Emilie Schäfferling, Author at Star Observer /author/emilie Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:55:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Emilie Schäfferling, Author at Star Observer /author/emilie 32 32 ​​Canadian Conservative Party Approves Anti-Trans Policies /news/international-news-news/canadian-conservative-party-approves-anti-trans-policies/226145 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:12:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=226145 On Saturday, at the Canadian Conservative Party’s annual convention in Quebec City, an overwhelming majority of delegates voted in favour of two policies limiting transgender access to health care and ...

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Cyprus Censors Gay Kiss On TV /news/cyprus-censors-gay-kiss-on-tv/208052 /news/cyprus-censors-gay-kiss-on-tv/208052#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:30:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=208052 When the third season of the popular Greek series Agries Melisses aired in Cyprus last month, it was with a very specific scene missing. The local channel Ant1 had censored the ...

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US’ LGBT Population Is 20 Million, Double Previous Estimates /news/us-lgbt-population-is-20-million/207982 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:49:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207982 A new study carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey reveals that at least eight per cent of the country’s adult population identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual ...

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Chile Legalises Same-Sex Marriages /news/chile-legalises-same-sex-marriages/207875 /news/chile-legalises-same-sex-marriages/207875#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2021 23:00:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207875 Chile’s Congress approved a bill on Tuesday legalising same-sex marriages, with 82 votes in favour, 20 against and 2 abstentions.  Same-sex couples have, until now, been able to unite under ...

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Sweden Gets First Trans Minister – Lina Axelsson Kihlblom /news/sweden-gets-first-trans-minister-lina-axelsson-kihlblom/207584 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:31:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207584 Sweden made history, when the country’s first female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson recently named 51-year-old Lina Axelsson Kihlblom as the country’s new Schools Minister. Kihblom is the first transgender government minister ...

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Taiwan to host WorldPride In 2025 /news/taiwan-to-host-worldpride-in-2025/207038 /news/taiwan-to-host-worldpride-in-2025/207038#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:49:36 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207038 Taiwan’s most populous city Kaohsiung will take on the host title of WorldPride in 2025. Not only did the country of 23-million beat Washington D.C., but Taiwan will also make history ...

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Europe Divided Over LGBT Rights, Sees Spike In Homophobic & Transphobic Attacks /news/europe-divided-over-lgbt-rights-sees-spike-in-homophobic-transphobic-attacks/206983 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:18:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206983 In a span two months there were two significant events for LGBTQI rights in Europe. On September 26, the Swiss voted ‘yes’ to same-sex marriages with an overwhelming two thirds ...

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Lesbian Couple Sue England’s NHS Over Discriminatory ‘Gay Tax’ /news/lesbian-couple-sue-englands-nhs-over-discriminatory-gay-tax/206964 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:30:51 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206964 Megan Bacon-Evans and her wife Whitney from Windsor, England have filed a landmark legal test case against Frimley, an NHS fertility sector, claiming that they discriminate against same-sex couples. The ...

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Gay Bars Reopen In Denmark To Welcome Community /news/gay-bars-reopen-in-denmark-to-welcome-community/206802 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:30:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206802 Lockdown has impacted many aspects of society, especially social activities that were put on hold indefinitely. While the pandemic can’t be deemed as completely over yet, Denmark’s progress in vaccinating ...

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OutInTheOpen Festival Celebrates 10 Years Of Fabulousness /news/outintheopen-festival-celebrates-10-years-of-fabulousness/206657 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:18:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206657 Greater Shepparton is hosting the annual LGBTQI OutInTheOpen Festival till November 7. With more than 30 events on the agenda, the festival aims to celebrate the queer community and diversity ...

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Dutch Crown Princess Could Marry a Woman And Still Be Heir the Throne, Says PM /news/dutch-crown-princess-could-marry-a-woman-and-still-be-heir-the-throne-says-pm/206580 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:00:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206580 Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Netherlands since 2001, but the rules have not applied to the Dutch royal family until now. Earlier this month, the Dutch Prime Minister ...

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Lego Goes Gender-Neutral, To Remove Gender Bias From Its Toys  /news/lego-goes-gender-neutral-removes-gender-bias-from-its-toys/206559 Sat, 23 Oct 2021 20:30:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206559 Danish toy manufacturer Lego announced that gender bias in the toymaker’s products will be a thing of the past. Earlier this month, Lego said that it would ensure all its ...

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Greg Gould, Nathan Foley And Stellar Perry Join Forces For GiveOUT Day Anthem /news/greg-gould-nathan-foley-and-stellar-perry-join-forces-for-giveout-day-anthem/206377 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:48:54 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206377 On World Mental Health Day, Australia’s Got Talent’s Greg Gould, The Voice’s Nathan Foley and Stellar Perry joined forces and released a remake of Delta Goodrem’s hit “Together We Are ...

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Mardi Gras Cancels Oxford Street Parade, Will Return To Sydney Cricket Ground In 2022 /news/gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-will-return-to-sydney-cricket-ground-in-2022/206354 /news/gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras-will-return-to-sydney-cricket-ground-in-2022/206354#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:00:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206354 The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will not march along Oxford Street for the second year in a row. The organisers announced on Thursday that the parade will ...

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Thorne Harbour Health and Rainbow Health Victoria Launch Bold Campaign On Family Violence  /news/thorne-harbour-health-and-rainbow-health-victoria-launch-bold-campaign-on-family-violence/206250 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 04:01:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206250 With the aim of achieving wider recognition of LGBTQI family violence, Thorne Harbour Health and Rainbow Health Victoria have partnered together in a new Safe Always campaign. The campaign provides ...

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Annual Australian LGBTQI Women’s Health Conference Goes Virtual /news/annual-australian-lgbtqi-womens-health-conference-goes-virtual/206144 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:24:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206144 Australian experts, researchers, advocates, health professionals and members of the community will converge online on November 4 as the 5th annual LGBTIQ Women’s Health Conference kicks off. The conference is ...

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Tom Daley Battled COVID Before Tokyo Olympics, Says He Feared For His Life /news/tom-daley-battled-covid-before-tokyo-olympics-says-he-feared-for-his-life/206137 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 02:40:54 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206137 Out British diver Tom Daley stepped on the podium in Tokyo in July to receive the first of his two Olympic medals – a gold medal for men’s synchronized 10 ...

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Scotland Launches LGBT Inclusive Curriculum In Schools /news/scotland-launches-lgbt-inclusive-curriculum-in-schools/206099 Sat, 02 Oct 2021 23:11:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206099 Scotland has become the first country in the world to officially launch an LGBTQAI+ Inclusive Curriculum in its schools. In 2018, the Scottish Government had approved a policy aimed at ...

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Ja, Ich Will: Switzerland Votes To Legalise Same-Sex Marriages /news/ja-ich-will-switzerland-votes-to-legalise-same-sex-marriages/205987 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:08:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=205987 On Sunday, the Swiss overwhelmingly voted to legalise same-sex marriages, with almost two thirds or 64.1% approving the measure. The “Ja, ich will!” or ‘Yes, I do’ campaign, which was ...

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Gay Swedish Priest Refuses To Marry Heterosexual Couples To Protest Church Bigotry /news/gay-swedish-priest-refuses-to-marry-heterosexual-couples-to-protest-church-bigotry/205825 Sun, 19 Sep 2021 08:01:55 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=205825 As Swedish priests are not obliged to marry a couple if they are morally opposed, Lars Gårdsfeldt is using that right to fight against church bigotry. The roles have reversed ...

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