Human Rights Archives - Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/category/features/human-rights Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 05:17:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Human Rights Archives - Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/category/features/human-rights 32 32 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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Minus18 Won’t Stay Quiet On Increasing Anti-LGBT Attacks On Queer Formals /news/minus18-attacks-queer-formals/231665 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 03:20:08 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231665 LGBTQI+ youth organisation Minus18 recently shared with followers on social media that anti-LGBT hate groups have been attacking their queer youth formals 鈥 and they’ve opened up to Star Observer ...

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Former Neighbours Star Holly Valance Hosts Fundraiser For Donald Trump /news/former-neighbours-star-holly-valance-hosts-fundraiser-for-donald-trump/231639 /news/former-neighbours-star-holly-valance-hosts-fundraiser-for-donald-trump/231639#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:23:09 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231639 Former Neighbours star Holly Valance has made shockwaves by reportedly hosting a fundraiser for former US President Donald Trump. The actress has raised more than $3 million ($2 million USD) ...

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Today’s Apology For Criminalised Homosexuality Is Important, But NSW Still Has A Long Way To Go /news/apology-criminalised-homosexuality-important-nsw-has-long-way-to-go/231446 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:36:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231446 Today’s apology for criminalised homosexuality is important, but NSW still has a long way to go 鈥 by Equality Australia Legal Director, Ghassan Kassisieh Last year I assisted a man ...

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Why The NSW Apology For The Criminal History of Homosexuality is So Vitally Important /news/nsw-apology-criminal-history-of-homosexuality/231381 /news/nsw-apology-criminal-history-of-homosexuality/231381#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2024 02:05:54 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231381 On June 6, 2024, the LGBTQI+ community witnessed the formal NSW apology for those who were victims of homosexuality being criminalised. In 1984, the Crimes Amendment Bill decriminalised homosexuality across ...

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Calls For Federal Government To Secure Protections For LGBTQ Staff And Students In Religious Schools /news/protections-for-lgbtq-staff-and-students-religious-schools/231222 Thu, 30 May 2024 04:05:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231222 This article was originally posted on CityHub. Equality Australia has called on the Federal Government to secure support in parliament for reforms that will protect staff and students in religious ...

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Labor’s New Hate Speech Laws Need To Tackle Rise Of Anti-LGBT Hate, Say Advocates /news/labors-new-hate-speech-laws/231154 /news/labors-new-hate-speech-laws/231154#comments Mon, 27 May 2024 04:40:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231154 Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is drafting a new hate speech bill that would impose criminal, rather than civil, penalties for serious cases of vilification based on a person’s race, sexuality, gender, ...

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Indonesia’s New Law Could Censor Investigative Journalism, LGBT Content /news/indonesias-new-law-could-censor-investigative-journalism-lgbt-content/231116 Sun, 26 May 2024 03:08:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231116 Indonesia’s parliament is proposing changes to its broadcast law that would ban investigative journalism and LGBT content.聽 The proposed revisions have sparked criticism from journalists and filmmakers over the restrictions ...

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Fran Lebowitz Defends Trans Rights: ‘Why Do You Care?鈥 /news/fran-lebowitz-defends-trans-rights-why-do-you-care/231090 Sat, 25 May 2024 07:19:51 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231090 Fran Lebowitz has come out to defend trans rights, criticising the way discourse around trans rights is 鈥渄riving politics.鈥 The American author and social commentator, sat down in an interview ...

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UK鈥檚 Plan to ban sex education for children under nine /news/uks-plan-to-ban-sex-education-for-children-under-nine/230929 Sat, 18 May 2024 06:42:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230929 Schools in England will be prohibited from teaching sex education to children under nine, according to new draft government guidance. The draft guidance bans teaching about gender identity and delays ...

