International Archives - Star Observer /category/news/international-news-news Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:23:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png International Archives - Star Observer /category/news/international-news-news 32 32 Wicked Stars Mocked For Bizarre Interview With Queer Journalist /news/wicked-stars-mocked-for-bizarre-interview-with-queer-journalist/234030 /news/wicked-stars-mocked-for-bizarre-interview-with-queer-journalist/234030#respond Sun, 24 Nov 2024 01:23:15 +0000 /?p=234030 The press tour for the new Wicked film is seemly unstoppable as the films stars have toured the world doing countless interviews. Just when we thought we’d seen everything on ...

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]]> /news/wicked-stars-mocked-for-bizarre-interview-with-queer-journalist/234030/feed 0 Khalid Comes Out After Being Outed Online /news/khalid-comes-out-after-being-outed-online/234032 /news/khalid-comes-out-after-being-outed-online/234032#respond Sat, 23 Nov 2024 07:28:45 +0000 /?p=234032 Khalid, the chart-topping Pop-R&B star known for hits like Love Lies, Young Dumb & Broke, and Eastside, has publicly confirmed his sexuality for the first time. The 26-year-old singer took ...

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]]> /news/khalid-comes-out-after-being-outed-online/234032/feed 0 Drag Race Has Officially Launched Another International All Stars Series /artsentertainment/drag-race-has-officially-launched-another-international-all-stars-series/234015 /artsentertainment/drag-race-has-officially-launched-another-international-all-stars-series/234015#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:10:48 +0000 /?p=234015 The unstoppable machine that is RuPaul’s Drag Race has announced the latest offering in the international franchise of the series and this time, it’s another All Stars. Dropping the first ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/drag-race-has-officially-launched-another-international-all-stars-series/234015/feed 0 Man Sentenced to Life After Hate Crime Murder of Gay Student /news/man-sentenced-to-life-after-hate-crime-murder-of-gay-student/233915 /news/man-sentenced-to-life-after-hate-crime-murder-of-gay-student/233915#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 02:50:11 +0000 /?p=233915 A Californian man found guilty of stabbing a gay, Jewish university student to death in a hate crime seven years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. ...

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]]> /news/man-sentenced-to-life-after-hate-crime-murder-of-gay-student/233915/feed 0 London Gay Club Heaven Closed Over Rape Allegations /news/london-gay-club-heaven-closed-over-rape-allegations/233901 /news/london-gay-club-heaven-closed-over-rape-allegations/233901#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2024 03:21:49 +0000 /?p=233901 Popular London gay club Heaven has been temporarily closed following allegations against a security guard at the venue. The suspension has been issued by the local council until a hearing ...

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]]> /news/london-gay-club-heaven-closed-over-rape-allegations/233901/feed 0 Drag Race Star Kerri Colby Causes Controversy With Comments About Trans Kids /news/drag-race-star-kerri-colby-causes-controversy-with-comments-about-trans-kids/233896 /news/drag-race-star-kerri-colby-causes-controversy-with-comments-about-trans-kids/233896#comments Sat, 16 Nov 2024 03:25:05 +0000 /?p=233896 Drag Race Season Fourteen star Kerri Colby has copped a wave of backlash online over her comments about gender affirming care for trans kids. Kerri Colby, who is a trans ...

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]]> /news/drag-race-star-kerri-colby-causes-controversy-with-comments-about-trans-kids/233896/feed 1 LGBT Books Disproportionately Affected As Florida Schools Ban More Than 700 Books /news/lgbt-books-florida-schools-ban-700-books/233867 /news/lgbt-books-florida-schools-ban-700-books/233867#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 03:41:11 +0000 /?p=233867 The Florida Department of Education has published a list of more than 700 books 鈥渞emoved or discontinued鈥 from schools during 2023 and 2024. Schools are now required to report it ...

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]]> /news/lgbt-books-florida-schools-ban-700-books/233867/feed 0 Whoopi Goldberg Launches New Channel Dedicated To Women’s Sports /news/whoopi-goldberg-launches-new-channel-dedicated-to-womens-sports/233856 /news/whoopi-goldberg-launches-new-channel-dedicated-to-womens-sports/233856#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:07:11 +0000 /?p=233856 Whoopi Goldberg has announced on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon聽that she’s launched the first global women’s sports channel. The network, All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN) will broadcast women’s sports ...

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]]> /news/whoopi-goldberg-launches-new-channel-dedicated-to-womens-sports/233856/feed 0 The Internet’s Discovered ‘Menendez Bros’ Star Cooper Koch Has A Hot Gay Twin /news/the-internets-discovered-menendez-bros-star-cooper-koch-has-a-hot-gay-twin/233857 /news/the-internets-discovered-menendez-bros-star-cooper-koch-has-a-hot-gay-twin/233857#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:19:08 +0000 /?p=233857 Model-turned-actor Cooper Koch caught the attention of many with his steamy good looks and eerie-yet-horny portrayal of Erik Menendez in the hit show Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. ...

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]]> /news/the-internets-discovered-menendez-bros-star-cooper-koch-has-a-hot-gay-twin/233857/feed 0 After Trump Got Elected, There Was A 700% Spike In LGBT Crisis Hotline Calls /news/after-trump-got-elected-there-was-a-700-spike-in-lgbt-crisis-hotline-calls/233818 /news/after-trump-got-elected-there-was-a-700-spike-in-lgbt-crisis-hotline-calls/233818#respond Tue, 12 Nov 2024 02:55:44 +0000 /?p=233818 LGBTQIA+ crisis hotline The Trevor Project has reported they received a staggering 700% increase in calls and texts following the election of Donald Trump as president last week. An analysis ...

