Features Archives - Star Observer /category/features Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:05:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Features Archives - Star Observer /category/features 32 32 ACON CEO Michael Woodhouse: A Lifetime of Leadership and Community Care /features/acon-ceo-michael-woodhouse-a-lifetime-of-leadership-and-community-care/235488 /features/acon-ceo-michael-woodhouse-a-lifetime-of-leadership-and-community-care/235488#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:05:38 +0000 /?p=235488 The appointment of Michael Woodhouse as the Chief Executive Officer of ACON in September 2024 marked both a homecoming and a fresh beginning.  With over two decades of leadership in ...

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]]> /features/acon-ceo-michael-woodhouse-a-lifetime-of-leadership-and-community-care/235488/feed 0 Holden Sheppard’s Gay Coming-Of-Age Masterpiece ‘Invisible Boys’ Comes To Life On Screen /features/holden-sheppards-gay-coming-of-age-masterpiece-invisible-boys-comes-to-life-on-screen/235145 /features/holden-sheppards-gay-coming-of-age-masterpiece-invisible-boys-comes-to-life-on-screen/235145#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 02:10:48 +0000 /?p=235145 Holden Sheppard’s award-winning debut novel Invisible Boys was beloved by LGBTQIA+ readers the instant it was released in 2019, capturing the raw, unfiltered experiences of young gay men growing up ...

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]]> /features/holden-sheppards-gay-coming-of-age-masterpiece-invisible-boys-comes-to-life-on-screen/235145/feed 0 God Save The Kings: ‘They Will Be Kings’ Takes The Crown at Mardi Gras in 2025 /features/god-save-the-kings-they-will-be-kings-takes-the-crown-at-mardi-gras-in-2025/235136 /features/god-save-the-kings-they-will-be-kings-takes-the-crown-at-mardi-gras-in-2025/235136#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:57:25 +0000 /?p=235136 This Mardi Gras at Qtopia, audiences are invited to step into a world where everyone can be a king. They Will Be Kings is more than just a show — ...

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]]> /features/god-save-the-kings-they-will-be-kings-takes-the-crown-at-mardi-gras-in-2025/235136/feed 0 Yes, I’m A Scene Gay, and You Are Too: Confessions From Inside Sydney’s Gay Scene /opinion/yes-im-a-scene-gay-confessions-from-inside-sydney-gay-scene/234871 /opinion/yes-im-a-scene-gay-confessions-from-inside-sydney-gay-scene/234871#comments Thu, 16 Jan 2025 05:43:50 +0000 /?p=234871 ‘Yes, I’m A Scene Gay, and You Are Too: Confessions From Inside Sydney’s Gay Scene’ is a personal essay written by Jacques Nieuwoudt. The theme for the upcoming Sydney Gay ...

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]]> /opinion/yes-im-a-scene-gay-confessions-from-inside-sydney-gay-scene/234871/feed 1 Midsumma Pride March: 30 Years Of Marching (And Reporting) With Pride /features/midsumma-pride-march-30-years-of-marching-and-reporting-with-pride/234744 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:33:18 +0000 /?p=234744 This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Midsumma Pride March on February 2, an event celebrating LGBTQIA+ pride and unity, spanning one kilometre and bringing together almost 60,000 people. ...

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]]> Siegfried & Roy: The Campest Act Of All Time /features/siegfried-roy-the-campest-act-of-all-time/234739 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:56:37 +0000 /?p=234739 Siegfried & Roy are two names that simply just belong together, don’t they? The combination simply rolls off the tongue, and the proudly ostentatious duo cemented their place in history ...

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]]> FIFA Under Fire For Awarding 2034 World Cup To Anti-Gay Saudi Arabia /news/fifa-under-fire-for-awarding-2034-world-cup-to-anti-gay-saudi-arabia/234342 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 05:17:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234342 FIFA has been heavily scrutinised by human rights organisations and LGBTQI+ football fans alike following their decision to host the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, a country notorious for ...

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]]> Rhys Nicholson On Drag Race Down Under Season 4 Being A Cast of ‘Assassins’ /features/rhys-nicholson-drag-race-down-under-season-4-cast-of-assassins/234177 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:47:51 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234177 Rhys Nicholson, one of the beloved judges of Drag Race Down Under, is back for the show’s fourth season and couldn’t be more thrilled about its direction. In a candid ...

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]]> Michelle Visage: Mitches Bitches, Kath & Kim, and The Democracy of Drag /features/michelle-visage-mitches-bitches-democracy-of-drag/233668 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:57:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233668 In a lively and wide-ranging interview with the Star Observer, Michelle Visage opened up about her role as host on Drag Race Down Under, her roots in radio, her relationship ...

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]]> Oscar: Australian Ballet Blazes Trails With The Story of Oscar Wilde /features/oscar-australian-ballet-oscar-wilde-feature/233728 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:22:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?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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]]> ‘David Bowie Made Me Gay’: MQFF Spotlights Formative Queer Experiences /features/mqff-2024-spotlights-formative-queer-experiences/233731 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:15:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?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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]]> 7 Queer Celebs Who Are Fiercely Backing Kamala Harris For US President /news/six-queer-celebs-who-have-endorsed-kamala-harris233712/233712 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 06:45:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?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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]]> 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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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 https://starobserver.com.au/?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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