Serkan Ozturk, Author at Star Observer /author/serkan-ozturk Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:31:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Serkan Ozturk, Author at Star Observer /author/serkan-ozturk 32 32 The not-so-beautiful game /opinion/soapbox-opinion/the-not-so-beautiful-game/124906 /opinion/soapbox-opinion/the-not-so-beautiful-game/124906#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2014 06:46:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=124906 With the World Cup in full swing, former Star Observer journalist and football fanatic Serkan Ozturk looks at the state of gay rights in Brazil, and gay and lesbian visibility in soccer.

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Attack ends in murder of former Oxford St DJ /news/national-news/attack-ends-in-murder-of-former-oxford-st-dj/119483 /news/national-news/attack-ends-in-murder-of-former-oxford-st-dj/119483#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:04:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119483 A WELL-known Sydney music identity Warren Batchelor has become the latest victim of perceived homophobic violence in a secluded park in a major Australian city. Batchelor 鈥斅爋r DJ Coco as ...

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Myths about sex and disability to be lifted /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/myths-about-sex-and-disability-to-be-lifted/119511 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/myths-about-sex-and-disability-to-be-lifted/119511#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:50:58 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119511 AN expo in western Sydney this month will attempt to remove myths about the sexual lives of disabled people. Common myths about disabled people and sexuality include claims that disabled ...

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South Australia launches LGBTI inclusion strategy /news/national-news/south-australia-launches-lgbti-inclusion-strategy/119561 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:41:42 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119561 A SPECIFIC strategy to promote greater inclusion of LGBTI people has been launched by the South Australian Government. Released by SA Communities and Social Inclusion Minister Tony Piccolo mid-last month, ...

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Del Piero, Kewell, Jackson and more sports stars stand against homophobia /news/sport/del-piero-kewell-jackson-and-more-sports-stars-stand-against-homophobia/119406 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:03:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119406 A NEW anti-homophobia campaign to air soon will for the first time in Australian sporting history feature major names from multiple codes, including Sydney FC鈥檚 Italian superstar Alessandro Del Piero. ...

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Launch of ‘We’re Waiting’ sees massive support /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/launch-of-were-waiting-sees-massive-support/119381 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/launch-of-were-waiting-sees-massive-support/119381#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2014 03:41:33 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119381 NSW聽Parliament House was recently the scene for a fundraising launch of Australian Marriage Equality’s latest campaign to spread the message of marriage equality to regional Australia. Held last Tuesday, just ...

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Leading feminist launches bizarre ‘racist’ attack on trans community /news/national-news/leading-feminist-launches-bizarre-racist-attack-on-trans-community/118883 /news/national-news/leading-feminist-launches-bizarre-racist-attack-on-trans-community/118883#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:29:03 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=118883 MEMBERS of the Indigenous and trans* communities have slammed bizarre comments by a leading feminist academic comparing trans women to racist entertainers who only 鈥減retend鈥 to be female. University of ...

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Rainbow flag for Taylor Square until artwork installed /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/rainbow-flag-for-taylor-square-until-artwork-installed/119519 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:14:20 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119519 A RAINBOW flag will fly over Sydney鈥檚 Taylor Square for the next four years until a permanent artwork is installed to mark the positive impact the LGTBI community has had ...

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Leaders in transqueer studies cast eye on future of Asia-Pacific /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/leaders-in-transqueer-studies-cast-eye-on-future-of-asia-pacific/118848 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/leaders-in-transqueer-studies-cast-eye-on-future-of-asia-pacific/118848#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 22:05:50 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=118848 A CONFERENCE in Sydney last month heard from some of the Asia-Pacific region鈥檚 leading cultural theorists on how transqueer studies is helping break new ground on issues of sexuality, gender ...

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Sally Gross remembered as fearless intersex leader /news/international-news-news/sally-gross-remembered-as-fearless-intersex-leader/118968 /news/international-news-news/sally-gross-remembered-as-fearless-intersex-leader/118968#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 13:18:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=118968 REGARDED as influential in the global intersex movement, South African activist Sally Gross has been remembered as a courageous and ground-breaking campaigner for human rights and against racism. Gross died, ...