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]]> /news/after-trump-got-elected-there-was-a-700-spike-in-lgbt-crisis-hotline-calls/233818/feed 0 Salisbury Uni Students Arrested After Violent Hate Crime Using Fake Grindr Account /news/salisbury-university-student-vicious-hate-crime233828/233828 /news/salisbury-university-student-vicious-hate-crime233828/233828#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:05:54 +0000 /?p=233828 Salisbury University students were arrested by Maryland police this week over an alleged gay hate crime. The twelve students allegedly attacked a gay man after they purposely targeted and lured ...

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]]> /news/salisbury-university-student-vicious-hate-crime233828/233828/feed 0 Sasha Colby Talks Drag Race Down Under, Trans Representation and the Fight for Equality /news/sasha-colby-talks-drag-race-down-under-trans-representation-and-the-fight-for-equality/233775 /news/sasha-colby-talks-drag-race-down-under-trans-representation-and-the-fight-for-equality/233775#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2024 03:34:20 +0000 /?p=233775 Sasha Colby, the iconic winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 and the show鈥檚 first trans contestant to take the crown in a main season has found a home with ...

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]]> /news/sasha-colby-talks-drag-race-down-under-trans-representation-and-the-fight-for-equality/233775/feed 0 Queer Icons Dominate 2025 Grammy Nominations /news/queer-icons-dominate-2025-grammy-nominations/233797 /news/queer-icons-dominate-2025-grammy-nominations/233797#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:51:37 +0000 /?p=233797 The 2025 Grammy nominations have arrived and they鈥檙e shining bright with queer representation, strong allies and some of our communities favourites voices. Topping the list is queer icon Beyonc茅, whose ...

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]]> /news/queer-icons-dominate-2025-grammy-nominations/233797/feed 0 Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter Vivian Slams Him For Supporting Trump’s Anti-Trans Campaign /news/trans-daughter-vivian-wilson-takes-down-elon-musk233780/233780 /news/trans-daughter-vivian-wilson-takes-down-elon-musk233780/233780#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:52:17 +0000 /?p=233780 Elon Musk鈥檚 estranged daughter Vivian Wilson has taken her father down a peg for actively endorsing President Donald Trump, while simultaneously contemplating her place in the United States as a ...

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]]> /news/trans-daughter-vivian-wilson-takes-down-elon-musk233780/233780/feed 0 Here’s How LGBTQIA+ Australians Have Reacted to Trump Becoming President Again /news/heres-how-lgbtqia-australians-have-reacted-to-trump-becoming-president-again/233749 /news/heres-how-lgbtqia-australians-have-reacted-to-trump-becoming-president-again/233749#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:41:19 +0000 /?p=233749 The world is reeling from Donald Trump the US Election to become President of the United States for a second time, and LGBTQIA+ Australians are feeling it, even on the ...

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]]> /news/heres-how-lgbtqia-australians-have-reacted-to-trump-becoming-president-again/233749/feed 0 So, Trump is President – What Can Australia’s LGBTQIA+ Community Do Now? /news/trump-is-president-what-can-australia-lgbtqia-community-do/233762 /news/trump-is-president-what-can-australia-lgbtqia-community-do/233762#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 03:52:38 +0000 /?p=233762 So鈥 that didn鈥檛 quite go how we鈥檇 hoped, did it? Whether you spent all day glued to live updates or hid under the covers hoping it would all go away, ...

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]]> /news/trump-is-president-what-can-australia-lgbtqia-community-do/233762/feed 0 Feeling Sad About Yesterday? Let This Image of Divine Scowling at Trump Help You Through /news/feeling-sad-about-yesterday-let-this-image-of-divine-scowling-at-trump-help-you-through/233750 /news/feeling-sad-about-yesterday-let-this-image-of-divine-scowling-at-trump-help-you-through/233750#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:46:15 +0000 /?p=233750 Yesterday, the US Presidential Election saw Donald Trump become the 47th President of the United States of America. After a heavily anti-LGBTQIA+ campaign this news has obviously left a lot ...

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]]> /news/feeling-sad-about-yesterday-let-this-image-of-divine-scowling-at-trump-help-you-through/233750/feed 0 Donald Trump Is The Next President 鈥 So How Will This Affect LGBT Rights? /news/2024-us-election-president-how-affects-lgbt-people/233726 /news/2024-us-election-president-how-affects-lgbt-people/233726#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:55:27 +0000 /?p=233726 After months of campaigning and a vicious election cycle, the 2024 US Presidential Election is over, and Donald Trump has been confirmed as the 47th President of the United States. ...

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]]> /news/2024-us-election-president-how-affects-lgbt-people/233726/feed 0 Drag Queen Claps Back After Bachelorette Star Rages Over ‘Man in Drag’ In Cervical Screening Ad /news/josh-seiter-cervical-screening-drag-queen-victoria-scone/233736 /news/josh-seiter-cervical-screening-drag-queen-victoria-scone/233736#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:17:34 +0000 /?p=233736 Reality TV star Josh Seiter, known for his appearance on The Bachelorette, recently sparked more controversy by criticising a cervical screening PSA for supposedly having ‘man in drag’ in it. ...

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]]> /news/josh-seiter-cervical-screening-drag-queen-victoria-scone/233736/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聽Harris and聽Trump is nearly at its peak. So which queer celebs have spoken out about supporting Kamala ...

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