Features Archives - Star Observer /category/features Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Features Archives - Star Observer /category/features 32 32 Oscar: Australian Ballet Blazes Trails With The Story of Oscar Wilde /features/oscar-australian-ballet-oscar-wilde-feature/233728 /features/oscar-australian-ballet-oscar-wilde-feature/233728#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:22:35 +0000 /?p=233728 Oscar Wilde was an astonishing and distinctive raconteur, a literary pathfinder, an icon of homosexuality and queer identity — and the new Australian Ballet production of ‘Oscar’ does his rakishly ...

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]]> /features/oscar-australian-ballet-oscar-wilde-feature/233728/feed 0 ‘David Bowie Made Me Gay’: MQFF Spotlights Formative Queer Experiences /features/mqff-2024-spotlights-formative-queer-experiences/233731 /features/mqff-2024-spotlights-formative-queer-experiences/233731#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:15:14 +0000 /?p=233731 As LGBTQIA+ people, we often see ourselves for the first time through film and television; a cinema screen or set of speakers often have a way of smacking us right ...

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]]> /features/mqff-2024-spotlights-formative-queer-experiences/233731/feed 0 7 Queer Celebs Who Are Fiercely Backing Kamala Harris For US President /news/six-queer-celebs-who-have-endorsed-kamala-harris233712/233712 /news/six-queer-celebs-who-have-endorsed-kamala-harris233712/233712#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:45:39 +0000 /?p=233712 As the 2024 US election comes to its final days, the presidential battle between Harris and Trump is nearly at its peak. So which queer celebs have spoken out about supporting Kamala ...

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]]> /news/six-queer-celebs-who-have-endorsed-kamala-harris233712/233712/feed 0 The Absolute Best of the Best From the Iconic ‘I Hate Gay Halloween’ Meme /artsentertainment/best-gay-halloween-costumes233638/233638 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 06:29:37 +0000 /?p=233638 Happy Halloween, ghouls and gays! It’s nearly impossible to go on social media right now without seeing a “I hate Gay Halloween, what do you mean you’re a [insert hyper-specific ...

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]]> Alex Greenwich & Rainbow Labor On The Equality Bill & Where We Go From Here /news/alex-greenwich-rainbow-labor-equality-bill-where-we-go-from-here-conversation/233635 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:48:37 +0000 /?p=233635 Last week, with the support of the Labor Government, Independent MP Alex Greenwich‘s Equality Bill finally got over the line in NSW Parliament. It was something to celebrate: the Equality ...

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]]> 5 of The Absolute Best Queer Horror Movies to Watch This Halloween /news/top-5-queer-horror-movies-halloween/233607 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:06:34 +0000 /?p=233607 It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Halloween, also known as ‘Gay Christmas’, is almost here! As a self-proclaimed cinephile and Halloween fanatic, I’ve compiled a list of five ...

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]]> 5 Facts You Should Know about Asexuality for Asexual Awareness Week /news/5-facts-for-asexual-awareness-week/233515 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:31:07 +0000 /?p=233515 To celebrate Asexual Awareness week or Ace Week (October 20 — 26), we’ve put together a list of 5 facts everyone should know about asexuality and the asexual community. One ...

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]]> Michael Kirby & Johan van Vloten Retire From Bobby Goldsmith Foundation After 22 Years /news/kirby-and-vloten-retire-bobby-goldsmith-foundation/233516 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:56:23 +0000 /?p=233516 The Bobby Goldsmith Foundation has announced the retirement of Michael Kirby and Johan van Vloten as co-patrons after 22 years of dedicated service. After the announcement at BGF’s recent, Red ...

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]]> Claire’s Kitchen Will Be Closing For Good After Mardi Gras 2025 /news/claires-kitchen-will-be-closing-for-good-after-mardi-gras-2025/233507 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:32:40 +0000 /?p=233507 Claire’s Kitchen at le Salon, a gay-owned and run French restaurant and cabaret room on Oxford Street, is set to close permanently in March after Mardi Gras.  In a message ...

