Jessica Smalley, Author at Star Observer

Melbourne’s JOY 94.9 to take over SBS radio for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras weekend

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 08:15:51 +0000

MELBOURNE-based LGBTI community radio station JOY 94.9 will take over SBS Radio 3 in the coming days as they broadcast the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade weekend to a ...

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#Pashfest video launched

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 08:02:54 +0000

AFTER a photograph of a gay couple kissing was taken down from Facebook, Markham Lane decided to create the #PashFest campaign as an act of protest. Lane, a photographer, had also ...

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Mardi Gras Film Festival 2015: Year of the arthouse

Jessica Smalley — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:50:13 +0000

With the annual Mardi Gras Film Festival kicking off today, festival director Paul Struthers tells Star Observer talks about some of his favourite queer movies in the line up.

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New Aboriginal art exhibition launches in time for Mardi Gras

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:17:57 +0000

A NEW art exhibition that aims to debunk the myth of Aboriginal sexuality being synonymous with being straight will launch tonight in Sydney. The A-Gender exhibition, which will be open ...

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A comedy gala night for a good cause

Jessica Smalley — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 05:10:55 +0000

THE funniest women in Australian comedy are coming together on Saturday to deliver a night of comedy fun as part of Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival. To be held at Northcote Town Hall, the Lesbian ...

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What’s On (Midsumma): The Sparrow Men

Jessica Smalley — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 02:02:27 +0000

AS part of the Midsumma Festival, The Sparrow Men is having its premiere season in Australia and it’s on until Sunday, February 1. Forming the group of the Sparrow Men is Marcus ...

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Geelong gets a taste of Midsumma for the first time

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 01:24:12 +0000

THIS Saturday LGBTI youth in Geelong will have a chance to get involved in the fun of Midsumma for the first time. The City of Geelong will partner with the Courthouse ...

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Video of men holding hands in UK town goes viral

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:14:27 +0000

AN online video showing two straight male radio presenters holding hands has gone viral, depicting homophobic harassment in a UK street. Radio presenters Iain Lee and Justin Dealey were filmed conducting a ...

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Australian gay couple first to marry under new Scottish laws

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 01:42:41 +0000

A MELBOURNE gay couple became the first Australians to be recognised under Scotland’s new marriage equality laws last week. Australian Peter Gloster and husband Douglas Pretsell, who is a Scottish resident, commemorated ...

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Pro-LGBT protestors occupy Seoul

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 05:11:01 +0000

LGBT protestors have occupied Seoul’s City Hall in response to the mayor’s motion to halt the enactment of the Charter of Human Rights. The charter was due to formerly write ...

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Unique coming out notice goes viral

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:45:36 +0000

A mother posts a notice in the Courier Mail telling the world about her newly-outed trans son that is met with applause.

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Push to make Mardi Gras Parade night exempt from NSW lockout laws

Jessica Smalley — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 03:09:53 +0000

THE NSW government is under pressure to lift the lockout laws for next year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade following this week’s decision to make New Year’s Eve exempt ...

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Melbourne’s Sircuit Bar turns red for World AIDS Day

Jessica Smalley — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 05:26:00 +0000

THERE are a plethora of events happening in Melbourne to commemorate World AIDS Day (WAD), but one is set to be a concert with a charitable twist. VIVA Variety Concert will ...

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