Regan Brantley, Author at Star Observer /author/regan-brantley Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:41:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Regan Brantley, Author at Star Observer /author/regan-brantley 32 32 Dean Beck swamped with awards as key people change at Joy949 /news/joy949-dean-beck/111659 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:01:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111659 JOY 94.9 held its annual general meeting on Sunday afternoon where they elected six new board members as well as recognised a number of individuals for their various contributions to ...

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US Activist Doug Ireland dies at 67 /news/us-activist-doug-ireland-dies-at-67/111738 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:11:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111738 LGBT activist and American journalist Doug Ireland has died at age 67 in his New York home after a period of long illness related to two prior strokes, childhood polio ...

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Giddy-up Melbourne! /news/giddy-up-melbourne/111679 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:00:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111679 Australia may very well be the only country that takes a public holiday for a horse race but who’s complaining. For those of you ready to properly celebrate the Cup ...

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Senate committee wants end to intersex sterilisation /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/senate-committee-wants-end-to-intersex-sterilisation/111708 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 02:36:59 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111708 The Senate’s Community Affairs References Committee has released a report which examines the sterilisation of intersex people in Australia and raises considerable concerns regarding the medical ethics and human rights ...

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What’s on Melbourne – VGLRL 2013 AGM /whats-on/whats-on-melbourne-vglrl-2013-agm/111622 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:18:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111622 聽 The 86 Cocktail and Cabaret Bar 185 Smith St, Collingwood http://www.vglrl.org.au/about/annual-general-meetingThursday, 7 November聽 VGLRL 2013 Annual General Meeting The Victorian Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby Annual General Meeting for ...

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What’s on Melbourne: Hype launch party at the GH /whats-on/whats-on-melbourne-hype-launch-party-at-the-gh/111617 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:12:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111617           The Greyhound Hotel 1 Brighton Rd, St. Kilda https://www.facebook.com/events/238750752942513/ Monday, November 4 Hype Launch Party at the GH What better way to spend your Melbourne ...

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What’s on Melbourne: CLOSET’s Homo Halloween /whats-on/whats-on-melbourne-closets-homo-halloween/111613 Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:06:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111613           First Floor 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy https://www.facebook.com/closetpartyoz Friday, November 1 CLOSET’s Homo Halloween It might be the day after Halloween, but CLOSET invites you to ...

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Petition emerges to prevent Nigerian preacher from entering Australia /news/petition-emerges-to-prevent-nigerian-preacher-from-entering-australia/111483 /news/petition-emerges-to-prevent-nigerian-preacher-from-entering-australia/111483#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:51:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111483 Online activist organisation CommunityRun has come out with a petition calling for the cancellation of homophobic Nigerian Preacher Enoch Adeboye’s Australian visa. The petition states: 鈥淢r. Adeboye has already clearly ...

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Putin鈥檚 anti-gay laws linked to Trans Death /news/putins-anti-gay-laws-linked-to-trans-death/111479 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 01:15:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111479 22-year-old Dasha Shtern took her own life two weeks ago after she lost her job due to Putin’s recent ‘gay propaganda’ laws. Shtern was employed by the Yekaterinburg government in ...

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Christine Forster announces engagement to long-term partner /news/christine-forster-announces-engagement-to-long-term-partner/111444 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:06:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111444 Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s openly gay sister Christine Forster announced her engagement to her partner Virginia Edwards on Monday. Forster acknowledged that given the current political climate regarding same-sex marriage, ...

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Rick Santorum: gay marriage could be the “the destruction of our republic” /news/rick-santorum-gay-marriage-could-be-the-the-destruction-of-our-republic/111401 /news/rick-santorum-gay-marriage-could-be-the-the-destruction-of-our-republic/111401#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 00:13:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111401   Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum ended a speech at last month’s Midwest Republican Leadership Conference聽by claiming that gay marriage would be the 鈥渄estruction of our republic.鈥 During the ...

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British LGBTI refugees forced to prove their sexuality /news/british-lgbti-refugees-forced-to-prove-their-sexuality/111358 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 05:19:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111358 An independent committee report in the UK recently found that gay and lesbian asylum seekers were being told they must prove their sexuality in order to enter the country. Released ...

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Changes at Living Positive Victoria /news/living-positive-victoria-announces-new-president-and-new-partnerships/111336 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 02:09:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=111336 Living Positive Victoria (LPV) held its Annual General Meeting earlier this month,聽where they debuted their refreshed board of directors and announced a new partnership commitment with Straight Arrows and Positive ...

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Poll shows support for gay marriage in ACT /news/poll-shows-support-for-gay-marriage-in-act/108941 /news/poll-shows-support-for-gay-marriage-in-act/108941#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2013 05:49:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=108941 A poll conducted by independent firm Lonergan Research in Canberra revealed that two-thirds of respondents support same sex marriage. The poll, commissioned by the ACT Greens, asked 1208 voters about ...

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Rudd defends same sex marriage on Q&A /news/rudd-defends-same-sex-marriage-on-qa/108917 /news/rudd-defends-same-sex-marriage-on-qa/108917#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2013 03:22:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=108917 Last night Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stood up for his views regarding same sex marriage when a Q&A audience member questioned how such a view is consistent with his beliefs ...

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Bouncers sacked after homophobic assault /news/bouncers-sacked-after-homophobic-assault/108881 /news/bouncers-sacked-after-homophobic-assault/108881#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2013 04:14:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=108881 Two security guards at the Prahran Hotel in Melbourne have been sacked after a homophobic assault on a patron. A group that gathered for birthday drinks聽at the Prahran Hotel on ...

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Support for same-sex marriage on the rise but will not influence the polls /news/support-for-same-sex-marriage-on-the-rise-but-will-not-influence-the-polls/108677 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 03:39:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=108677 A national Fairfax Nielsen Poll conducted last week reported that while most Australians support same-sex marriage, it will not influence how they vote in the coming election. The poll canvassed ...

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Target’s Gok Wan ad draws homophobic complaints /news/targets-gok-wan-ad-draws-homophobic-complaints/108637 /news/targets-gok-wan-ad-draws-homophobic-complaints/108637#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:02:57 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=108637 Target has publicly defended their most recent ad featuring British personality Gok Wan聽despite viewer complaints labeling it as “offensive”. The thirty second advertisement features Wan as he playfully showcases different ...

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Bradley Manning: “I am Chelsea Manning” /news/bradley-manning-i-am-chelsea-manning/108621 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 04:34:54 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=108621 Whistleblower and former soldier Bradley Manning is now Chelsea, after revealing in a public statement that she now considers herself a woman and intends to undergo hormone replacement therapy (HRT). ...

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