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Protest Planned Over Cumberland Council’s Same-Sex Library Book Ban /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/protest-cumberland-lgbt-book-ban/230756 Fri, 10 May 2024 06:37:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230756 This story was originally published on City Hub. You can find the original story here. As part of the ongoing outrage over Cumberland City Council鈥檚 recent ban on gay parenting ...

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Josh Cavallo Faces Death Threats and Criticises FIFA Over Saudi World Cup /news/josh-cavallo-unsafe-fifa-saudi-world-cup/230271 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 07:42:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230271 Josh Cavallo has opened up about facing death threats and expressed concerns about his safety playing football in Saudi Arabia. The Australian midfielder is the first out gay, active player ...

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UCLA Study Reveals Increased Climate Change Risks for Same-Sex Couples /news/ucla-study-reveals-increased-climate-change-risks-for-same-sex-couples/230190 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:43:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230190 A recent report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law has reported that same-sex couples face an increased risk of being impacted by the adverse effects of climate ...

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Cass Review: Why I’m Worried About Its Harmful Effects on Trans Kids /features/cass-review-why-im-worried-harmful-trans-kids/230117 /features/cass-review-why-im-worried-harmful-trans-kids/230117#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:36:39 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230117 Youth gender care in the United Kingdom needed fixing. Extraordinarily long waiting times for one single underfunded clinic meant that kids were either going unsupported or needed to find the ...

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Victorian Public Servants To Receive Paid Period, Reproductive and Menopause Leave /news/victorian-public-servants-to-receive-paid-period-reproductive-and-menopause-leave/230005 /news/victorian-public-servants-to-receive-paid-period-reproductive-and-menopause-leave/230005#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:09:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230005 Public and community sector workers in Victoria are set to receive paid menstrual leave and reproductive leave.聽 A new collective agreement in Victoria, signed by the state Treasurer, proposes granting ...

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Trans People Respond to The Vatican鈥檚 Latest Doctrine /news/trans-people-respond-to-the-vaticans-latest-doctrine/229913 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 01:00:47 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229913 Transgender individuals in the Catholic community have responded to the latest Vatican document that rejects the core notion of altering one’s biological sex. The Vatican issued a declaration condemning gender-affirming ...

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United Nations Body Passes Historic Resolution Safeguarding Intersex Rights /news/united-nations-body-passes-historic-resolution-safeguarding-intersex-rights/229837 Sat, 06 Apr 2024 03:48:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229837 The United Nations Human Rights Council has made history by passing a resolution affirming the rights of intersex individuals, marking a landmark moment in human rights advocacy.聽 The resolution, titled ...

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Uganda Court Rejects Petition to Overturn Harsh Anti-Gay Law /news/uganda-court-rejects-petition-to-overturn-harsh-anti-gay-law/229794 /news/uganda-court-rejects-petition-to-overturn-harsh-anti-gay-law/229794#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:12:20 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229794 The Uganda Court has rejected a petition to overturn the nation鈥檚 highly controversial anti-gay law which stands as one of the most severe statutes of its kind worldwide.聽 The Anti-Homosexuality ...

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HRC Releases Beyonce Inspired 鈥楺ueer Renaissance Syllabus鈥 /news/hrc-releases-beyonce-inspired-queer-renaissance-syllabus/229590 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=229590 The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a Beyonce Inspired 鈥楺ueer Renaissance Syllabus鈥 in celebration of the queer community.聽聽 On Monday, the HRC unveiled “Renaissance: A Queer Syllabus,” an extensive ...

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COVID-19 Crisis: LGBTQI Communities Facing Harassment, Say International Agencies /coronavirus-covid-19/covid-19-crisis-lgbtqi-communities-facing-harassment-say-international-agencies/194929 /coronavirus-covid-19/covid-19-crisis-lgbtqi-communities-facing-harassment-say-international-agencies/194929#comments Fri, 01 May 2020 00:22:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=194929 International agencies have expressed concern that the global COVID-19 health crisis is being used to target, abuse, and harass LGBTQI persons and in some cases deny them their rights. A ...

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