Jacob Gamble, Author at Star Observer /author/jacobgamble Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:55:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Jacob Gamble, Author at Star Observer /author/jacobgamble 32 32 Naarm’s LGBTQI+ Muslims Break Fast Together at Community Iftar /news/naarms-lgbtqi-muslims-break-fast-together-at-community-iftar/229832 Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:51:10 +0000 /?p=229832 As the holy month of Ramadan draws to a close, dozens of LGBTQI+ Muslims and allies gathered in Melbourne’s inner north on Saturday night to break their fast together. Organised ...

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]]> ‘No Police at Pride’ Campaign Announces Alternative Pride March For 2025 /news/no-police-at-pride-campaign-announces-alternative-pride-march-for-2025/228882 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:46:42 +0000 /?p=228882 Organisers of Melbourne’s ‘No Police at Pride’ campaign have announced the creation of a ‘grassroots, community-led’ pride march for 2025, following years of advocacy against police participation in Midsumma events. ...

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]]> My C*nt So LETHAL, The House of DIESEL: Naarm’s Newest Ballroom Family Has Arrived /artsentertainment/my-cnt-so-lethal-the-house-of-diesel-naarms-newest-ballroom-family-have-arrived/228521 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 02:09:08 +0000 /?p=228521 Dripping in style and full of heart, Naarm’s newest ballroom family ‘The House of Diesel’ has launched, and is ready to take the scene by storm. Signalling their arrival with ...

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]]> What Do Queer People And A Sci-Fi Cult Classic Have In Common? This Art Exhibition Has The Answer /whats-on/what-do-queer-people-and-a-sci-fi-cult-classic-have-in-common-this-art-exhibition-has-the-answer/228373 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 08:16:27 +0000 /?p=228373 Monsters, body horror, and the process of self-creation are all themes on display in Smith + Gertrude Gallery’s newest exhibition The Frankenstein Show.   Inspired by Mary Shelley’s classic novel, curators ...

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]]> Rainbow House Club Closes Permanently, Future Of Venue Uncertain /news/rainbow-house-club-closes-permanently-future-of-venue-uncertain/228378 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 05:38:40 +0000 /?p=228378 Queer nightlife venue Rainbow House Club has closed permanently following a years-long community boycott, with the business rebranding to ‘Crumps House Club’.  Once a popular player in Melbourne’s Smith Street ...

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]]> Queer Arabs Australia To Host Second Community Picnic /news/national-news/victoria-news/queer-arabs-australia-to-host-second-community-picnic/228241 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:57:40 +0000 /?p=228241 Belly dancing, singing, and overeating are all on the agenda for Queer Arabs Australia’s second community picnic in Naarm/ Melbourne this Saturday. The organisation’s founder Basem Kerbage said the event ...

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]]> Holidays And Hedonism: Melbourne’s Queer Art Shines In Summer Daze Exhibition /artsentertainment/holidays-and-hedonism-melbournes-queer-art-shines-in-summer-daze-exhibition/228215 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:33:58 +0000 /?p=228215 Prepare your artistic taste buds, Collingwood’s Off the Kerb gallery is dishing up a colourful feast of queer art in its second annual Summer Daze exhibition.  Gallery owner and exhibition ...

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]]> Queerspace’s Annual Christmas Day Breakfast /whats-on/queerspaces-annual-christmas-day-breakfast/227773 Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:13:06 +0000 /?p=227773 LGBTQI Melburnians and allies are once again invited to Queerspace’s annual Christmas Day breakfast. Now in its sixth year, the event will offer a free breakfast meal, entertainment, and company ...

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]]> New Zealand’s Annie Kaio Crowned Miss Samoa Fa’afafine 2023 /news/national-news/new-zealands-annie-kaio-crowned-miss-samoa-faafafine-2023/227632 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:59:02 +0000 /?p=227632 New Zealand’s Annie Kaio was crowned Miss Samoa Fa’afafine 2023 at the beauty pageant held last week in Apia, the capital city of the South Pacific island nation of Samoa.  ...

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