Brandon Bentley, Author at Star Observer /author/brandon-bentley Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 03 May 2023 10:16:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Brandon Bentley, Author at Star Observer /author/brandon-bentley 32 32 Young, Queer & Restless For Change: Aiv Puglielli /features/young-queer-restless-for-change-aiv-puglielli/223559 Wed, 03 May 2023 20:09:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=223559 Aiv Puglielli has come a long way since COVID lockdown. A young, queer artist whose hopes to stand up for queer voices intensified as the lockdown days grew to a ...

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Queering the Map: This Maps-Style Site Helps You Drop a Pin on Your Queer Experiences /features/queering-the-map-this-maps-style-site-helps-you-drop-a-pin-on-your-queer-experiences/223072 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 23:14:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=223072 If you’re looking to preserve your queer history, this site is the perfect place to start. Queering the Map is an online community-generated counter-mapping platform, that allows LGBTQI individuals to ...

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City of Casey Cancels Drag Event After Far-Right Threats /news/city-of-casey-cancels-drag-event-after-far-right-threats/222978 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:11:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=222978 Days after neo-Nazis attended an anti-trans rally on Parliament steps in Melbourne, the City of Casey pulled their upcoming ‘Art of Drag’ workshops from their schedule. The City of Casey ...

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Good Trip’s Night Of Neurodivergent-Friendly Clubbing Opens in Melbourne /news/good-trips-night-of-neurodivergent-friendly-clubbing-opens-in-melbourne/222823 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:04:03 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=222823 Looking for a night out that’ll be a pleasure on your senses? Good Trip, a night designed for neurodivergent LGBTQI individuals, is coming to Melbourne. Funded by the Victorian Government ...

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Juno Birch Can Save You From Your Quarantine Slump /artsentertainment/juno-birch-can-save-you-from-your-quarantine-slump/195587 Sat, 30 May 2020 09:30:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195587 Like many of you, the past few months has been a rollercoaster of emotions. Stuck indoors with very little human interaction, I’ve channelled whatever energy I had into discovering a ...

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Doctor Recovers From Coronavirus; Becomes Mr Gay World /news/doctor-recovers-from-coronavirus-becomes-mr-gay-world/195580 /news/doctor-recovers-from-coronavirus-becomes-mr-gay-world/195580#comments Fri, 29 May 2020 01:30:03 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195580 As coronavirus continues to spread across the world, a young doctor in Spain who contracted the virus has fully recovered, only to then receive a life-changing phone call: He’s Mr. ...

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Even In Lockdown, Melbourne Never Stops Sinning /artsentertainment/scene-events/even-in-lockdown-melbourne-never-stops-sinning/194817 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 04:51:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194817 Though Melbourne is still in the midst of lockdown, there’s no shortage of sinful stories continuing to make their way through the LGBQI scene. “Forgive Me Daddy, For I Have ...

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Queens Helping Queens in Melbourne’s Drag Community /news/queens-helping-queens-in-melbournes-drag-community/194765 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 07:28:20 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194765 As Victoria remains within the parameters of social isolation procedures, queens within Melbourne’s boisterous drag scene haven’t let lockdown laws get them down. Armed with a tonne of wigs and ...

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How Jameela Jamil Is the Social Activist We Need Right Now /news/how-jameela-jamil-is-the-social-activist-we-need-right-now/194065 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:16:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194065 Known for her role of fashionable socialite Tahani Al-Jamil in The Good Place, Jameela Jamil is no stranger to social media. Outspoken about social issues plaguing society today, Jamil has ...

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Melbourne’s LGBTIQ+ Nightlife is Down but Not Out /artsentertainment/melbournes-lgbtiq-nightlife-is-down-but-not-out/193979 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:20:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=193979 Coronavirus may have nightlife in its grasp, the lights of Melbourne’s bright and buzzing social scene are far from dim. Working in tandem to bring the party to your living ...

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Coronavirus’ effect on Melbourne’s LGBTQI nightlife /artsentertainment/coronavirus-effect-on-melbournes-lgbtqi-nightlife/193695 /artsentertainment/coronavirus-effect-on-melbournes-lgbtqi-nightlife/193695#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2020 08:30:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=193695 On the heels of Victoria announcing a state of emergency, Melbourne’s ever-flourishing nightlife has found itself in a moment of panic. Various LGBTQI venues are scrambling to find the best ...

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Wellington Police refuse to escort couple after attack /news/wellington-police-fail-to-protect-after-homophobic-attack/193456 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:37:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=193456 A Wellington gay couple had to rely on bystanders for support when a police officer refused to escort them home after a homophobic attack.  Joe Perrone, 25, and his boyfriend ...

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Lesbian reference gets new Pixar film banned /artsentertainment/pixars-onward-lesbian-reference-pushes-film-backward-in-the-middle-east/193449 /artsentertainment/pixars-onward-lesbian-reference-pushes-film-backward-in-the-middle-east/193449#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:51:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=193449 Several countries in the Middle East have taken a step backward within LGTBQI representation, choosing to ban the new Pixar film Onward over an overt lesbian reference made by a ...

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