Queensland ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news/queensland-news Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Sun, 17 Nov 2024 04:57:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Queensland ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news/queensland-news 32 32 Brisbane Pride Celebrates Annual Pride Formal In Style /news/brisbane-pride-celebrates-annual-pride-formal-in-style/233903 /news/brisbane-pride-celebrates-annual-pride-formal-in-style/233903#respond Sun, 17 Nov 2024 04:57:44 +0000 /?p=233903 Brisbane Pride have launched another successful Pride Formal in Brisbane overnight. The annual event saw nearly 100 LGBTQIA+ young people flock to the free event in Brisbane City Hall to ...

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]]> /news/brisbane-pride-celebrates-annual-pride-formal-in-style/233903/feed 0 Gold Coast Pride Festival Announces 2025 Festival Date /news/gold-coast-pride-festival-announces-2025-festival-date/233814 /news/gold-coast-pride-festival-announces-2025-festival-date/233814#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2024 02:40:19 +0000 /?p=233814 Organisers of the Gold Coast Pride Festival have officially announced the date for the 2025 event. After a stellar turn out to the 2024 event organisers are excited to welcome ...

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]]> /news/gold-coast-pride-festival-announces-2025-festival-date/233814/feed 0 Broncos Star Reece Walsh Under Fire For Wearing Nail Polish Again /news/broncos-star-reece-walsh-under-fire-for-wearing-nail-polish-again/233812 /news/broncos-star-reece-walsh-under-fire-for-wearing-nail-polish-again/233812#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:20:20 +0000 /?p=233812 Brisbane Broncos star player Reece Walsh is again under fire for his choice to wear nail polish as the club introduces a new coach. Walsh has previously garnered plenty of ...

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]]> /news/broncos-star-reece-walsh-under-fire-for-wearing-nail-polish-again/233812/feed 8 Courtney Act Launches Brisbane’s First Ever River Pride Parade /news/courtney-act-launches-brisbanes-first-ever-river-pride-parade/233799 /news/courtney-act-launches-brisbanes-first-ever-river-pride-parade/233799#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 08:10:34 +0000 /?p=233799 Drag Race star Courtney Act has taken to the water in Brisbane to launch the very first ever River Pride Parade. Perched on her very own boat the international performer ...

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]]> /news/courtney-act-launches-brisbanes-first-ever-river-pride-parade/233799/feed 0 Nevermind Cafe, The Sunshine Coast’s Only Queer Venue Up For Sale /news/nevermind-cafe-the-sunshine-coasts-only-queer-venue-up-for-sale/233796 /news/nevermind-cafe-the-sunshine-coasts-only-queer-venue-up-for-sale/233796#respond Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:52:22 +0000 /?p=233796 It’s been a whirlwind twelve months for the owners of Nevermind Cafe on the Sunshine Coast, now the venue has announced they are officially putting the business up for sale. ...

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]]> /news/nevermind-cafe-the-sunshine-coasts-only-queer-venue-up-for-sale/233796/feed 0 AFLW Athlete Dakota Davidson Speaks Out After Copping Anti-LGBT & Gendered Abuse /news/aflw-dakota-davidson-anti-lgbt-gender-abuse/233765 /news/aflw-dakota-davidson-anti-lgbt-gender-abuse/233765#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:51:17 +0000 /?p=233765 Brisbane Lions key forward Dakota Davidson has spoken out about receiving ongoing gendered abuse – which is transphobic in nature, despite Davidson being a cisgender woman – after she was ...

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]]> /news/aflw-dakota-davidson-anti-lgbt-gender-abuse/233765/feed 0 Confusion As Redland City Council Overturns Pride Flag Decision /news/confusion-as-redland-city-council-overturns-pride-flag-decision/233711 /news/confusion-as-redland-city-council-overturns-pride-flag-decision/233711#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:25:37 +0000 /?p=233711 Residents of the Redland City Council have been left with a seemingly confusing situation with regards to a decision to fly the rainbow flag by their local council. What was ...

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]]> /news/confusion-as-redland-city-council-overturns-pride-flag-decision/233711/feed 0 A Brissy LGBT Pub Kicked A Man Out For Wearing A Trump Hat & He Wants An Apology /news/the-wickham-trump-hat/233631 /news/the-wickham-trump-hat/233631#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:29:26 +0000 /?p=233631 A man who was kicked out of LGBTQIA+ venue The Wickham because wearing a Donald Trump ‘TRUMP 2024’ hat has asked for an apology. Robert Holt says that there was no ...

