Christopher Kelly, Author at Star Observer

Buttigieg: African American opposition to same-sex marriage will “wash away”

Christopher Kelly — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:31:00 +0000

Democratic 2020 candidate and out gay mayor Pete Buttigieg said on Sunday night the opposition to same-sex marriage among African Americans will “wash away.” This came in response to CNN host ...

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Victoria Police Commissioner Apologises for historical prosecutions of gay men

Christopher Kelly — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 07:43:43 +0000

Victoria’s Police Chief Commissioner, Graham Ashton, has formally apologised to the LGBTQI community for the enforcement of now-repealed anti-gay laws that outlawed consensual sex between adult males in the state. ...

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Nepal’s LGBTI community finds solace in social media

Christopher Kelly — Mon, 30 May 2016 23:05:25 +0000

THE fear of being banished by family and friends is forcing Nepal’s growing LGBT community to create secret identities on Facebook and dating apps to communicate.

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India’s first openly gay prince shares personal story in new video

Christopher Kelly — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 00:26:24 +0000

The world's first openly gay royal family member shares his personal experience as part of a campaign.

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Google rejects Kenyan film authority demands to take down gay and lesbian music video

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:41:46 +0000

GOOGLE Kenya have rejected demands from a local film authority to remove a music video featuring same sex couples from YouTube. The clip, titled Same Love, is a remake of Macklemore and Ryan ...

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‘Queen of Pop’ video tribute to Madonna attracts 200,000 views in 24 hours

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:12:40 +0000

A VIDEO clip produced by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as a tribute to Madonna has attracted almost 200,000 views on Facebook in under 24 hours. Over 200 vogueing volunteers of all ...

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Widespread support for viral #thisiswhy marriage equality Facebook post

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 06:38:33 +0000

Lara Ryan's Facebook post about her late wife has been shared almost 60,000 times in the space of five days.

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Gay author told his new book “not appropriate” for Sydney high school talk after coming out

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 03:43:52 +0000

Will Kostakis was told his new book 'The Sidekicks' was not “appropriate” to promote at a south-west Sydney Catholic high school.

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Lesbian series coming to Australian TV for first time

Christopher Kelly — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 06:27:42 +0000

Season four of 'Starting From... Now!' will have its world premiere at the Mardi Gras Film Festival before coming to SBS 2 on March 7.

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Sydney’s giant pink condom to make a comeback as part of new safe sex campaign

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:25:58 +0000

Bondi Beach will also get in the spirit of ACON's latest public campaign.

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Petition supporting Safe Schools gets 20K signatures in just two days

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 04:24:20 +0000

A petition supporting the Safe Schools program garnered twice as many signatures as one that opposed it in just two days.

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Uniting Church in Sydney’s north shore welcomes openly gay minister

Christopher Kelly — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 04:01:21 +0000

Darren Liepold becomes the first openly gay Uniting Church reverend in Sydney's lower north shore.

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Nike axes boxer Manny Pacquiao over homophobic comments on gay couples

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 05:58:49 +0000

The sports apparel giant has cancelled its sponsorship contract with the world champion boxer following homophobic comments that sparked controversy in The Philippines and abroad.

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VAC launches GP services for the trans and gender diverse community

Christopher Kelly — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:13:18 +0000

The Victorian AIDS Council also launched its first Trans and Gender Diverse Advisory Group.

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Facebook: The popular spot to be comfortably gay

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 04:24:26 +0000

To coincide with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival period, Facebook has released data indicating a surge in LGBTI support and visibility on the social media platform in 2015.

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Ian Thorpe announced as special guest for Mardi Gras Film Festival

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 02:30:44 +0000

In his first public LGBTI community commitment, Australia's most decorated Olympian will join five other athletes for a panel discussion about being gay in sport.

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Trans model to appear on Men’s Health cover in Germany as UK welcomes senior trans judge

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:56:11 +0000

Ben Melzer follows in the footsteps of fellow trans male model Aydian Dowling while Victoria McLoud makes history in the UK.

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Vibrant queer nightlife of London captured in photography exhibition

Christopher Kelly — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 08:39:53 +0000

Night Flowers features a series of images taken by London-based Australian photographer Damien Frost.

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VAC launches PrEP Clinic and full STI testing at PRONTO!

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 05:10:19 +0000

VAC's PRONTO! will now have a PrEP clinic and full STI screening service added to the HIV rapid testing service already on offer.

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Greens: Overseas same-sex marriage recognition laws must be standardised across Australia

Christopher Kelly — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 05:08:38 +0000

A 2014 bill that seeks to recognise overseas same-sex marriages has been re-introduced in the Senate today by South Australian Greens Senator Robert Simms for a second reading.

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