Charlie Carpenter, Author at Star Observer /author/charlie-carpenter Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:50:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Charlie Carpenter, Author at Star Observer /author/charlie-carpenter 32 32 LGBTI women wanted for anonymous health survey /news/national-news/lgbti-women-wanted-for-anonymous-health-survey/135527 /news/national-news/lgbti-women-wanted-for-anonymous-health-survey/135527#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2015 01:00:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135527 A STUDY exploring help-seeking behaviour among same-sex attracted, bisexual, trans, gender-diverse and intersex women is calling for volunteers to complete an anonymous online survey. Australian LGBTI women at least 18 years ...

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Irish and living in Australia? Help Ireland vote “yes” for gay marriage /news/national-news/irish-and-living-in-australia-help-ireland-vote-yes-for-gay-marriage/135500 /news/national-news/irish-and-living-in-australia-help-ireland-vote-yes-for-gay-marriage/135500#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:37:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135500 IRISH citizens currently living in Australia are being urged to help Ireland’s Yes Equality campaign by making donations and by encouraging their families and friends to vote in the May 22 referendum. Yes Equality ...

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New sexual health network for trans men welcomed by HIV sector /news/national-news/new-sexual-health-network-for-trans-men-welcomed-by-hiv-sector/135493 /news/national-news/new-sexual-health-network-for-trans-men-welcomed-by-hiv-sector/135493#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:54:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135493 THE launch of a new autonomous network targeting trans men who have sex with other men (TMSM) will help address HIV prevention in the trans* community, where the topic is often ...

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Lesbian couple’s family photo goes viral on social media /features/the-beat/lesbian-couples-family-photo-goes-viral-on-social-media/135452 /features/the-beat/lesbian-couples-family-photo-goes-viral-on-social-media/135452#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:32:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135452 A LESBIAN couple’s family photo has gone viral after a Brazilian LGBT group re-posted their Instagram photo on Facebook. Surpassing 160,000 “likes”, the photo (scroll down for original Instagram post) ...

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Trans* model Andreja Pejic makes history in Vogue spread /news/international-news-news/trans-model-andreja-pejic-makes-history-in-vogue-spread/135425 /news/international-news-news/trans-model-andreja-pejic-makes-history-in-vogue-spread/135425#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:12:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135425 AUSTRALIA’S Andreja Pejic is being celebrated as the first trans* model to be profiled in an issue of fashion magazine Vogue. In a feature article spread titled The New World, ...

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New Australian Marriage Equality board members elected /news/national-news/new-australian-marriage-equality-board-members-elected/135420 /news/national-news/new-australian-marriage-equality-board-members-elected/135420#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2015 06:54:28 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135420 AUSTRALIAN Marriage Equality has appointed three new board members in a bid to strengthen the organisation for upcoming challenges. OutcomeAustralia and Sharelife director Janine Middleton has become co-chair of the ...

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Dykes on Bikes Sydney escort commemoration march ahead of ANZAC Day /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/dykes-on-bikes-sydney-escort-anzac-march/135413 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 05:14:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135413 SWAPPING the usual revving and frivolity for a respectful and reserved ride, Dykes on Bikes Sydney took part in a Commemoration Sunday march last weekend ahead ANZAC Day tomorrow. Riding ...

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What’s On (Melbourne): GLOBE workshops for LGBTI business owners /whats-on/melbourne-city-guides/whats-on-melbourne-globe-workshops-for-lgbti-business-owners/135293 /whats-on/melbourne-city-guides/whats-on-melbourne-globe-workshops-for-lgbti-business-owners/135293#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:05:45 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135293 GLOBE Melbourne is set to host a series of Workshops over Wine seminars for LGBTI business owners, which are designed for small to medium business owners to build business knowledge (with ...

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Donations sought to create educational rainbow families video in light of D&G and AMF incidences /news/national-news/donations-sought-to-create-educational-rainbow-families-video-in-light-of-dg-and-amf-incidences/135187 /news/national-news/donations-sought-to-create-educational-rainbow-families-video-in-light-of-dg-and-amf-incidences/135187#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2015 08:44:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135187 A SAME-sex parent family from South Australia is seeking community support to help create a video to educate viewers on rainbow families in light of recent incidences that demeaned same-sex parents or children ...