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]]> /news/the-wickham-trump-hat/233631/feed 1 Thousands Strip Naked For LGBTQIA+ Community In Spencer Tunick Project /news/thousands-strip-naked-for-lgbtqia-community-in-spencer-tunick-project/233580 Sun, 27 Oct 2024 08:39:46 +0000 /?p=233580 In a powerful display of unity, 5,500 individuals gathered in the nude on Brisbane’s Story Bridge for RISING TIDE this morning, a stunning large-scale art installation by renowned New York ...

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]]> What Does A Labor Loss Look Like For Queer Queenslanders /news/what-does-a-labor-loss-looks-like-for-queer-queenslanders/233573 Sun, 27 Oct 2024 03:06:15 +0000 /?p=233573 This weekend saw Queenslanders head to the polls to decide if Steven Miles and the Labor party would retain government or if the power would shift back to the Liberal ...

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]]> Courtney Act Bares All Atop The Brisbane Story Bridge /news/courtney-act-bares-all-atop-the-brisbane-story-bridge/233555 Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:21:00 +0000 /?p=233555 Courtney Act has stripped bare atop the Brisbane Story Bridge this weekend as part of the local Melt Festival in Brisbane. The Drag Race star shared the cheeky video on ...

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]]> Tributes Flow For Brisbane Legend Neil McLucas /news/tributes-flow-for-brisbane-legend-neil-mclucas/233389 /news/tributes-flow-for-brisbane-legend-neil-mclucas/233389#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:09:39 +0000 /?p=233389 Brisbane icon Neil McLucas, founder of the Sportsman Hotel, has passed away overnight at age 89. ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï of his passing broke this morning with tributes flowing online as people celebrated ...

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]]> /news/tributes-flow-for-brisbane-legend-neil-mclucas/233389/feed 1 Winners Announced for Queensland Leather Pride 2024 /news/winners-announced-for-queensland-leather-pride-2024/233203 Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:40:48 +0000 /?p=233203 Queensland Leather Pride and BootCo have once again delivered an unforgettable week of celebration and community as they announced the winners of their prestigious 2024 titles. With participants from across ...

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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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]]> Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull denied visa after community campaign /news/kellie-jay-keen-minshull-denied-visa-after-community-campaign/233215 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:42:24 +0000 /?p=233215 Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, will not be coming to Australia to attend CPAC. Booked to appear at the conservative conference in Brisbane this weekend, Keen-Minshull’s attendance was ...

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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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]]> Petition Launched To Ban Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull From Coming Back To Australia /news/national-news/victoria-news/petition-launched-to-ban-kellie-jay-keen-minshull-from-coming-back-to-australia/233062 /news/national-news/victoria-news/petition-launched-to-ban-kellie-jay-keen-minshull-from-coming-back-to-australia/233062#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2024 04:07:17 +0000 /?p=233062 Advocacy group Trans Justice Project has launched a petition that calls Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (also known as Posie Parker) to be a refused an Australian visa. If successful, this would block ...

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]]> /news/national-news/victoria-news/petition-launched-to-ban-kellie-jay-keen-minshull-from-coming-back-to-australia/233062/feed 1 Former LNP Senator Amanda Stoker Withdraws Support Of Anti-Gay Book Launch /news/former-lnp-senator-amanda-stoker-withdraws-support-of-anti-gay-book-launch/233025 Sun, 22 Sep 2024 03:59:55 +0000 /?p=233025 Amanda Stoker, the Queensland LNP candidate for Oodgeroo and former senator has withdrawn her support for a rabbi who holds controversial views on homosexuality, feminism, and transgenderism. Stoker had initially ...

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]]> Nevermind Café: The Thriving Queer Venue on the Sunshine Coast /news/nevermind-cafe-the-thriving-queer-venue-on-the-sunshine-coast/233023 Sun, 22 Sep 2024 02:06:16 +0000 /?p=233023 Nestled in the vibrant Sunshine Coast community, Nevermind Café is a safe and inclusive venue providing a unique and important space for the local community. The café, opened on 31st ...

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]]> Record Sales As Queensland Celebrates Brisbane Pride 2024 /news/queensland-celebrates-brisbane-pride-2024/232951 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 05:00:01 +0000 /?p=232951 Crowds have flocked to Brisbane Pride 2024, with thousands enjoying the vibrant day of LGBTQIA+ celebrations. After rallying in Queens Park in the city early this morning, an estimated 4000 ...

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