Star Observer Journalists, Author at Star Observer /author/the-collaborators Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:56:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Star Observer Journalists, Author at Star Observer /author/the-collaborators 32 32 The Star Observer Strongly Opposes the Proposed Religious Discrimination Bill /news/the-star-observer-strongly-opposes-the-proposed-religious-discrimination-bill/208085 /news/the-star-observer-strongly-opposes-the-proposed-religious-discrimination-bill/208085#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:11:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=208085 As an advocate for the LGBTQI community since 1979, we believe this Bill will do lasting damage to our communities, especially our most vulnerable. The Religious Discrimination Bill came about ...

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Online Visibility As a Trans Woman Is Fraught With Challenges /news/online-visibility-as-a-trans-woman-is-fraught-with-challenges/201877 /news/online-visibility-as-a-trans-woman-is-fraught-with-challenges/201877#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:30:48 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=201877 By Melissa Griffiths Online visibility as a transgender woman is a quite often a delicate balance and challenging at the best of times. Where do you draw the line?  How ...

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The Prom Debate /artsentertainment/the-prom-debate/199985 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 20:30:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=199985 Much like herpes, there appears no cure for the constant barrage of dull fodder served up by director Ryan Murphy, at first when I watched The Prom (I’ll admit, I ...

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Police Investigating Body Found In Kew East In Search For Bridget Flack /news/police-investigating-body-found-in-kew-east-in-search-for-bridget-flack/199086 Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:00:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=199086 Victoria Police on Friday evening said that it had found a woman’s body in Melbourne’s Kew East suburb in connection with its investigations into the disappearance of missing woman Bridget ...

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Queen Honours Trans MP /news/queen-honours-trans-mp/195728 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 01:30:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195728 Congratulations are in order for Georgina Beyer who has been made a Member of the Order of the New Zealand Merit in the Queen’s Birthday honours.  The New Zealand Order ...

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Trans Model And Partner Announce Pregnancy /news/trans-model-and-partner-announce-pregnancy/195678 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:30:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195678 There is nothing more beautiful than bringing a child into the world, even more so for a couple who have experienced hurdles getting there.  This has been more challenging for Danna Saltana and husband Esteban Landrau, whom both ...

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Sydney’s Cultural Institutions Set To Reopen /artsentertainment/sydneys-cultural-institutions-set-to-reopen/195468 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:30:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195468 With COVID-19 restrictions slowly easing across the country, the Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) will be one of the first of Sydney’s larger cultural institutions to reopen, marking an optimistic ...

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Queer Screen Seeks Help During Volunteer Week /news/community-news/national-volunteer-week-showcasing-lgbtiq-stories-on-screen/195250 Sun, 17 May 2020 22:00:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195250 Queer Screen is the passionate, volunteer-led, non-profit organisation that puts on the the Mardi Gras Film Festival (Feb/March) and Queer Screen Film Fest (September) each year. This year, the team ...

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South Korea’s Homophobic Tension Builds After Second Wave Of COVID-19 /news/international-news-news/south-koreas-homophobic-tension-builds-after-second-wave-of-covid-19/195154 Sun, 10 May 2020 23:42:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195154 As South Korean authorities investigate another outbreak of COVID-19 from a cluster traced back to a popular Seoul nightclub in the Itaewon neighbourhood, popular with the LGBTQI community, journalist Hyunsu ...

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Are You A Star Observer? /news/are-you-a-star-observer/195006 Wed, 06 May 2020 13:16:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=195006 Are You A Star Observer? To mark and chronicle our community’s time in isolation, we are holding a special WRITING COMPETITION for the LGBTQI community. Tell us your lockdown stories ...

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Livestream In May: Geelong Arts Centre Showcases Dolly Diamond, Taylor Henderson /artsentertainment/livestream-in-may-geelong-arts-centre-showcases-dolly-diamond-taylor-henderson/194870 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:00:31 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194870 This May, start your weekend on Fridays with some of the best Australian cabaret, musical theatre, and pop artists. Queen of cabaret Dolly Diamond will kick off Geelong Arts Centre’s ...

