Grace Johnson, Author at Star Observer /author/gracejohnson Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Grace Johnson, Author at Star Observer /author/gracejohnson 32 32 Collapse of $61M Pub Sale Casts Doubt Over Oxford Street Rejuvenation Plans /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/61m-pub-sale-collapse-oxford-st-rejuvenation/232083 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/61m-pub-sale-collapse-oxford-st-rejuvenation/232083#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:37:00 +0000 /?p=232083 The collapse of a $61 million sale of two well-known watering holes at Taylor Square has cast a whole new shadow over recent plans for the rejuvenation of Oxford Street. ...

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Pride & Precedent: An Evening on 40 Years of LGBT Reform in NSW /news/pride-precedent-an-evening-on-40-years-of-lgbt-reform-in-nsw/231962 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:42:22 +0000 /?p=231962 NSW Parliament will host on July 19 Pride & Precedent: Law, Representation, Reform, a seminar on the 40 years of LGBTQIA+ reform across the Legislative Council and the Supreme Court ...

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City of Sydney Is Exploring Hosting Regular Drag Storytime Events /artsentertainment/drag/city-of-sydney-regular-drag-storytime-events/231958 /artsentertainment/drag/city-of-sydney-regular-drag-storytime-events/231958#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2024 01:57:46 +0000 /?p=231958 City of Sydney, home to one of the largest LGBTQIA+ communities in Australia, is looking into hosting regular drag storytime events at their libraries. Currently, there are no upcoming City-run ...

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Rainbow Community Angels Initiative Launched In Sydney /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/rainbow-community-angels-sydney/231914 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:18:44 +0000 /?p=231914 City of Sydney and Inner West Council will team together to pilot a community-led training program, following the success of the Rainbow Community Angels in Victoria, to support the LGBTQI+ ...

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Sydney Revealed As Top Australian City For LGBTQI+ Dating /news/sydney-revealed-as-top-australian-city-for-lgbtqi-dating/231846 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:26:13 +0000 /?p=231846 This post also appeared on CityHub. Sydney has been revealed as the top Australian city for LGBTQI+ dating, following the release of a new study. With its three-week long Sydney ...

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Struggling Oxford Street Businesses Still Offered Little Support by Developers & Council /news/struggling-oxford-street-businesses-developers-council/231820 Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:19:26 +0000 /?p=231820  An information session with developers Ashe Morgan has failed to assure the small businesses suffering from delayed construction on Oxford Street.  Roughly one hundred individuals, mostly small business owners, were ...

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LGBTQIA+ Committee Learns NSW Police Intentions For Gay Hate Recommendations /news/lgbtqia-committee-learns-nsw-police-intentions-for-gay-hate-recommendations/231801 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:04:35 +0000 /?p=231801 NSW Police could start implementing the recommendations from the Inquiry into LGBTQIA+ hate crimes within a month’s time, according to community members who attended an inaugural consultation with police earlier ...

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Newington Headmaster Calls Out Parents Blaming ‘Woke Mumbo Jumbo’ for Co-ed Decision /news/newington-college-co-ed-transgender-midgets/231773 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:08:41 +0000 /?p=231773 ‘Old boys’ of Newington College have been up in arms since the elite Sydney school announced its plan to become co-educational. In a move that has inflamed some parents and ...

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Jesse & Luke’s Families Granted Special Permission For Lamarre-Condon Trial /news/luke-jesse-families-beau-lamarre-condon-trial/231674 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:04:06 +0000 /?p=231674 Proceedings for the Beau Lamarre-Condon trial began today, and family members of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird have been granted special permission to watch the court hearing regarding the alleged ...

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Mayor “Deeply Disappointed” After Pride Display Vandalised In Sydney Suburb /news/pride-display-vandalised-in-sydney-suburb/231617 Fri, 14 Jun 2024 08:09:47 +0000 /?p=231617 The mayor of Camden Council has asserted that members of the LGBTQI+ community are “always welcome” following the vandalism of a Pride Month display. Reports of the vandalism were first ...

