Elise Papaioannou, Author at Star Observer /author/elise Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:55:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Elise Papaioannou, Author at Star Observer /author/elise 32 32 The Burdekin Hotel /sponsored-content/the-burdekin-hotel/221995 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 05:20:25 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/news/the-burdekin-hotel/221995 The Burdekin Hotel is a multi-level LGBTQIA+ experience on Oxford Street. Their ethos is to provide a safe, welcoming and fun environment, no matter identity, sexual orientation, or kinks! Their ...

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Tiliqua Tiliqua /whats-on/tiliqua-tiliqua/222040 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 05:06:41 +0000 /?p=221712 Tiliqua Tiliqua is an artist-run gallery space in Enmore.聽   Cowboys and Other Stories February 22-26 Ian James Scott developed his solo show while faced with the restrictions of lockdown ...

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The Burdekin Hotel /whats-on/the-burdekin-hotel-2/222039 Sun, 19 Feb 2023 04:57:36 +0000 /?p=221708 The Burdekin Hotel is a multi-level LGBTQIA+ experience on Oxford Street. Their ethos is to provide a safe, welcoming and fun environment, no matter identity, sexual orientation, or kinks! Their ...

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The Best Gay Bars In Melbourne /news/the-best-gay-bars-in-melbourne/219726 Mon, 26 Dec 2022 04:00:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=219726 From beer gardens and karaoke nights to drag bars and cabaret, Melbourne’s queer nightlife has something for everyone. Here are our favourite LGBTQI venues in the city.聽 聽SIRCUIT BAR Ground ...

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Melbourne鈥檚 Favourite LGBT Bars Are Reopening /features/melbournes-favourite-lgbt-bars-are-reopening/206808 Sat, 06 Nov 2021 05:30:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206808 It is time to dust out the closet and put on your dancing shoes because restrictions are lifting soon! Our favourite bars in Victoria are starting to reopen. There are ...

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Sydney’s Favourite LGBT Bars Are Reopening /features/new-south-wales-favourite-lgbt-bars-are-reopening/206805 Sat, 06 Nov 2021 01:00:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206805 It is time to dust out the closet and put on your dancing shoes because restrictions are lifting, and our favourite bars in New South Wales are starting to re-open! ...

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R U Ok? New Campaign Focuses On Indigenous Mental Health Check-Ups /news/r-u-ok-new-campaign-focuses-on-indigenous-mental-health-check-ups/205330 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:41:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=205330 R U Ok? has launched a聽Stronger Together, 鈥淚 ask my mob, in my way, are you Ok?鈥 a suicide prevention campaign for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. With many ...

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Calls For The Queer Community To Get Cervical Cancer Screening Tests /news/calls-for-the-queer-community-to-get-cervical-cancer-screening-tests/204913 Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:30:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=204913 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to Cervical Cancer Screening Tests (CSTs) plummeting among people with cervixes by more than half from February 2021 to February 2020.聽 More than 35,000 ...

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COVID-19 Lockdown & The Impact On LGBT Migrants, Refugees And Asylum Seekers /news/covid-19-lockdown-the-impact-on-lgbt-migrants-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/204903 Tue, 03 Aug 2021 03:07:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=204903 With Sydney鈥檚 current COVID-19 Delta strain lockdown, LGBTQI migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers struggle to access their communities, as organisations lack funding. In an already overlooked sector, members often struggle ...

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Far-Right Extremist Jailed For Homophobic Abuse At Queer-Friendly Melbourne Church /news/far-right-extremist-jailed-for-homophobic-abuse-at-queer-friendly-melbourne-church/204835 /news/far-right-extremist-jailed-for-homophobic-abuse-at-queer-friendly-melbourne-church/204835#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:08:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=204835 A Melbourne court on Friday sentenced Neil Erikson, a 36-year-old far-right extremist, to 10 weeks in jail for entering an LGBTQI+ friendly church and hurling homophobic abuse at church-goers.聽 Erikson ...

