Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/ Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:44:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Star Observer http://www.starobserver.com.au/ 32 32 Transgender Man Sam Nordquist Tortured and Murdered In US /news/transgender-man-sam-nordquist-tortured-and-murdered-in-us/235504 /news/transgender-man-sam-nordquist-tortured-and-murdered-in-us/235504#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:44:05 +0000 /?p=235504 Five people have been arrested and charged over the death of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist, a transgender man from Minnesota. Police from upstate New York allege that Nordquist had been repeatedly ...

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]]> /news/transgender-man-sam-nordquist-tortured-and-murdered-in-us/235504/feed 0 Will Construction On Oxford Street Impact The Mardi Gras Parade? /news/will-construction-on-oxford-street-impact-the-mardi-gras-parade/235502 /news/will-construction-on-oxford-street-impact-the-mardi-gras-parade/235502#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 02:23:16 +0000 /?p=235502 With the Mardi Gras Parade in less than two weeks, locals have raised concerns about the potential impacts construction along Oxford Street might bring. The work is part of a ...

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]]> /news/will-construction-on-oxford-street-impact-the-mardi-gras-parade/235502/feed 0 How You Can Help Improve LGBTQIA+ Health Care & Keep Our Health Data Safe /sponsored-content/how-you-can-help-improve-lgbtqia-health-care-keep-our-health-data-safe/234307 /sponsored-content/how-you-can-help-improve-lgbtqia-health-care-keep-our-health-data-safe/234307#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:56:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234307 Every day, every single one of us hands over our private, personal information and health data to medical professionals – but do we know how it’s being stored? Is our ...

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]]> /sponsored-content/how-you-can-help-improve-lgbtqia-health-care-keep-our-health-data-safe/234307/feed 0 Yours And Owls Becomes First NSW Festival To Introduce Pill Testing /news/yours-and-owls-becomes-first-nsw-festival-to-introduce-pill-testing/235497 /news/yours-and-owls-becomes-first-nsw-festival-to-introduce-pill-testing/235497#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 22:51:45 +0000 /?p=235497 The New South Wales government announced on Wednesday that Yours and Owls Festival will be the first to participate in the state’s new pill testing trial. The pill testing service ...

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]]> /news/yours-and-owls-becomes-first-nsw-festival-to-introduce-pill-testing/235497/feed 0 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 LGBTQIA+ Music Festival Gaytimes “On Hiatus” For 2026 /news/lgbtqia-music-festival-gaytimes-on-hiatus-for-2025/235480 /news/lgbtqia-music-festival-gaytimes-on-hiatus-for-2025/235480#respond Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:32:40 +0000 /?p=235480 Victoria’s Gaytimes Festival has announced it will be taking a hiatus for 2026. The festival, which is in its ninth year, is Australia’s first LGBTQIA+ camping festival, and offers up ...

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]]> /news/lgbtqia-music-festival-gaytimes-on-hiatus-for-2025/235480/feed 0 Randwick Pride 2025 /photos/randwick-pride-2025/235485 /photos/randwick-pride-2025/235485#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:09:37 +0000 /photos/randwick-pride-2025/235485 Randwick Pride 2025 Randwick Pride 2025 Coogee Beach Rainbow Walkway 15 February 2025 Photographers: Mark Dickson (Deep Field Photography) and Mark Bond Photography.

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]]> /photos/randwick-pride-2025/235485/feed 0 Mardi Gras Fair Day 2025 /photos/mardi-gras-fair-day-2025-2/235482 /photos/mardi-gras-fair-day-2025-2/235482#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:41:32 +0000 /photos/fair-day-2025/235482 Mardi Gras Fair Day 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day 2025 Victoria Park, Camperdown 16 February, 2025 Photographer: Mark Dickson, Deep Field Photography

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]]> /photos/mardi-gras-fair-day-2025-2/235482/feed 0 ABS Releases ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï On 2026 Census Questions on Gender and Sexuality /news/abs-releases-news-on-2026-census-questions-on-gender-and-sexuality/235477 /news/abs-releases-news-on-2026-census-questions-on-gender-and-sexuality/235477#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:56:30 +0000 /?p=235477 The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced official changes to the 2026 Census, including a significant update to how gender and sexuality data will be collected. For the first ...

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]]> /news/abs-releases-news-on-2026-census-questions-on-gender-and-sexuality/235477/feed 0 Bridget Jones Beautiful Return In Mad About The Boy /artsentertainment/bridget-jones-beautiful-return-in-mad-about-the-boy/235404 /artsentertainment/bridget-jones-beautiful-return-in-mad-about-the-boy/235404#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:13:48 +0000 /?p=235404 Bridget Jones is back for a fourth instalment with many of your favourites returning, however this film, is not quite what you’d expect. With director Michael Morris at the helm ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/bridget-jones-beautiful-return-in-mad-about-the-boy/235404/feed 0 Critical Care: Geraldine Fela In Conversation With Dr Yves Rees /whats-on/critical-care-geraldine-fela-in-conversation-with-dr-yves-rees/231758 /whats-on/critical-care-geraldine-fela-in-conversation-with-dr-yves-rees/231758#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:50:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231758 A monument to the nurses who cared for Australians living with and dying from HIV and AIDS in the 80s and 90s, Geraldine Fela’s Critical Care provides new insights into ...