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Mardi Gras Board Is Asking For Community Feedback About Police /news/mardi-gras-board-asking-community-feedback-police/231557 /news/mardi-gras-board-asking-community-feedback-police/231557#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2024 07:14:45 +0000 /?p=231557 by HOPE PRATT The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Board (SGLMG) has begun consultations regarding the presence and participation of NSW Police in their events as the organisation prepares ...

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NSW Parliament Clears The Way For LGBTIQA+ Equality Bill /news/nsw-parliament-lgbtiqa-equality-bill/231313 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 03:02:20 +0000 /?p=231313 LGBTQI+ advocates have welcomed a NSW Parliamentary Committee’s recommendation that the Equality Bill should go ahead for consideration at the NSW Parliament. After two days of hearings and 66 written ...

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Sydney’s Taylor Square Rainbow Crossing Updated to Progress Pride Flag /news/sydney-rainbow-crossing-updated-progress-pride-flag/231285 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:50:30 +0000 /?p=231285 The Sydney rainbow crossing in Taylor Square has now been updated to be the more inclusive ‘Progress Pride Flag’.  Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore shared images of the new ...

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It began with a protest: A short history of International Whores’ Day /news/it-began-with-a-protest-a-short-history-of-international-whores-day/231260 Sun, 02 Jun 2024 01:37:00 +0000 /?p=231260 This story was originally published on City Hub. June 2 marks International Whores’ Day, otherwise known as International Sex Workers’ Day, a day dedicated to advocating for sex workers’ rights ...

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Calls for Cumberland City Council to tackle homophobic extremism beyond book ban reversal /news/calls-for-cumberland-city-council-to-tackle-homophobic-extremism-beyond-book-ban-reversal/231252 /news/calls-for-cumberland-city-council-to-tackle-homophobic-extremism-beyond-book-ban-reversal/231252#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2024 04:49:24 +0000 /?p=231252 This article was originally published in City Hub. Activist group Pride in Protest have written to Cumberland City Council following the controversial ban of a same-sex parenting book, saying the ...

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Calls For Federal Government To Secure Protections For LGBTQ Staff And Students In Religious Schools /news/protections-for-lgbtq-staff-and-students-religious-schools/231222 Thu, 30 May 2024 04:05:06 +0000 /?p=231222 This article was originally posted on CityHub. Equality Australia has called on the Federal Government to secure support in parliament for reforms that will protect staff and students in religious ...

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Labor’s New Hate Speech Laws Need To Tackle Rise Of Anti-LGBT Hate, Say Advocates /news/labors-new-hate-speech-laws/231154 /news/labors-new-hate-speech-laws/231154#comments Mon, 27 May 2024 04:40:27 +0000 /?p=231154 Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is drafting a new hate speech bill that would impose criminal, rather than civil, penalties for serious cases of vilification based on a person’s race, sexuality, gender, ...

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Man charged for murdering his partner days before LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day /news/man-charged-for-murdering-his-partner-days-before-lgbtq-domestic-violence-awareness-day/231071 Fri, 24 May 2024 10:51:19 +0000 /?p=231071 A 32-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his partner, a man believed to be in his 50s, in Sydney’s west earlier this week. It is understood that ...

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“Racist and disempowering”: NSW Asian migrant sex workers speak out on rescue industry /news/racist-and-disempowering-nsw-asian-migrant-sex-workers-speak-out-on-rescue-industry/231042 Wed, 22 May 2024 07:04:27 +0000 /?p=231042 This article was originally published on CityHub. A speak out at Sydney’s Martin Place yesterday evening has shone a light on the key issues that Asian migrant sex workers regularly ...

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LGBT Celebrity Chef Kylie Kwong to Close Down Iconic Restaurant /news/kylie-kwong-closing-lucky-kwong/230974 Mon, 20 May 2024 02:22:47 +0000 /?p=230974 This story first appeared on City Hub. You can read the story here. Renowned Australian chef Kylie Kwong announced this morning that she will be closing down her inner-Sydney restaurant, ...

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