In Depth Archives - Star Observer /category/features/in-depth-features Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:04:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png In Depth Archives - Star Observer /category/features/in-depth-features 32 32 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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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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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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Mourning Brooches & Blue Plaques: Celebrating Australia’s Hidden Queer Heritage聽 /features/mourning-brooches-blue-plaques-celebrating-australias-hidden-queer-heritage/206238 Sun, 17 Oct 2021 22:00:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206238 In 1853, Caroline Newcomb commissioned a mourning brooch after Anne Drysdale, her business partner and the woman she lived with for over a decade, passed away. The two storey colonial ...

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Sydney Pride Festival Is Back With Around 160 Events In 2021 /features/sydney-pride-festival-is-back-with-around-160-events-in-2021/203474 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 23:36:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=203474 After a COVID-induced break from live festivities in 2020, the Sydney Pride festival is back for 2021, bigger and better than ever. With around 160 events covering a huge range ...

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Christine Forster Talks Love, Marriage & Life /features/christine-forster-unveils-her-best-written-pieces-in-love-marriage-and-life/196043 Thu, 11 Jun 2020 06:30:57 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196043 In her time as a public figure for local politics, Christine Forster has seen been front and centre during some of Australia’s most historical changes. While many know her as ...

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The evolution of safe sex /features/evolution-safe-sex/156519 /features/evolution-safe-sex/156519#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2017 06:40:51 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=156519 鈥淚 feel like safer sex should be empowerment-focused rather than prescriptive.鈥

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The blurry line in queer sex work /features/in-depth-features/blurry-line-queer-sex/156517 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 03:16:41 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=156517 In the LGBTI community sex work is surprisingly common.

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‘Puppy play’ and mental health in the queer community /news/national-news/puppy-play-mental-health/156484 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:42:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=156484 The subculture can help to alleviate stress and anxiety for members of the LGBTI community who are at a disproportionate risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts.

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“I’m here, I’m queer, and I’ve got wheels” /features/in-depth-features/im-im-queer-ive-got-wheels/154691 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:58:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=154691 QUEER venues around Australia are meant to be spaces for sexual and gender diverse people to explore their sexual identities, but for many they can become sites for rampant ableism.

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It’s time we all talk about suicide /features/in-depth-features/time-talk-suicide/154688 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:32:27 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=154688 2016 has been a rough year for a lot of people, but both the LGBTI and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities were hit with some especially heartbreaking tragedies.

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The truth about love and relationships on ‘ice’ /features/in-depth-features/truth-love-relationships-ice/154633 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:07:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=154633 GAY and bisexual men using crystal meth often develop fleeting relationships with each other that are exclusively focused on sex.

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In the heat of the moment: chemsex at sex venues /features/in-depth-features/heat-moment-chemsex-sex-venues/154631 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:55:17 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=154631 GAY sex-on-premises venues have emerged as popular places for chemsex (or 鈥榩arty and play鈥) hook ups for guys using drugs like ice.

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The great divide: polyamory, ‘throuples’ and the LGBTI community /features/in-depth-features/great-divide-polyamory-throuples-lgbti-community/154564 Sun, 18 Dec 2016 10:39:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=154564 AS the battle for marriage equality wages on for lesbian and gay men, and the popularity and awareness of the polyamorous lifestyle continues to rise, the divide between the two ...

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‘I didn鈥檛 become positive, I lost my negativity’ /news/didnt-become-positive-lost-negativity/154239 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 04:11:03 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=154239 AUSTRALIA has seen major strides in the advancement of HIV treatment and prevention, leading to a greater awareness of the virus. But has this awareness led to a fresh perspective on living with HIV?

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The Sydney gay beat murders revealed /features/in-depth-features/sydney-gay-beat-murders-revealed/152993 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 04:50:28 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152993 There was a dark time in Australia鈥檚 recent history when same-sex attracted men were assaulted and killed while cruising for sex at beats at an alarming rate. And while many ...

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Dismantling the myths of rape culture /features/in-depth-features/dismantling-myths-rape-culture/152896 /features/in-depth-features/dismantling-myths-rape-culture/152896#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2016 06:22:46 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152896 It鈥檚 a double edged sword: as a queer woman, your sex life is objectified if you鈥檙e too femme, or dismissed if you鈥檙e too masc. In light of the recent SlutWalk ...

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Danielle Cormack: A force to be reckoned with /features/danielle-cormack-deep-water/152807 /features/danielle-cormack-deep-water/152807#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2016 09:59:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=152807 SHE has played everything from an Amazon warrior queen to 鈥榯op dog鈥 in a women鈥檚 prison, but Danielle Cormack鈥檚 latest role in upcoming mini-series Deep Water offered her a chance ...

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‘I’m dying to see a world not run by white men’ – Delaney /features/im-dying-to-see-a-world-not-run-by-white-men/150173 /features/im-dying-to-see-a-world-not-run-by-white-men/150173#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2016 01:07:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=150173 SITTING by the beach with her first girlfriend, Sophie Ismail can recall people kicking sand in her face for appearing intimate with a same-sex partner.

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Can you be Gay and a Liberal? /features/can-you-be-gay-and-a-liberal/150146 /features/can-you-be-gay-and-a-liberal/150146#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2016 02:03:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=150146 THE announcement that the Liberal Party had pre-selected a 27-year-old lawyer in the high-profile Federal seat of Sydney for the upcoming election made national headlines. Geoffrey Winters鈥 candidacy – while ...

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