/189073 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 21:01:45 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189073 The organisers of the 2019 Red Ribbon Appealare calling on people across NSW to join in efforts to end HIV transmission in the state, and to eliminate stigma and support ...

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Kmart is selling out of same-sex family dolls for kids /news/national-news/kmart-is-selling-out-of-same-sex-family-dolls-for-kids/189061 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:55:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189061 Australian retail giant Kmart have included male and female same-sex parented families in a new range of family doll sets, and online shoppers won’t get to discriminate in which family ...

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Newcastle Anglicans latest diocese to revolt on same-sex marriages /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/newcastle-anglicans-latest-diocese-to-revolt-on-same-sex-marriages/188995 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/newcastle-anglicans-latest-diocese-to-revolt-on-same-sex-marriages/188995#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 04:08:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=188995 The Anglican diocese of Newcastle has voted to change its rules to allow for its ministers to bless same-sex couples who have married under civil law and to prevent clergy ...

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Sydney Anglicans still trying to pray the trans away /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-anglicans-still-trying-to-pray-the-trans-away/188883 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/sydney-anglicans-still-trying-to-pray-the-trans-away/188883#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2019 07:03:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=188883 The Anglican Diocese of Sydney has adopted a new doctrinal statement on gender identity at its annual Synod this week that continues to direct transgender people to pray for change ...

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