Kemal Atlay, Author at Star Observer

REVIEW: Jumping for Goalposts

Kemal Atlay — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 08:04:59 +0000

THE ongoing issue of homophobia in sport and the coming out of high-profile athletes in the past few years has translated itself into various plays, films and TV shows that ...

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Kicking goals on stage

Kemal Atlay — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:35:14 +0000

Ahead of its Australian premiere in Melbourne, Kemal Atlay had a chat with the director of Jumping for Goalposts, a hilarious and heart-warming play about a gay and lesbian soccer team.

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Take a walk on the wild side with Bunny Hutch

Kemal Atlay — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 04:04:04 +0000

BUNNY Hutch is already up on stage as the audience walks in to the dimly lit upstairs room of The Tuxedo Cat. He’s sitting cross-legged and wearing a leopard-print fur ...

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“When it comes to our emotions, we’re generation vexed” — Hook Up review

Kemal Atlay — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 05:43:13 +0000

AS the audience lines up outside the Ballroom of the Lithuanian Club in North Melbourne, an energetic and buzzing young man with notepad at the ready asks each one of us ...

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Gird your loins for a real show stopper

Kemal Atlay — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:18:08 +0000

With the Melbourne Fringe Festival in full swing, we popped by the Melba Spiegeltent for opening night of Show Stopper. Here's our review.

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Review: Tom at the Farm

Kemal Atlay — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 07:43:01 +0000

Tom At The Farm, the fourth feature from French-Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan, is a psychological thriller that challenges the audience to confront the fragility of the human mind following the ...

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A utopical view of teenagehood

Kemal Atlay — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:09:14 +0000

The annual Queer Screen Film Festival has just released the full line-up of films to be shown next month. We took a sneak peak at the opening film, about growing up gay as a teenager in Brazil, and had a chat to the director.

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Gay Saudi Arabian man sentenced to 450 lashes and three years in jail

Kemal Atlay — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:20:52 +0000

A SAUDI Arabian man has been sentenced to 450 lashes and three years in jail for being gay and tweeting “immoral” pictures, according to Gulf ��ճԹ�. The “religious police” from the ...

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Another week of advances in gay rights in the US

Kemal Atlay — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 05:40:39 +0000

THE US has experienced another momentous week in LGBTI rights, with multiple court rulings addressing gay marriage bans giving advocates reasons to both celebrate and to despair. Earlier this week, President ...

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LGBTI community awards launched for Victoria

Kemal Atlay — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:02:52 +0000

THE Gay and Lesbian Organisation for Business and Enterprise (GLOBE) have launched Victoria’s first LGBTI-specific awards to recognise excellence in the queer community. Victorian Health Minister David Davis and GLOBE announced ...

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Adoption for gay couples in South Australia may soon be legalised

Kemal Atlay — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 01:09:25 +0000

SOUTH Australia is now one step closer to legalising adoptions for same-sex couples and singles after the state government recently announced a review into the state’s adoption laws. The state’s Education ...

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Gay rights groups urge Bill Shorten to declare LGBTI support at ACL conference

Kemal Atlay — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 01:02:56 +0000

FEDERAL Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is being urged by gay rights groups to re-affirm the Labor Party’s support for same-sex marriage at an Australian Christian Lobby conference. The ACL confirmed yesterday that Shorten ...

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Going underground with Paul Malek

Kemal Atlay — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 02:46:40 +0000

PAUL Malek, one of Australia’s most gifted choreographers, is about to tour to the country with his biggest project to date. Malek first started Underground, a small dance showcase with mixed ...

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Gay marriage now allowed in Colorado

Kemal Atlay — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 05:28:55 +0000

Four states in the US experienced major developments in the nation's marriage equality overnight, with Colorado dominating the headline

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