Emilio Lanera, Author at Star Observer /author/emilio Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 11 May 2023 03:35:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Emilio Lanera, Author at Star Observer /author/emilio 32 32 Catholic Diocese Bans Gay & Trans People From Being Baptised, Receiving Communion /news/catholic-diocese-bans-gay-trans-people-from-being-baptised-receiving-communion/207944 /news/catholic-diocese-bans-gay-trans-people-from-being-baptised-receiving-communion/207944#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2021 22:50:57 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207944 A Catholic diocese in Michigan has asked its pastors to deny baptism, communion and other sacraments to gay, trans and non-binary people, unless they have “repented.” Warning: This story has details ...

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High School Is Still Traumatic for Queer Kids /opinion/high-school-is-still-traumatic-for-queer-kids/207652 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:55:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207652 When James Robinson set his St Kevin’s blazer alight at his alma mater last month, I was once again reminded of my own high school years back in the early ...

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Gaywaves, Historic LGBT Radio, Inducted Into Sounds of Australia /news/gaywaves-historic-lgbt-radio-inducted-into-sounds-of-australia/207888 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:00:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207888 Sydney’s first gay and lesbian radio program Gaywaves has been inducted into NFSA Sounds of Australia for 2021. The ground-breaking LGBTQIA+ radio show was one of 10 sound recordings, which ...

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Neo-Nazis Attack Gay Bar In Ukraine /news/neo-nazis-attack-gay-bar-in-ukraine/207538 /news/neo-nazis-attack-gay-bar-in-ukraine/207538#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 23:01:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207538 A group of neo-Nazis attacked a gay bar in Ukraine on Tuesday night by breaking windows and yelling “white power” and “death to faggots.”  Warning: This story has details of a ...

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Hugh Sheridan To Star In Their First Gay Role In Stan’s ‘Christmas On The Farm’ /news/hugh-sheridan-christmas-on-a-farm/207302 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 05:55:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207302 Australian actor Hugh Sheridan will star in their first gay role in the new Christmas movie Christmas On The Farm, which will stream on Stan from December 1. In an ...

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Israeli Film At MQFF Causes Rift Within The Community /news/israeli-film-at-mqff-causes-rift-within-the-community/207211 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 21:49:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207211 The 31st edition of Melbourne Queer Film Festival was meant to be a triumphant return to theatres after COVID lockdowns, with a promise of “stories in every colour”. However, one ...

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Santa Shares Steamy Kiss With A Man In Norwegian Postal Ad /news/santa-shares-steamy-kiss-with-a-man-in-norwegian-postal-ad/207131 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:29:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207131 We’ve had a lot of people come out this year from Josh Cavallo to Superman and Lois’ son, but Santa Claus coming out as gay in a Norwegian postal service ...

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Sex Education To Cast ‘Trans Power Couple’ For Season Four /news/sex-education-to-cast-trans-power-couple-for-season-four/207080 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:21:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207080 Netflix’s hit show Sex Education has announced they are on the hunt for two tans actors to play a trans power couple in the fourth season. Writer and comedian Krishna ...

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Gay Men Who Move To LGBT Friendly Countries Have Lower Risk Of Suicide, Study Finds /news/gay-men-who-move-to-lgbt-friendly-countries-have-lower-risk-of-suicide-study-finds/207054 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:23:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207054 A recent study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology has found that suicide rates amongst gay and bisexual men are more likely to decline in countries that are more ...

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Books Capturing LGBT Experiences Are Important /opinion/books-capturing-lgbt-experiences-are-important/206829 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:00:33 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206829 Reading has always been a love of mine but when I was younger, I struggled to find books that had LGBTQI representation. I know books are supposed to take us ...

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China Opens First Ever Clinic For Trans Children /news/china-opens-first-ever-clinic-for-trans-children/207018 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 02:22:26 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=207018 A children’s hospital in Shanghai is the new home for China’s first ever clinic for transgender kids. The Children’s Hospital of Fudan University announced earlier this month that they would ...

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BBC’s LGBT Staff Are Quitting Over Transphobic Work Environment /news/bbcs-lgbt-staff-are-quitting-over-transphobic-work-environment/206961 Sun, 14 Nov 2021 06:44:45 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206961 Around five employees have quit the BBC recently due to the network’s transphobic work environment. According to Vice, in a zoom meeting held on November 8, the BBC Pride network, ...

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Melania Trump Ordained As A ‘Gay Icon’ By LGBT Republicans /news/melania-trump-as-a-gay-icon/206934 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:08:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206934 This was a canonisation that no-one had asked for! The United State’s top LGBT conservative group, the Log Cabin Republicans, have declared that former first lady Melania Trump is a ...

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NASA’s First Lesbian Astronaut Sally Ride To Feature On US Coin /news/sally-ride-to-feature-on-us-coin/206929 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 23:30:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206929 Astronaut Dr. Sally Ride will be the first LGBTQI person to appear on U.S. currency, as part of the US Mint’s American Women Quarters Program. According to the United States ...

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Gay Footballer Josh Cavallo Expresses Fears About World Cup In Homophobic Qatar /news/josh-cavallo/206912 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 02:05:08 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206912 Australian footballer Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay a fortnight ago, has shared his fears about playing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a country that punishes homosexuality ...

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First Ever Openly LGBT K-Pop Band Releases Debut Single ‘Show Me Your Pride’ /news/openly-lgbt-k-pop-band/206897 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 02:53:25 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206897 An openly gay K-Pop group have release their debut single which explores the struggles of being an LGBTQI person, including, coming out and dealing with homophobia. All members of the ...

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Meet Melbourne Queer Film Festival’s New CEO David Harris /artsentertainment/ceo-david-harris/206818 Sun, 07 Nov 2021 03:00:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206818 It has been a long term career goal for David Harris to lead a LGBTQI cultural organisation. With the Melbourne Queer Film Festival appointing them as the new CEO Harris ...

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Alaskan Anti-Masker Who Called Lawmaker A Gay Slur Dies Of Covid /news/alaskan-anti-masker-who-called-lawmaker-a-gay-slur-dies-of-covid/206766 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 22:30:03 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206766 A former Republican candidate and anti-masker from Alaska, Paul Kendall, who called an out gay politician a ‘cocksucker’ has died of COVID-19. Warning: This story has details of homophobic conduct ...

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Ex Melbourne Catholic School Student Burns Blazer To Protest Toxic Homophobia /news/ex-melbourne-catholic-school-student-burns-blazer-to-protest-toxic-homophobia/206780 /news/ex-melbourne-catholic-school-student-burns-blazer-to-protest-toxic-homophobia/206780#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2021 01:33:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206780 A Melbourne photographer, who was “abusively outed” at school, broke into the grounds of his former Catholic school St Kevin’s and and burnt a blazer to protest the toxic homophobia ...

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Italy’s Senate Votes Against Anti-Gay Hate Crime Bill /news/italys-senate-votes-against-anti-gay-hate-crime-bill/206687 /news/italys-senate-votes-against-anti-gay-hate-crime-bill/206687#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2021 21:30:23 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206687 Italy’s Senate has voted against a bill that would have made violence against LGBTQI people, women and people living with disabilities, a hate crime. Of the 315 members in the ...

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