Mike Hitch, Author at Star Observer /author/mike-hitch Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:13:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Mike Hitch, Author at Star Observer /author/mike-hitch 32 32 Wear It Purple Day Approaches /news/community-news/wear-it-purple-day-approaches/197285 Fri, 21 Aug 2020 06:30:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=197285 In the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, separation from community support structures has been one of the greatest struggles that Rainbow people have faced. It’s hard to watch the world ...

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Community and COVID-19: Don鈥檛 Forget Where We鈥檝e Come From /opinion/community-and-covid-19-dont-forget-where-weve-come-from/197083 Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:00:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=197083 When Star Observer asked me to write an opinion piece about being gay, COVID-19 and my experiences as the modern world grappled with one of the most significant pandemics in ...

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78ers And First Nations Activists Condemn Police Brutality /news/78ers-and-first-nations-activists-condemn-police-brutality/196523 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 08:30:55 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196523 First Nations activists and Mardi Gras 78ers have condemned police behaviour following the second Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney, earlier in June. Despite the legally approved rally proceeding without ...

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Sydney Set To Host WorldPride 2023 /news/sydney-set-to-host-worldpride-2023/196508 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 06:30:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196508 The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) has finalised its bid to host WorldPride in 2023, and in doing so has established the Sydney WorldPride organisation. Announced on Friday ...

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Mardi Gras鈥 42nd Anniversary Kicks Off Global Pride /news/mardi-gras-42nd-anniversary-kicks-off-global-pride-celebrations/196375 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 02:26:46 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196375 As the world gets ready for the Global Pride Livestream this Saturday, this week also marks the official 42nd anniversary of the very first Mardi Gras Parade. Wednesday June, 24 ...

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SBS Premieres Gay Migrant Couple鈥檚 Battle in New Docu-series /news/sbs-premieres-gay-migrant-couples-battle-in-new-docu-series/196354 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 21:30:55 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196354 SBS is set to premiere a first-ever documentary series capturing the life-changing moments when migrants are told whether they can call Australia home, or whether they will be asked to ...

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Australia’s Role In Global Pride /news/australias-role-in-global-pride/196269 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:30:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196269 Australia and New Zealand are geared up to kick off this year’s Global Pride event. While hundreds of Pride festivals from across the globe were cancelled due to Covid-19, the ...

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LGBTQI People Struggle With Domestic Violence Support, New Study Shows /news/lgbtqi-people-struggle-with-domestic-violence-support-new-study-shows/194883 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:04:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194883 New research published today by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) indicates that LGBTQI people struggle to find support services for domestic and family violence. ANROWS believes that ...

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USYD Announces Recipient of 78er Scholarship /news/usyd-announces-recipient-of-78er-scholarship/196252 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 06:30:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196252 The University of Sydney has announced the first recipient of the 78ers Legacy Fund Scholarship聽which supports LGBTQI students working to advance equality, inclusion and diversity in the field of sexuality. ...

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Positive Outcome For Tasmania鈥檚 Transgender Law Reform /news/positive-outcome-for-tasmanias-transgender-law-reform/196237 /news/positive-outcome-for-tasmanias-transgender-law-reform/196237#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2020 06:30:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196237 The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute (TLRI) finds that the State’s 2019 gender identity reform laws do not create any significant or unintended consequences for Tasmania’s justice system. Tasmania’s parliament passed ...

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US Supreme Court Decision Exposes Flaws In Australian Workplace Law /news/us-supreme-court-decision-exposes-flaws-in-australian-workplace-law/196196 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 06:30:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196196 The landmark US Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQI workers from discrimination has highlighted how better protections can be achieved in Australia. The US’ top court ruled six votes to three ...

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Pinterest Reveals Major Spike In 鈥楶ride鈥 Related Searches /news/pinterest-reveals-major-spike-in-pride-related-searches/196177 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 06:30:13 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196177 Online blogging-board, Pinterest has released its Pride Month stats showing a significant boom in LGBTQI related searches. Since the cancellation of major Pride events across the globe, Pinterest has seen ...

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Mayor Of Seattle Claps-Back At Donald Trump鈥檚 Tweets /news/mayor-of-seattle-claps-back-at-donald-trumps-tweets/196158 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:30:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196158 The Mayor of Seattle has clapped-back at Donald Trump’s tweet that she should “take back” the city from protesters who have occupied a section of the Capitol Hill neighbourhood. Seattle’s ...

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Calls To Drop Religious Discrimination Bill After US Ruling /news/calls-to-drop-religious-discrimination-bill-after-us-ruling/196151 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:30:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196151 LGBTQI advocacy organisation, just.equal, is calling on the Morrison government to scratch the Proposed Religious Discrimination Bill after the US’ landmark anti-discrimination ruling. Yesterday the US Supreme Court ruled that ...

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US Supreme Court Bans Sexuality Based Discrimination /news/us-supreme-court-bans-sexuality-based-discrimination/196132 Tue, 16 Jun 2020 05:00:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196132 The US Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot discriminate against employees because of their sexual orientation in a landmark decision. The US’ top court ruled six votes to three ...

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Brazilian Tourist Pleads Guilty In OnlyFans 鈥楻evenge Porn鈥 Case /news/brazilian-tourist-pleads-guilty-in-onlyfans-revenge-porn-case/196106 Mon, 15 Jun 2020 04:15:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196106 A Brazilian tourist will plead guilty to secretly recording sex with his Sydney boyfriend and posting it on OnlyFans without consent. Former Emirates flight attendant, Fabricio Da Silva Claudino remained ...

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New Report Shows 鈥淯nique鈥 Effects of Self-Isolation /news/new-report-shows-unique-effects-of-self-isolation/196076 Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:30:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196076 The NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) has released their survey showing that the LGBTQI community has been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for isolation. ...

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Christine Forster Talks Love, Marriage & Life /features/christine-forster-unveils-her-best-written-pieces-in-love-marriage-and-life/196043 Thu, 11 Jun 2020 06:30:57 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196043 In her time as a public figure for local politics, Christine Forster has seen been front and centre during some of Australia’s most historical changes. While many know her as ...

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Privacy Concerns Raised Over COVID-19 Venue Sign-Ins /news/privacy-concerns-raised-over-sign-ins-at-lgbtqi-venues/196018 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 07:00:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196018 After an 11-week long COVID-19 lockdown, LGBTQI businesses across Australia are now reopening their doors as restrictions begin to lift. The past week was the first full week of service ...

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Poland Gets First-Ever Gay Couple On Television /news/poland-gets-first-ever-gay-couple-on-television/195964 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:30:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195964 Poland has featured its first-ever gay couple on television in a steamy advertisement for Durex condoms. The advertisement is set to air on major channels in Poland, as well as ...

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