Staff Writers, Author at Star Observer /author/staff-writers Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:50:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Staff Writers, Author at Star Observer /author/staff-writers 32 32 A week of gender and sexuality talks at The Wheeler Centre /news/national-news/victoria-news/middlesex-a-week-of-gender-and-sexuality-talks-at-the-wheeler-centre/130057 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 02:09:08 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=130057 BETWEEN November 24 to 29, Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre will host one of the city’s most anticipated events on the cultural calendar: Queer Week. As one of the most active idea hubs ...

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Rapid HIV testing roadshow an Australian first /news/national-news/queensland-news/rapid-hiv-testing-roadshow-an-australian-first/129675 /news/national-news/queensland-news/rapid-hiv-testing-roadshow-an-australian-first/129675#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2014 06:13:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129675 HIV Foundation Queensland is taking its new Rapid Roadshow vehicles to the road in the coming weeks in an Australian-first concept aimed at raising awareness around 20-minute rapid HIV testing. Two of the ...

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Dykes on Bikes Melbourne help raise $12,000 for breast cancer research /features/community-spotlight/dykes-on-bikes-melbourne-help-raise-12000-for-breast-cancer-research/129613 /features/community-spotlight/dykes-on-bikes-melbourne-help-raise-12000-for-breast-cancer-research/129613#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2014 05:32:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129613 DYKES on Bikes in Melbourne recently played a pivotal role in helping raise $12,000 for the Pink Ribbon Ride. The money raised from the event, which saw 400 bikes take part ...

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Gay community encouraged to take part in new foster carer campaign /news/national-news/gay-community-encouraged-to-take-part-in-new-foster-carer-campaign/129605 /news/national-news/gay-community-encouraged-to-take-part-in-new-foster-carer-campaign/129605#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:46:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129605 A LEADING child protection charity is challenging stereotypes and misconceptions about foster carers in a new inclusive and integrated campaign. Acknowledging that people often think they won’t be accepted or that they don’t ...

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Need for LGBTI-safe schools highlighted in Federal Parliament /news/national-news/need-for-lgbti-safe-schools-highlight-in-federal-parliament/129584 Fri, 31 Oct 2014 06:32:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129584 THE chair of theParliamentary Friendship Group for LGBTI Australians has urged Australian students, teachers, parents and the general public to help foster a school environment that is more inclusive for ...

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Tasmanian Australian of the Year awarded to Australian Marriage Equality’s Rodney Croome /news/national-news/tasmanian-australian-of-the-year-awarded-to-australian-marriage-equalitys-rodney-croome/129578 /news/national-news/tasmanian-australian-of-the-year-awarded-to-australian-marriage-equalitys-rodney-croome/129578#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 05:15:54 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129578 The gay rights activist, who also played a pivotal role in the campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in Tasmania, is now in the running for Australian of the Year

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Victorian election candidates discuss anti-discrimination /news/national-news/victoria-news/victorian-election-candidates-discuss-anti-discrimination/129534 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 06:31:57 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129534 In our second Meet the Candidates video for the upcoming Victorian State Election, the politicians discuss anti-discrimination law, religious exemptions and LGBTI Victorians.

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Australian Homosexual History Conference fast approaching /news/national-news/australian-homosexual-history-conference-fast-approaching/129533 /news/national-news/australian-homosexual-history-conference-fast-approaching/129533#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 06:11:13 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129533 THE Australian Homosexual Histories Conference 2014, to be held in late November at the University of Technology, Sydney, will focus on the history of homosexual law reforms across Australia. The conference also looks ...

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Volunteering for Red Ribbon Appeal is a chance to make history: ACON /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/volunteering-for-red-ribbon-appeal-is-a-chance-to-make-history-acon/129480 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 02:13:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129480 ORGANISERS of this year’s ACON Red Ribbon Appeal are encouraging people to join in efforts to end HIV transmission in NSW by participating in the annual fundraising event. Launched this week, the Ending ...