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Is the Russian Siri a homophobe? /features/the-beat/is-the-russian-siri-a-homophobe/135160 /features/the-beat/is-the-russian-siri-a-homophobe/135160#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:26:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135160 APPLE’S voice-activated assistant Siri is facing accusations of homophobia after a Londoner posted a YouTube video revealing the assistant’s refusal to discuss anything gay when posed questions in the Russian language. ...

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LGBTI foreigners can now be deported or banned from entering Egpyt /news/international-news-news/lgbti-foreigners-can-now-be-deported-or-banned-from-entering-egpyt/135157 /news/international-news-news/lgbti-foreigners-can-now-be-deported-or-banned-from-entering-egpyt/135157#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:10:59 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135157 LGBTI foreigners may now legally be deported from Egypt or banned from entry after a recent administrative court ruling. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has been granted the right to deport and ban ...

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Lesbian web series seeks public support through crowdfunding /news/lesbian-web-series-seeks-public-support-through-crowdfunding/135014 /news/lesbian-web-series-seeks-public-support-through-crowdfunding/135014#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2015 05:23:45 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135014 AS Season Four of Starting From… Now! begins pre-production, the web series’ creator is seeking community support via a crowdfunding campaign. Series director and writer Julie Kalceff said that the ...

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Plans revealed for Melbourne LGBTI retirement home /news/national-news/plans-revealed-for-melbourne-lgbti-retirement-home/134953 /news/national-news/plans-revealed-for-melbourne-lgbti-retirement-home/134953#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2015 04:50:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=134953 OLDER and ageing LGBTI people in Victoria will soon have the option of a new aged care home environment in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb Prahran under a project set to start building in the next two ...

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“Hijabs and High Heels” — an insight on Indonesia’s trans* culture /news/international-news-news/hijabs-and-high-heels-an-insight-on-indonesias-trans-culture/134641 Sun, 29 Mar 2015 02:26:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=134641 INDONESIA, one of the largest Muslim countries in the world, is the focus of a new Dateline feature exploring its trans* culture and tradition. The show will reveal the rise of intolerance ...

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Simon sleds /features/community-spotlight/simon-sleds/134623 /features/community-spotlight/simon-sleds/134623#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2015 02:03:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=134623 When Simon Dunn hit the media as the first openly-gay bobsleigh athlete, stories featuring his handsome looks began to go viral on websites around the world. The Star Observer looks at the rise of the Australian rugby union player who moved to Canada to chase the Winter Olympic dream.

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Sydney Convicts train with Waratahs’ Jacques Potgeiter following homophobic slurs /news/national-news/sydney-convicts-train-with-waratahs-jacques-potgeiter-following-homophobic-slurs/134587 /news/national-news/sydney-convicts-train-with-waratahs-jacques-potgeiter-following-homophobic-slurs/134587#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:31:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=134587 NSW Waratah’s Jacques Potgieter has personally apologised and expressed remorse over his homophobic slurs during last Sunday’s match against the ACT Brumbies by attending a training session with the Sydney Convicts gay ...

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Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre to showcase gay and lesbian film this weekend /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras-film-festival/parramattas-riverside-theatre-to-showcase-gay-and-lesbian-film-this-weekend/134580 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:53:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=134580 STARTING tonight, Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre will showcase highlights of the 2015 Mardi Gras Film Festival. The theatre will feature five films over weekend, aiming to expose western Sydney to a wide ...

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Minus18’s school formal for LGBTI students celebrates fifth year /news/national-news/minus18s-school-formal-for-lgbti-students-celebrates-fifth-year/134554 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 03:52:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=134554 THE annual Same Sex and Gender Diverse Formal has grown significantly since its humble beginnings five years ago, and organisers hope this year’s event would be the best yet. The formal, held by ...

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WHAT’S ON (Melbourne): Bar Kylie returns /whats-on/melbourne-city-guides/whats-on-melbourne-bar-kylie-returns/134052 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 01:48:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=134052 KYLIE Minogue mega-fans of all types are invited to unite and celebrate her Kiss Me Once tour, which continues its Australian leg in Melbourne tonight (March 18), with the fourth instalment of ...

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Buloke country shire council praised for supporting gay marriage /news/national-news/country-shire-council-praised-for-supporting-gay-marriage/133919 /news/national-news/country-shire-council-praised-for-supporting-gay-marriage/133919#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2015 07:07:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=133919 THE rural north-west Victorian shire of Buloke has this week unanimously approved a motion that supports marriage equality and commits the council to writing to the federal government urging it to pass the ...

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