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Gay Asian Man Battling For Life After Vicious Attack In Atlanta /news/gay-asian-man-battling-for-life-after-vicious-attack-in-atlanta/204661 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 02:07:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=204661 A 28-year-old gay Asian man Joshua Dowd was found unconscious with a severe head injury on the train tracks in Atlanta, Georgia. Dowd was discovered on the train tracks near ...

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Disney Unveils First Gay Love Song /artsentertainment/disney-unveils-first-gay-love-song/204633 /artsentertainment/disney-unveils-first-gay-love-song/204633#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:30:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=204633 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series made history in its July 16 episode, 鈥楾he Transformation鈥 when it featured its first ever gay ballad called 鈥業n A Heartbeat鈥. The gay ...

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THE CHANGING IDENTITY OF OXFORD STREET /features/the-changing-identity-of-oxford-street/204349 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 01:15:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=204349 Oxford Street is one of the world鈥檚 most iconic queer strips. It sits in the middle of the largest concentration of LBGTQI people in Australia. After years of neglect the ...

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Renewed Calls From Community For A Queer Museum On Sydney’s Oxford Street /news/renewed-calls-for-a-queer-museum-on-sydneys-oxford-street/204551 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 21:30:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=204551 On Sunday,聽Victorian Pride Centre – the world鈥檚 second-largest LGBTQI+ community聽hub opened in Melbourne. There are now fresh calls for a long-stalled project – an LGBTQI+ museum on Oxford Street – ...

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Queer Refugees In Australia Struggle With Visibility And Support /news/queer-refugees-in-australia-struggle-with-visibility-and-support/204239 /news/queer-refugees-in-australia-struggle-with-visibility-and-support/204239#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2021 07:14:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=204239 Refugees and asylum seekers are an overlooked sector within the LGBTQI+ community in Australia.聽 *Azhan works for Elevate as a peer support worker and was a facilitator and mentor for ...

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Erskineville鈥檚 Dakota Fann鈥檈e is not your friend鈥 yet /artsentertainment/erskinevilles-dakota-fannee-is-not-your-friend-yet/203997 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:00:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=203997 Their name is Dakota Fann鈥檈e, and they are not your friend. This is the new catchphrase Sydney-based drag queen Dakota is testing audiences with at their resident venue, The Imperial ...

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University Of Melbourne Proposes Ban On Academic Transphobia /news/university-of-melbourne-proposes-ban-on-academic-transphobia/203932 /news/university-of-melbourne-proposes-ban-on-academic-transphobia/203932#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:30:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=203932 Following protests by students and staff over the past few months against a transphobic academic, University of Melbourne has said it is considering banning public speeches and events that attack ...

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A New Documentary Looks At ‘Being Black In Porn’ /news/a-new-documentary-looks-at-being-black-in-porn/203906 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:01:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=203906 Being Black in Porn is an upcoming documentary that follows the lives of four gay men of colour and the obstacles they face in their careers. The documentary is narrated, ...

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Gay Man Gang-Raped, Tattooed With Homophobic Slurs In Brazil /news/gay-man-gang-raped-tattooed-with-homophobic-slurs-in-brazil/203686 /news/gay-man-gang-raped-tattooed-with-homophobic-slurs-in-brazil/203686#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:49:36 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=203686 A 22-year-old gay man was gang raped and tortured in Florian贸polis, Brazil on May 31, 2021. The 聽three attackers used sharp objects, forced him to carve homophobic slurs into his ...

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Non-Binary Teen Attacked For Bringing Pride Flag To School Picnic In Florida /news/florida-12-year-old-non-binary-teen-attacked-over-pride-flag/203662 /news/florida-12-year-old-non-binary-teen-attacked-over-pride-flag/203662#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:30:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=203662 A 12-year-old non-binary student in Florida was attacked last month for bringing an LGBTQI+ Pride flag to a school picnic. Leo Hoffman of Seminole Middle School was dragged on the ...

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