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]]> International Lesbian Day: A Herstory /features/international-lesbian-day-a-herstory/233279 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 05:07:06 +0000 /?p=233279 This October 8th we celebrate International Lesbian Day (ILD), and in honour of our Lesbian community members, readers, writers and staff, the Star Observer wishes you a happy, proud and ...

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]]> Celebrating LGBT History Month: The Past is Political, But It’s Also Deeply Personal /news/celebrating-lgbt-history-month-the-past-is-political-but-its-also-deeply-personal/233110 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:39:45 +0000 /?p=233110 October is LGBT History Month, making now a perfect time to reflect on how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go. Founded in 1994 by Missouri educator ...

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]]> The Brisbane Pride Formal Returns This November /news/the-brisbane-pride-formal-returns-this-november/233238 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:00:34 +0000 /?p=233238 Brisbane Pride have announced the return of their free pride formal for LGBTQIA+ young people. The annual event returns to Brisbane City Hall this November to help provide young people ...

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]]> Cairns Pride Festival Kicks Off This Weekend /news/cairns-pride-festival-kicks-off-this-weekend/233197 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 04:31:58 +0000 /?p=233197 The Cairns community is set to celebrate their pride festivities this weekend as the Cairns Pride Festival commences a week long celebration from October 4 – 12. Including the Cairns ...

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]]> Art Simone: Highlighting The Real History & Bright Future of Aussie Drag /features/art-simone-real-history-bright-future-aussie-drag/233182 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:31:38 +0000 /?p=233182 Melbourne drag sensation Art Simone is back with another glittering masterpiece as she releases her second book. Drag Queens Down Under is “a love letter” to Australian drag’s history and ...

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]]> LGBTQIA+ Community Heroes Shine at The 2024 Honour Awards /features/lgbtqia-community-heroes-2024-honour-awards/233185 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:16:24 +0000 /?p=233185 Over 400 people celebrated inspirational community service and outstanding achievements – as exemplified by rainbow youth advocate Abbie Jane – at the 2024 Honour Awards. Among the recipients of 2024’s ...

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]]> Banned Book Week And The Dangers Of Censorship /news/banned-book-week-reflecting-on-the-dangers-of-censorship/233111 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 02:55:36 +0000 /?p=233111 This week is Banned Book Week, first celebrated in America in 1982 in response to a surge in calls to ban books in schools, libraries and bookshops. Held annually at ...

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]]> Marc Brew: Finding Power In Disability And Queerness /artsentertainment/marc-brew-finding-power-in-disability-and-queerness/232996 Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:40:16 +0000 /?p=232996 Marc Brew was only 20 years old when he was in a horrific car crash, killing the other three people in the car and leaving the young ballet dancer unable ...

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]]> Will Kostakis Wins Prime Minister’s Literary Award With Queer YA Novel /news/will-kostakis-wins-prime-ministers-literary-award-with-queer-ya-novel/232920 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 04:16:10 +0000 /?p=232920 Queer author Will Kostakis has taken out the top prize for young adult literature at the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. The popular author won the award for his recent book ...

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]]> HIV Advocate & Former Mardi Gras President Bill Whittaker Has Passed Away /news/hiv-advocate-former-mardi-gras-president-bill-whittaker-has-passed-away/232898 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 01:59:21 +0000 /?p=232898 Bill Whittaker, who was a longtime and tireless advocate in Australia’s community-led response to HIV, the first CEO of ACON, and the President of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi ...

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]]> Tim Draxl, Gay Actor And Icon, On His ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Dream Role  /artsentertainment/tim-draxl-sunset-boulevard-feature/232864 /artsentertainment/tim-draxl-sunset-boulevard-feature/232864#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:30:34 +0000 /?p=232864 Act 2, scene 1 of Sunset Boulevard at the Opera House: Tim Draxl stands alone on the Joan Sutherland Theatre stage as Joe Gillis, wearing an unbuttoned collared shirt that ...

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