Jennifer Duke, Author at Star Observer /author/jennifer-duke Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 05:39:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Jennifer Duke, Author at Star Observer /author/jennifer-duke 32 32 “Lesbian phases” are not a “thing” /opinion/soapbox-opinion/lesbian-phases-are-not-a-thing/130666 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/lesbian-phases-are-not-a-thing/130666#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 05:39:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=130666 I’M sick and tired of hearing about people’s “lesbian phases” in the same way I’m sick and tired of hearing bigots claim that sexuality is someone’s fault. No wonder people think ...

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]]> /opinion/soapbox-opinion/lesbian-phases-are-not-a-thing/130666/feed 5 Is “queer” still derogatory? /opinion/soapbox-opinion/is-queer-still-derogatory/130410 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/is-queer-still-derogatory/130410#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:06:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=130410 In recent years, the LGBTI community has taken ownership of the word "queer", yet at the same time, it's still offensive to some. Jennifer Duke pens her thoughts on why she thinks this is the case.

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]]> /opinion/soapbox-opinion/is-queer-still-derogatory/130410/feed 14 Jillian Michaels controversy a reminder that coming out is not always black & white /opinion/soapbox-opinion/jillian-michaels-controversy-a-reminder-that-coming-out-is-not-always-black-white/129542 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/jillian-michaels-controversy-a-reminder-that-coming-out-is-not-always-black-white/129542#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 06:58:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129542 YOU are not required to come out if you don’t want to. There is absolutely no reason why the stranger who assumes you are sisters, or asks whether you’re best friends, ...

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]]> /opinion/soapbox-opinion/jillian-michaels-controversy-a-reminder-that-coming-out-is-not-always-black-white/129542/feed 23 What does a real lesbian look like? Apparently not like me /opinion/soapbox-opinion/what-does-a-real-lesbian-look-like-apparently-not-like-me/128809 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/what-does-a-real-lesbian-look-like-apparently-not-like-me/128809#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2014 06:11:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=128809 Referring to lesbians as "butch" or "lipstick" is doing more harm than good. Jennifer Duke explains why.

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