Dan Clarke, Author at Star Observer /author/dan-clarke Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 05:26:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Dan Clarke, Author at Star Observer /author/dan-clarke 32 32 ‘Gay men are more masculine than straight men’: Sir Ian McKellen /artsentertainment/gay-men-masculine-straight-men-sir-ian-mckellen/152552 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 06:34:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152552 GAY men are more masculine than their straight counterparts,according to openly gay actor Sir Ian McKellen. McKellen pondered聽the nature of masculinity in an interview with the UK’s Evening Standard. “I ...

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Aurora Dinner fundraiser raises $5,000 for The Gender Centre /news/aurora-dinner-fundraiser-raises-5000-gender-clinic/152566 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 05:54:45 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152566 A CHARITY聽dinner has raised聽much聽needed funds for a new project at The Gender Centre, aimed at changing how trans people are portrayed in the media. The fundraiser聽was hosted by the Aurora ...

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San Francisco reports dramatic decline in HIV infection rates /news/san-francisco-reports-dramatic-decline-hiv-infection-rates/152516 Mon, 05 Sep 2016 02:20:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152516 SAN FRANCISCO聽has聽reported聽an encouraging development聽in the city’s long waged聽battle against HIV, with newly released data聽revealing that聽infection rates have dropped聽by a third over a three year period. These numbers were detailed in ...

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Bisexual men make better lovers: study /news/bisexual-men-make-better-lovers-study/152479 /news/bisexual-men-make-better-lovers-study/152479#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2016 01:18:55 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152479 BISEXUAL men make better lovers and fathers, newly released research has revealed. The revelation聽was just one of many insights of a聽wide ranging study conducted by Deakin University that聽looked into relationships ...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook reveals motivation for coming out /news/apple-ceo-tim-cook-reveals-motivation-coming/152092 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:58:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152092 APPLE CEO Tim Cook has opened up about the process of coming out in 2014. In a revealing interview with the Washington Post, Cook revealed that publicly acknowledging that he ...

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‘In prison I鈥檒l be beaten and raped every day’ /news/prison-ill-beaten-raped-every-day/152099 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 03:44:03 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152099 A GAY footballer detained at Stockholm Pride is set to be deported back to Liberia - a country where homosexuality is illegal.

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Hundreds of same-sex couples already getting married in Australia /news/hundreds-sex-couples-already-getting-married-australia/152056 /news/hundreds-sex-couples-already-getting-married-australia/152056#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2016 02:22:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152056 NEWLY released figures have聽revealed hundreds of聽couples are already getting married at British consulates across the nation.

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Star Trek tv show will include gay character /artsentertainment/star-trek-tv-show-will-include-gay-character/151908 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 03:19:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151908 The creator of the new Star Trek tv series has confirmed there will be a gay character.

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Tasmanian Government supports marriage equality /news/national-news/tasmania/tasmanian-government-supports-marriage-equality/151852 /news/national-news/tasmania/tasmanian-government-supports-marriage-equality/151852#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:05:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151852 THE Tasmanian State Parliament now stands united in聽throwing聽their support behind聽marriage equality.

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Serbia appoints first openly gay Minister /news/serbia-appoints-first-openly-gay-minister/151796 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 23:49:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151796 Ana Brnabic will assume the role of聽Minister of Public Administration in a landmark move.

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Homophobic slurs thrown at Olympic athletes /news/homophobic-slurs-thrown-at-olympics-athletes/151751 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 04:39:28 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151751 ATHLETES at the Rio Olympics have reported homophobic slurs being hurled from the stands.

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‘Politicians should get to work on what we elected them to do’ /news/politicians-should-get-to-work-on-what-we-elected-them-to-do/151744 /news/politicians-should-get-to-work-on-what-we-elected-them-to-do/151744#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2016 01:07:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151744 FORMER Justice of the High Court Michael Kirby has objected to the plebiscite.

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SHINE SA expands with new location to serve city’s sexual health needs /news/shine-sa-expands-with-new-location-to-serve-citys-sexual-health-needs/151704 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 06:53:08 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151704 AN organisation with a sexual health and education mandate in South Australia is preparing to open a new location accessible to people in Adelaide’s聽city centre later this week. SHine SA’s ...

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‘We’ve never had a gay student’: Islamic school principal /news/weve-never-had-a-gay-student-islamic-school-prinicipal/151675 /news/weve-never-had-a-gay-student-islamic-school-prinicipal/151675#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2016 04:29:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151675 THE principal of an Islamic school in New South Wales claims the school has never had a gay student. The principal, Ghazwa Khan spoke to The Australian聽for a piece looking ...

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Gay themes and video games together at last /artsentertainment/gay-themes-and-video-games-together-at-last-2/151453 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:33:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151453 THESE are the best video聽games聽that have something to say about the experience of being gay.

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Keeping the ‘Q’ in LGBTQI debated at Brisbane’s LGBTI Community Forum /news/keeping-the-q-in-lgbtqi-debated-at-brisbanes-lgbti-community-forum/151524 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:30:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151524 An informal vote to keep the 'Q' in the LGBTQI acronym was held at the聽LGBTI Community Forum in Brisbane, an initiative of the city council's Inclusive Brisbane Board.

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‘Gay leading men would lack the same opportunities’: Jared Leto /news/gay-leading-men-would-lack-the-same-opportunities-jared-leto/151484 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 05:01:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151484 Controversial actor Jared Leto has made some revealing comments about the treatment of actors in Hollywood.

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Labor senators call for party to block plebiscite legislation /news/labor-senators-call-for-party-to-block-plebiscite-legislation/151574 /news/labor-senators-call-for-party-to-block-plebiscite-legislation/151574#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2016 04:43:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151574 A call-to-action has been made from within the Labor Party.

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Australia gets one step closer to self-testing HIV kits /news/australia-gets-one-step-closer-to-hiv-self-testing-kit-approval/151188 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:03:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151188 SELF-testing for HIV from the privacy of your own home looks to be on the horizon in Australia. This is聽a welcomed development聽by many and is seen as an incredibly useful ...

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Victorian Premier urges Prime Minister to reconsider ‘harmful’ plebiscite /news/vic-premier-urges-prime-minister-to-reconsider-harmful-plebiscite/151159 /news/vic-premier-urges-prime-minister-to-reconsider-harmful-plebiscite/151159#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2016 04:28:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=151159 VICTORIAN聽Premier Daniel Andrews has聽urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to reconsider the government’s聽plans for a聽marriage equality聽plebiscite in an impassioned letter. “I write about your plan to hold a national plebiscite on ...

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