Drew Sheldrick, Author at Star Observer /author/drew-sheldrick Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:51:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Drew Sheldrick, Author at Star Observer /author/drew-sheldrick 32 32 It’s time for Labor to divorce from its ambivalence on gay marriage /opinion/its-time-for-labor-to-divorce-from-its-ambivalence-on-gay-marriage/135698 /opinion/its-time-for-labor-to-divorce-from-its-ambivalence-on-gay-marriage/135698#comments Fri, 01 May 2015 03:57:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135698 THE hypocrisy of some Labor MPs really is staggering. After years of dragging their feet on support for equality, allowing the right faction to stack Senate vacancies with anti-gay marriage advocates, ...

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I’d still bottom for Hillary /opinion/id-still-bottom-for-hillary/135098 /opinion/id-still-bottom-for-hillary/135098#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:21:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=135098 IT was only a matter of time before the enterprising gay man behind the groundbreaking “I’d Bottom for Hillary” campaign was viciously attacked by the Conclave of Fussy Receivers. Bottoming, for ...

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Desperate politics prove victory is close /opinion/soapbox-opinion/desperate-politics-prove-victory-is-close/119967 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/desperate-politics-prove-victory-is-close/119967#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:32:25 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119967 LAST month’s defeat of Arizona’s “religious freedom” bill, SB1062, heralded a larger victory for the US gay rights movement. If successful, the bill would have allowed businesses sued in a ...

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Sex from the ’70s too hot for modern TV /artsentertainment/sex-from-the-70s-too-hot-for-modern-tv/104146 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:36:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=104146 Critics may regard it as an example of ‘Ozploitation’ at its trashiest, but Network Ten’s long-running ’70s soapie Number 96 – focused as it was on the bed-hopping inhabitants of ...

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Back to black: rainbow crossing removed /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/back-to-black-rainbow-crossing-removed/102198 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:45:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=102198 Sydney’s popular rainbow crossing at Taylor Square has been removed, with the state government following through on its decision to tear up the colourful display over safety concerns. Independent Sydney ...

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Queer seniors connect online /news/queer-seniors-connect-online/101735 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:14:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=101735 A new initiative to connect elderly LGBTI people across the state has been launched. Developed by ACON in conjunction with the Aurora Foundation and the Department of Health and Ageing, ...

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Gaynor resigns from KAP /news/gaynor-resigns-from-kap/98061 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:38:47 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=98061 Controversial former Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) candidate Bernard Gaynor has resigned his party membership. Just a week ago, Gaynor managed to retain his membership following a KAP national executive meeting ...

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Greenwich attacks Christian group /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/greenwich-attacks-christian-group/97977 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:20:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=97977 Sydney state MP Alex Greenwich has condemned the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) in a speech to state Parliament today. The independent MP and former national convenor of Australian Marriage Equality ...

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Anger at ‘heterosexuals only’ deal /news/anger-at-heterosexuals-only-deal/97881 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:17:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=97881 A Subway franchise in Angers, France has caused outrage by advertising a Valentine’s Day deal that purposefully excluded gay people. The owner of the franchise posted the sign which advertised ...

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Illinois passes marriage bill /news/illinois-passes-marriage-bill/97808 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:03:13 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=97808 The US state of Illinois has passed a Senate measure to legalise same-sex marriage in a vote of 34-21 on Valentine’s Day. The bill would make Illinois the 10th US state, plus ...

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Star Observer Digital pops up /features/community-spotlight/star-observer-digital-pops-up/97495 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:01:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=97495 Sydney’s newest radio station, Star Observer Digital, has officially launched. Star Observer Digital is a collaboration between not-for-profit Sydney radio station 2SER 107.3, Melbourneʼs gay and lesbian community radio station ...

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British gay marriage bill passes first vote /news/british-gay-marriage-bill-passes-first-vote/96302 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:20:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=96302 Britain’s House of Commons has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a gay marriage bill after more than six hours of debate. The vote of 400 to 175 saw more than ...

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Separate but equal is a fraud: MP /news/separate-but-equal-is-a-fraud-mp/96320 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:18:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=96320 There were many noteworthy displays of support for marriage equality during debate on the UK’s gay marriage bill on Tuesday, but one in particular stood out. Labour MP for Tottenham ...

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Young Libs support conscience vote /news/young-libs-support-conscience-vote/96269 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:42:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=96269 Delegates at the Young Liberals federal conference held in Tasmania last week have passed a motion for a conscience vote on marriage equality. Gay marriage activists believe it will increase ...

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Gay sex convictions to go: Labor /news/gay-sex-convictions-to-go-labor/96119 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:43:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=96119 The push to expunge outdated gay sex convictions in Victoria has received bipartisan support as state Labor announced it would expunge convictions if elected in 2014. At Victoria’s Pride March ...

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FamilyVoice prays for no discrimination change /news/familyvoice-prays-for-no-discrimination-change/94362 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:00:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=94362 Controversial Christian lobby group FamilyVoice Australia is literally praying for religious exemptions to remain in flagged national anti-discrimination changes. The organisation’s website directed followers to pray over the Australia Day ...

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Anti-gay doctor off the hook /news/anti-gay-doctor-off-the-hook/94317 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:27:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=94317 A doctor who was one of 150 Australian medical professionals to petition against marriage equality last year because it would have “negative health consequences”, has been let off the hook ...

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NFL player ‘assaulted boyfriend over soy sauce’ /news/sport/nfl-player-assaulted-boyfriend-over-soy-sauce/94311 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:56:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=94311 A former American National Football League (NFL) player has been charged with attacking his ex-boyfriend during an argument regarding soy sauce and underwear. The Daily Journal reports that former San ...

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LGBTI groups make case /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/lgbti-groups-make-case/94307 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:28:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=94307 A public hearing into the federal government’s controversial anti-discrimination legislation saw LGBTI rights advocates and Christian charities state their grievances with the bill in NSW last week. The Senate Legal ...

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Scouts consider lifting gay ban /news/scouts-consider-lifting-gay-ban/94290 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:55:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=94290 The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has announced that it may end its policy of barring openly gay boys from membership and gay or lesbian adults from serving as leaders, ...

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