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Debate As Tunisia ‘Recognises Same-Sex Marriage’ For The First Time In Arab World /news/international-news-news/debate-as-tunisia-recognises-same-sex-marriage-for-the-first-time-in-arab-world/194850 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:05:47 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194850 A Tunisian LGBTQI rights association fighting for the decriminalisation of homosexuality has claimed that the North African country may have become the first Arab country to recognize a same-sex marriage, ...

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Australian Trans Sisters Unite For Makeover Challenge /news/australian-trans-sisters-unite-for-makeover-challenge/194845 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 22:32:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194845 As the Australian LGBTQI community comes together online, epic beauty squads are getting together and taking to social media to showcase stunning makeovers.  Advocacy and community group, Trans Sisters United, ...

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ACON COVID-19 Update: Visiting Other People At Home, Physical Distancing, Casual Sex /news/acon-covid-19-update-visiting-other-people-at-home-physical-distancing-casual-sex/194843 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 22:21:45 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194843 ACON, NSW’s leading sexuality and gender diverse and HIV health organisation, has released the following statement from CEO Nicolas Parkhill: “Today, the NSW Government announced a partial easing of restrictions ...

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VICE Uncovers The Ultimate Catfish: Arranged Gay Marriage Scam Targeting LGBTQI In India /artsentertainment/screen/vice-uncovers-arranged-gay-marriage-targeting-lgbtqi-in-india/194838 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 09:52:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194838 The legitimacy of The Arranged Gay Marriage Bureau is investigated in a compelling VICE investigation. The founder of “India’s first and only Gay Marriage bureau,” Urvi Shah, boasts over 3,700 ...

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Israel Prize host won’t speak with rabbi who called LGBT people ‘disabled’ /news/israel-prize-host-wont-speak-with-rabbi-who-called-lgbt-people-disabled/194815 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 03:56:36 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194815 Israel Prize host won’t speak with rabbi who called LGBT people ‘disabled’ Sharon Kidon, the host of the Israel Prize ceremony, has agreed to host the ceremony on condition that ...

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Poland is Australia’s ‘Logical Conclusion’ Of Excluding LGBTQI People With Religious Discrimination Bill /features/human-rights/poland-is-australias-logical-conclusion-of-excluding-lgbtqi-people-with-religious-discrimination-bill/194800 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:53:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194800 The ‘LGBTQI exclusion zones’  throughout Poland are the logical extension of excluding LGBTIQ people from public life through ‘religious freedom’. According to national lobby group Just-Equal’s spokesperson Brian Greig, the ...

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ABC Documentary Explores Poland’s LGBTQI-Free Zones /artsentertainment/screen/abcs-documentary-explores-polands-lgbtqi-free-zones/194798 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:51:36 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194798 This week’s episode of Foreign Correspondent on ABC uncovers Poland’s unholy alliance of Church and State. When Poland’s Archbishop of Krakow talks about fighting a plague, he’s not talking about the ...

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Hulu Debuts Love Simon Spin-Off, Love Victor, And We Are Frothing /artsentertainment/hulu-debuts-love-simon-spin-off-love-victor-and-we-are-frothing/194780 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:46:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194780 The coming-of-age gay 2018 rom-com Love, Simon is expanding to TV, with a half-hour series called Love, Victor. Hulu has released a ‘first look’ at the adorable meeting of the titular ...

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Australian Documentary Explores Two Gay Rights Activists And The Love That Propelled Them /artsentertainment/australian-documentary-explores-two-gay-rights-activists-and-the-love-that-propelled-them/194746 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 07:38:20 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194746 Francesca Curtis and Phyllis Papps are many things: Researchers. Writers. Ultra-Feminists. Partners. They are also the first lesbian couple to come out of Australian national television almost fifty years ago. ...

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