Midsumma Carnival Archives - Star Observer /tag/midsumma-carnival Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 02:57:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Midsumma Carnival Archives - Star Observer /tag/midsumma-carnival 32 32 Here’s All the Fabulous Photos From The Midsumma 2025 Launch /photos/midsumma-2025-launch/234200 /photos/midsumma-2025-launch/234200#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:51:23 +0000 /photos/midsumma-2025-launch/234200 The program for Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival launched on 26 November, including over 200 events celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community across the city and regional Victoria. The theme for 2025, Collective Identity(s), invites ...

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Midsumma Carnival Will Kick Off Melbourne’s Pride Season This Weekend /artsentertainment/midsumma-carnival-will-kick-off-melbournes-pride-season-this-weekend/220549 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:02:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=220549 Melbourne’s Pride season officially kicks off this weekend, with the return of one of its biggest and most popular events, the Midsumma Carnival.  Over 120,000 people attend the Carnival every ...

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Midsumma Metamorphosis /news/midsumma-metamorphosis/208712 /news/midsumma-metamorphosis/208712#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2022 02:34:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=208712 With Midsumma Carnival kicking off on Sunday, here is a look back on the Midsumma Festival over the years. To define Midsumma strictly by what is contained between the first ...

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What’s On: Midsumma Pride March 2022 /artsentertainment/scene-events/whats-on-midsumma-pride-march-2022/208721 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:32:43 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=208721 Midsumma Pride March returns to Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, with around 8,000 marchers taking to the streets and over 45,000 people lining the route to celebrate the city’s LGBTQI community. ...

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What’s On: Midsumma Carnival 2022 /artsentertainment/scene-events/midsumma-carnival-2022/208720 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:45:24 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=208720 After going missing in 2021 due to COVID restrictions, Melbourne’s annual queer-day-out, Midsumma Carnival, returns to kick off the three-week-long Midsumma Festival celebrations. The iconic queer outdoor celebration attracts crowds ...

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Melbourne Pride Postponed To February 13, 2022 /news/melbourne-pride-postponed-to-february-13-2022/206430 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:43:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=206430 Melbourne Pride, a one-day street party event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Victoria decriminalising homosexuality, has been postponed to February 13, 2022. The event was originally scheduled to be ...

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Discrimination Is The Top Legal Issue For Victorians /news/discrimination-is-the-top-legal-issue-for-victorians/196997 /news/discrimination-is-the-top-legal-issue-for-victorians/196997#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2020 00:00:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=196997 35 % LGBTQI Victorians are hesitant to report a crime to the police and over 31% have faced incidents of discrimination in the last five years – these are some ...

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Summer isn’t the time to slow down with inclusive sport /news/sport/summer-isnt-the-time-to-slow-down-with-inclusive-sport/191207 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 06:58:13 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=191207 Written by Kade Matthews Looking to get outside this summer? Make some new friends? Maybe even fulfil last year’s new resolution of losing weight or being more active? Everyone loves ...

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194 events over 22 days: Midsumma Festival 2020 is launched /artsentertainment/194-events-over-22-days-midsumma-festival-2020-is-launched/190229 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 00:04:08 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=190229 For 22 days next year, Melbourne’s queer arts and culture festival Midsumma takes over the city with artistic and cultural events that celebrate and elevate our diverse LGBTQ!A+ communities. Launching ...

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Vale Anne Phelan: Tributes flow for actress and HIV activist /news/vale-anne-phelan-tributes-flow-for-actress-and-hiv-activist/189079 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:58:33 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=189079 Prisoner actress and HIV activist Anne Phelan OAM has died. The entertainment industry veteran—who was a longtime patron of HIV/AIDS support group Positive Women Victoria—passed away on Sunday, screenhub confirmed, ...

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Dad gives out hundreds of ‘free hugs’ at Pride parade /news/international-news-news/dad-gives-out-hundreds-of-free-hugs-at-pride-parade/183984 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 06:36:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=183984 "Imagine that, parents. Imagine that your child feels so lost from you that they sink into the arms of a complete stranger and sob endlessly just because that stranger is wearing a shirt offering hugs from a dad."

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Midsumma launches diverse and accessible 2018 program /news/national-news/victoria-news/midsumma-launches-diverse-accessible-program/164085 /news/national-news/victoria-news/midsumma-launches-diverse-accessible-program/164085#comments Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:55:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=164085 The 2018 festival boasts over 170 events and more than half of the program is being dished up for free.

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Teenage boy assaulted on his way into Midsumma Carnival /news/national-news/victoria-news/teenage-boy-assaulted-on-his-way-into-midsumma-carnival/144730 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:41:15 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=144730 Amid the festivities of Midsumma Carnival on Sunday, a young boy was assaulted and hospitalised. Police are still searching for the offender.

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Midsumma kicks off with call for marriage equality and LGBTI rights at Carnival /news/national-news/victoria-news/midsumma-carnival-kicks-off-the-festival-with-a-call-for-marriage-equality-and-lgbti-rights/144625 /news/national-news/victoria-news/midsumma-carnival-kicks-off-the-festival-with-a-call-for-marriage-equality-and-lgbti-rights/144625#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2016 01:00:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=144625 An estimated 100,000 people headed down to Melbourne's Alexandra Gardens yesterday for Midsumma Carnival, where the LGBTI community came together with rainbows, sequins, and glitter to celebrate the city's rich diversity.

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Year in review: the news that shaped 2015 /news/national-news/year-in-review-the-news-that-shaped-2015/143730 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 06:53:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=143730 As we usher in a brand new year, the Star Observer reflects on some of the biggest LGBTI news stories of 2015 - from important law reforms to topics that had everyone talking.

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“Equality is not negotiable”: Premier at Midsumma Carnival /news/national-news/victoria-news/equality-is-not-negotiable-premier-at-midsumma-carnival/131566 /news/national-news/victoria-news/equality-is-not-negotiable-premier-at-midsumma-carnival/131566#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2015 04:33:57 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=131566 PREMIER Daniel Andrews made no new announcements at Midsumma Carnival on Sunday, but reiterated his government’s commitment to a wide-ranging agenda of LGBTI-focused reforms. Speaking to the crowd from the main ...

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Flier controversy fails to deter 100,000 attending Midsumma Carnival /news/flier-controversy-fails-to-deter-100000-attending-midsumma-carnival/115894 /news/flier-controversy-fails-to-deter-100000-attending-midsumma-carnival/115894#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:07:52 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=115894 SPECTACULAR weather in Melbourne on Sunday helped bolster the huge crowd for Carnival, the annual event that launched the city’s Midsumma festival. Over 100,000 people attended Carnival, which this year ...

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Historical gay sex convictions to be expunged /news/historical-gay-sex-convictions-to-be-expunged/115839 /news/historical-gay-sex-convictions-to-be-expunged/115839#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2014 02:59:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=115839 PEOPLE with historical convictions for homosexual sex in Victoria will be able to apply to have their convictions expunged, under new legislation announced on Sunday by Victorian Premier Denis Napthine. ...

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