Robyn Kennedy, Author at Star Observer

Australia’s First Official Rainbow Pickleball Tournament Held in Sydney

Robyn Kennedy — Thu, 09 May 2024 03:53:25 +0000

Last month, Sydney Inner West Pickleball Club hosted Australia’s first official Rainbow Pickleball Tournament at Auburn Basketball Centre, bringing together LGBTQI+ pickleball players and allies. The Rainbow Tournament, held April ...

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Qtopia Welcomes 78ers At Private Event

Robyn Kennedy — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 02:35:58 +0000

— by 78er Robyn Kennedy On 9 April 2024, Qtopia Sydney hosted a private viewing for members of the 78er organisation First Mardi Gras. Along with around forty other members ...

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This February, Go On A Bus Adventure With 78ers During Sydney WorldPride

Robyn Kennedy — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:27:09 +0000

While LGBTQIA+ activism in Australia did not start in 1978, the events of the first Mardi Gras Parade in 1978 were the most significant and far-reaching in Sydney’s queer history. ...

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CAMP: Australia’s Pioneer Homosexual Rights Activists

Robyn Kennedy — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 23:00:47 +0000

The events of the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on June 24, 1978 are now recognised as an important milestone in the history of the Pride movement ...

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Gay Liberation Turns 50

Robyn Kennedy — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 05:45:27 +0000

January 19, 2022, marked the 50th anniversary of Sydney Gay Liberation. In recognition of this milestone, the 78ers association First Mardi Gras Inc is holding a Zoom forum featuring former ...

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‘Coming Out In The 1970s Was Fraught With Barriers And Challenges’

Robyn Kennedy — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 02:00:39 +0000

Coming out in the 1970s was fraught with barriers and challenges. There was little to encourage gay men and lesbians to publicly come out. Sex between consenting male adults was ...

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78ers Take On Mark Latham’s Anti-Trans Bill

Robyn Kennedy — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:30:51 +0000

The 78ers community organisation, First Mardi Gras Inc, has strongly condemned NSW One Nation MP Mark Latham’s Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020. “Latham’s proposed legislation harms trans and ...

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South Africa Hit By A Wave Of Gay And Trans Hate Murders

Robyn Kennedy — Sun, 23 May 2021 21:30:10 +0000

A wave of brutal murders of gay men and trans women has hit South Africa. The death toll over the last three months has now reached at least ten known ...

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NSW State Library Gearing Up For WorldPride 2023

Robyn Kennedy — Wed, 12 May 2021 21:30:09 +0000

The NSW State Library has commenced planning for a major exhibition to tie into Sydney WorldPride 2023, tentatively titled Pride 2023. Pride 2023 will expand on Coming Out in the ...

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Pride goes digital in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Robyn Kennedy — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:58:06 +0000

by Robyn Kennedy The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced over 300 Pride festivals around the world to be cancelled. In response, InterPride and the European Pride Organisers ...

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