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]]> /whats-on/critical-care-geraldine-fela-in-conversation-with-dr-yves-rees/231758/feed 0 OnlyFans Star Kay Manuel Bounces Back After Being Outed Last Year /news/onlyfans-star-kay-manuel-bounces-back-after-being-outed-last-year/235436 /news/onlyfans-star-kay-manuel-bounces-back-after-being-outed-last-year/235436#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:41:35 +0000 /?p=235436 Kay Manuel talks to the Star Observer about just how much life has changed in the months since she found herself at the centre of a media circus last year. ...

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]]> /news/onlyfans-star-kay-manuel-bounces-back-after-being-outed-last-year/235436/feed 0 Muhsin Hendricks, World’s First Openly Gay Imam Killed In South Africa /news/muhsin-hendricks-worlds-first-openly-gay-imam-killed-in-south-africa/235470 /news/muhsin-hendricks-worlds-first-openly-gay-imam-killed-in-south-africa/235470#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 01:36:57 +0000 /?p=235470 The LGBTQIA+ community is in shock at the death of Imam Muhsin Hendricks, a trailblazing figure and the world’s first openly gay imam, who was shot and killed in South ...

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]]> /news/muhsin-hendricks-worlds-first-openly-gay-imam-killed-in-south-africa/235470/feed 0 The 2025 Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards Are Coming Soon /news/the-2025-australian-lgbtq-inclusion-awards-are-coming-soon/235468 /news/the-2025-australian-lgbtq-inclusion-awards-are-coming-soon/235468#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 01:06:14 +0000 /?p=235468 The date is fast approaching for the 2025 Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards, set to take place in Sydney next later this year. Scheduled for Friday, 30th May 2025, the awards ...

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]]> /news/the-2025-australian-lgbtq-inclusion-awards-are-coming-soon/235468/feed 0 The Sportsman Hotel Makes Surprise Inductee Into Hall Of Fame /news/the-sportsman-hotel-makes-surprise-inductee-into-hall-of-fame/235457 /news/the-sportsman-hotel-makes-surprise-inductee-into-hall-of-fame/235457#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:08:39 +0000 /?p=235457 This weekend the Sportsman Hotel welcomed their latest inductees into their Hall Of Fame, including a surprise addition. The home of Brisbane Drag hosted their annual event to induct several ...

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]]> /news/the-sportsman-hotel-makes-surprise-inductee-into-hall-of-fame/235457/feed 0 Destiny Church Disrupts Auckland Pride Events /news/destiny-church-disrupts-auckland-pride-events/235455 /news/destiny-church-disrupts-auckland-pride-events/235455#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2025 02:18:31 +0000 /?p=235455 In a distressing turn of events during the Pride and Rainbow Festival in Te Atatū, Auckland, a disruptive protest by a group associated with Destiny Church led to a tense ...

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]]> /news/destiny-church-disrupts-auckland-pride-events/235455/feed 0 The Facts About Transgender Healthcare — And Why We All Benefit /news/the-facts-about-transgender-healthcare-and-why-we-all-benefit/235430 /news/the-facts-about-transgender-healthcare-and-why-we-all-benefit/235430#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:47:47 +0000 /?p=235430 NATALIE FELIKS Recently, the newly-elected Queensland government made the shocking decision to restrict healthcare for new transgender patients under 18. Health Minister Tim Nicholls made the snap announcement on January ...

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]]> /news/the-facts-about-transgender-healthcare-and-why-we-all-benefit/235430/feed 0 Support The Transgender Community At The Gold Coast Trans Visibility BBQ /news/support-the-transgender-community-at-the-gold-coast-trans-visibility-bbq/235414 /news/support-the-transgender-community-at-the-gold-coast-trans-visibility-bbq/235414#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 06:34:34 +0000 /?p=235414 The Gold Coast transgender community are hosting their latest event this March at Hairy Mary’s. In light of the recent global attacks on the trans community they are inviting everyone ...

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]]> /news/support-the-transgender-community-at-the-gold-coast-trans-visibility-bbq/235414/feed 0 Sydney Unfurls the Progress Pride Flag to Launch Mardi Gras Festivities /news/sydney-unfurls-the-progress-pride-flag-to-launch-mardi-gras-festivities/235433 /news/sydney-unfurls-the-progress-pride-flag-to-launch-mardi-gras-festivities/235433#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:48:24 +0000 /?p=235433 Sydney’s Town Hall shone bright with pride last night as the Progress Pride Flag was raised to officially mark the beginning of 17 days of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi ...

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]]> /news/sydney-unfurls-the-progress-pride-flag-to-launch-mardi-gras-festivities/235433/feed 0 Mardi Gras Only Bisexual Float Needs Your Support /news/mardi-gras-only-bixsexual-float-needs-your-support/235415 /news/mardi-gras-only-bixsexual-float-needs-your-support/235415#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:24:11 +0000 /?p=235415 Ahead of the upcoming Sydney Mardi Gras BiCONIC have put a call out to the bisexual community to help secure final numbers for their 2025 float. Like many smaller organisations ...

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