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New management committee for NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/new-management-committee-for-nsw-gay-and-lesbian-rights-lobby/129427 Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:28:36 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129427 THE NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) has elected three new Committee of Management members following its annual general meeting last week. Justin Koonin was re-elected as the convenor, along ...

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POLL: Should there be more gender-neutral public bathrooms? /opinion/polls/poll-should-there-be-more-gender-neutral-pubic-bathrooms/129414 /opinion/polls/poll-should-there-be-more-gender-neutral-pubic-bathrooms/129414#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:59:51 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129414 [polldaddy poll=8405244]

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A charity movie screening filled with Pride /whats-on/sydney-city-guides/a-charity-movie-screening-filled-with-pride/129383 /whats-on/sydney-city-guides/a-charity-movie-screening-filled-with-pride/129383#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 06:14:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129383 THE Bobby Goldsmith Foundation is hosting a special screening of Pride on Wednesday night in Sydney to help raise funds for what is one of Australia’s oldest HIV and AIDS charity organisations. Pride, ...

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Get your ROCS off for a good cause /artsentertainment/get-your-rocs-off-for-a-good-cause/129153 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:05:21 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129153 ONE of Victoria’s leading university singing groups is joining forces with Queermance, the national literature festival for gay fan fiction and erotica, for a night of cabaret abandon. Held at ...

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Volunteers needed to make ribbons for World AIDS Day /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/volunteers-needed-to-make-ribbons-for-world-aids-day/129146 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 03:17:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129146 ACON is seeking volunteers to pop by their premises for a day to help make ribbons that will then be sold as part of the organisation’s Red Ribbon Appeal. World ...

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VAC’s new campaign reinvigorates basic safe sex messages /life-style/vacs-new-campaign-reinvigorates-basic-safe-sex-messages/129081 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:51:28 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129081 A CONFRONTING and thought-provoking question that hopes to reinforce a message of condom usage is at the forefront of a new campaign by the Victorian AIDS Council. “Will You Get ...

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Go west /artsentertainment/go-west-8/129047 /artsentertainment/go-west-8/129047#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:21:20 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129047 From Perth to Adelaide, and Canberra to Alice Springs — there are many gay and lesbian pride festivals happening to give you an excuse to go west before Midsumma and Mardi Gras roll around.

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Turkey’s first-ever umbrella LGBTI organisation /news/international-news-news/turkeys-first-ever-umbrella-lgbti-organisation/129032 /news/international-news-news/turkeys-first-ever-umbrella-lgbti-organisation/129032#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:15:10 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129032 A NEW umbrella organisation in Turkey has been established to fight homophobia and transphobia in the Islamic country. The Turkey LGBTI Union was created around two months ago in order to ensure ...

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Uganda’s anti-gay laws fuelled repression and abuse: Amnesty report /news/international-news-news/ugandas-anti-gay-laws-fuelled-repression-and-abuse-amnesty-report/129026 /news/international-news-news/ugandas-anti-gay-laws-fuelled-repression-and-abuse-amnesty-report/129026#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 07:51:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129026 A NEW report has revealed that state-sanctioned repression, violence and homophobic discrimination was rife in Uganda when the Anti-Homosexuality Act was in force. The news comes as Rule by Law – ...

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Asia-Pacific nation of Palau decriminalises homosexuality /news/international-news-news/asia-pacific-nation-of-palau-decriminalises-homosexuality/129011 /news/international-news-news/asia-pacific-nation-of-palau-decriminalises-homosexuality/129011#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 06:10:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129011 HUMAN rights advocates have welcomed the recent decriminalisation of homosexuality in the tiny Asia-Pacific nation of Palau. This month, the government of Palau approved a revision of its Penal Code, ...

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Drug attitude study seeks gay and bi male volunteers /news/national-news/drug-attitude-study-seeks-gay-and-bi-male-volunteers/129007 /news/national-news/drug-attitude-study-seeks-gay-and-bi-male-volunteers/129007#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:25:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=129007 THE Kirby Institute at the University of NSW is recruiting gay and bisexual men to participate in a study exploring what influences their attitudes and decisions about drug use. The study ...

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