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Pleas for giant ‘gay unicorn’ to be saved as artwork /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/pleas-for-giant-gay-unicorn-to-be-saved-as-artwork/119540 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/pleas-for-giant-gay-unicorn-to-be-saved-as-artwork/119540#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:41:28 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119540 UPDATE 7PM, MARCH 3 – UNICORN FINDS A HOME SYDNEY state Independent MP Alex Greenwich has been called upon to save a giant ‘gay unicorn’ found on the grounds of ...

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Calls for review after Wollongong train ‘AIDS panic’ /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/calls-for-review-after-wollongong-train-aids-panic/119270 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:39:59 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119270 NSW opposition transport spokesperson Penny Sharpe has called for a review of procedures following media reports earlier this month of a possible ‘AIDS panic’ on a Wollongong train. An incident ...

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Rain stays away for 2014 Mardi Gras to burst into colour /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/rain-stays-away-for-2014-mardi-gras-to-burst-into-colour/119501 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:02:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119501 DESPITE the threat of wet weather the rain stayed away from yet another successful Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade as hundreds of thousands celebrated Australia’s LGBTI community. Unlike ...

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NSW Parliament urged to quickly deal with ‘gay panic’ law reform /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/nsw-parliament-urged-to-quickly-deal-with-gay-panic-law-reform/119294 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 22:35:57 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119294 THERE are calls for the NSW Parliament to use the next few sitting weeks to introduce a bill that will repeal ‘gay panic’ laws. Following years of campaigning, the NSW ...

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Bingham Cup gets helping hand from NSW Govt /news/sport/bingham-cup/bingham-cup-gets-helping-hand-from-nsw-govt/119306 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:13:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119306 THE 2014 Bingham Cup will receive official support from the NSW Government with over 1500 footballers and 10,000 spectators expected in Sydney later this year for the gay rugby world ...

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Glamourheads keep swimming for success and laughs /news/sport/glamourheads-keep-swimming-for-success-and-laughs/118773 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:05:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=118773 SINCE聽its establishment over a decade ago Melbourne’s Glamourhead Sharks LGBTI swim club has done more than help people become better swimmers. Founded in 2001 by swimmers interested in attending the ...

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Mayor helps ‘Godfather of Mardi Gras’ toast 85th birthday /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/mayor-helps-godfather-of-mardi-gras-toast-85th-birthday/119312 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 06:00:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119312 SOME call him the ‘Godfather of Mardi Gras’ and with friends and the great and good of the local LGBTI community in tow, Ron Austin celebrated his 85th birthday in ...

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Cadets to march with DEFGLIS at Mardi Gras /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/cadets-to-march-with-defglis-at-mardi-gras/119263 Fri, 28 Feb 2014 05:38:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119263 OPENLY-gay personnel from the Australian Defence Force will once again march in uniform at this weekend’s Mardi Gras parade, with the DEFGLIS contingent to also include plenty of young cadets. ...

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Julie Bishop criticises Uganda’s anti-gay laws in letter /news/international-news-news/julie-bishop-critisices-ugandas-anti-gay-laws-in-letter/119253 /news/international-news-news/julie-bishop-critisices-ugandas-anti-gay-laws-in-letter/119253#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2014 02:26:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119253 AUSTRALIAN Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has “serious concerns” about聽the new laws in Uganda that criminalise homosexuality with sentences of up to life imprisonment. At a Senate hearing yesterday, Bishop read ...

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Aussie golfer Steve Elkington criticised for homophobic Michael Sam spray /news/sport/aussie-golfer-steve-elkington-criticised-for-homophobic-michael-sam-spray/119231 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 06:05:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=119231 AUSTRALIAN聽golfer and former PGA champion Steve Elkington has been labelled a “bigoted buffoon” and likened to a “drunk uncle” after making a number of homophobic remarks about NFL prospect Michael ...

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