Qtopia Archives - Star Observer /tag/qtopia Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 01:06:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Qtopia Archives - Star Observer /tag/qtopia 32 32 Qtopia Founder and HIV Activist David Polson To Receive State Funeral /news/david-polson-to-receive-state-funeral/235399 /news/david-polson-to-receive-state-funeral/235399#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:57:31 +0000 /?p=235399 The New South Wales government announced on Thursday that the family of David Polson AM have accepted the offer of a State Memorial Funeral Service. Polson passed away at St ...

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]]> /news/david-polson-to-receive-state-funeral/235399/feed 0 Qtopia Creates LGBTQIA+ Education Program For Rural and Regional Schools /news/qtopia-brings-education-program-to-rural-and-regional-schools/235367 /news/qtopia-brings-education-program-to-rural-and-regional-schools/235367#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 03:51:54 +0000 /?p=235367 Qtopia Sydney is launching its first-ever regional education road trip, bringing vital lessons on inclusion, advocacy, and self-expression to students in more than 20 schools across New South Wales. The ...

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]]> /news/qtopia-brings-education-program-to-rural-and-regional-schools/235367/feed 0 Progress Flag Intersection Unveiled At Taylor Square /news/progress-flag-intersection-unveiled-at-taylor-square/235370 /news/progress-flag-intersection-unveiled-at-taylor-square/235370#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 02:03:31 +0000 /?p=235370 The arched roads on either side of Oxford Street at Taylor Square are all dolled up for Mardi Gras, with the unveiling of a new rainbow intersection this week. The ...

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]]> /news/progress-flag-intersection-unveiled-at-taylor-square/235370/feed 0 BE:DAZZLED: Sydney Mardi Gras Fashion Extravaganza /whats-on/bedazzled-sydney-mardi-gras-fashion-extravaganza/235348 /whats-on/bedazzled-sydney-mardi-gras-fashion-extravaganza/235348#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:30:41 +0000 /?p=235348 BE:DAZZLED celebrates the iconic costumes and fashion history of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. In partnership with SGLMG, this exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the festival鈥檚 ...

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]]> /whats-on/bedazzled-sydney-mardi-gras-fashion-extravaganza/235348/feed 0 Qtopia Founder & Long-Time HIV Activist David Polson Has Passed Away /obituaries/qtopia-founder-long-time-hiv-activist-david-polson-has-passed-away/235331 /obituaries/qtopia-founder-long-time-hiv-activist-david-polson-has-passed-away/235331#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:06:11 +0000 /?p=235331 Star Observer is heartbroken to report that David 鈥淧olly鈥 Polson AM, veteran LGBTQIA+ rights and HIV activist and founder of Qtopia Sydney, has passed away. The news of Polson鈥檚 passing ...

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]]> /obituaries/qtopia-founder-long-time-hiv-activist-david-polson-has-passed-away/235331/feed 0 Kylie Minogue & Queer Devotion /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/kylie-minogue-queer-devotion/235322 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/kylie-minogue-queer-devotion/235322#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 23:48:16 +0000 /?p=235322 KYLIE MINOGUE & QUEER DEVOTION explores the deep bond between Kylie Minogue and her LGBTQIA+ fanbase, tracing her journey from pop icon to cultural ally. Through memorabilia and video footage, ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/kylie-minogue-queer-devotion/235322/feed 0 Sauna Boy /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sauna-boy/235315 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sauna-boy/235315#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 22:51:17 +0000 /?p=235315 Dan works at the South Coast‘s most infamous gay sauna, where men from all walks of life come to relax, socialise and fuck. In Sauna Boy, Dan navigates a hidden ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/sauna-boy/235315/feed 0 They Will Be Kings /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/they-will-be-kings/235271 /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/they-will-be-kings/235271#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2025 21:05:23 +0000 /?p=235271 THEY WILL BE KINGS is an electrifying fusion of drag kinging, contemporary performance and queer joy. Unpacking the politics of gender diversity, this radical new performance work from Kings of ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/scene-events/mardi-gras/they-will-be-kings/235271/feed 0 God Save The Kings: ‘They Will Be Kings’ Takes The Crown at Mardi Gras in 2025 /features/god-save-the-kings-they-will-be-kings-takes-the-crown-at-mardi-gras-in-2025/235136 /features/god-save-the-kings-they-will-be-kings-takes-the-crown-at-mardi-gras-in-2025/235136#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:57:25 +0000 /?p=235136 This Mardi Gras at Qtopia, audiences are invited to step into a world where everyone can be a king. They Will Be Kings is more than just a show 鈥 ...

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]]> /features/god-save-the-kings-they-will-be-kings-takes-the-crown-at-mardi-gras-in-2025/235136/feed 0 Qtopia Announce Rainbow Shoelace Project Founder Abbie Jane As New Youth Ambassador /news/qtopia-announce-rainbow-shoelace-project-founder-abbie-jane-as-new-youth-ambassador/234886 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 03:09:08 +0000 /?p=234886 Qtopia Sydney has announced that Abbie Jane, founder of the Rainbow Shoelace Project, is their new inaugural Youth Ambassador. 15-year-old Abbie is a a powerful advocate and change-maker for the ...

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]]> Your Last Chance To See The Four Landmark 2024 Exhibitions At Qtopia Sydney /news/your-last-chance-to-see-the-four-landmark-2024-exhibitions-at-qtopia-sydney/234320 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:39:38 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234320 Beloved LGBTQIA+ cultural centre and queer history museum Qtopia Sydney are encouraging the community to聽preparing to bid farewell to their four 2024 landmark exhibitions, Becoming,聽Dykes on Bikes,聽The Original Activists聽and聽Sydney WorldPride ...

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]]> World AIDS Day 2024 鈥業t Starts With Me鈥 /news/world-aids-day-2024-it-starts-with-me/234129 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 23:36:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=234129 Every year December 1 marks the anniversary of World AIDS Day, this year being thirty six years since the day was established in 1988 to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS ...

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]]> Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Qtopia Founder David Polson /profile/celebrating-the-70th-birthday-of-qtopia-founder-david-polson/233784 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:25:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233784 40 years ago, David Polson was handed a death sentence. At 29 years old, Polson was one of the first 400 men in Australia diagnosed with HIV/AIDS 鈥 he was ...

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]]> Construction Begins on New Progress Pride Flag Crosswalk in Darlinghurst /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/construction-begins-on-new-progress-pride-flag-crosswalk-in-darlinghurst/233504 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/construction-begins-on-new-progress-pride-flag-crosswalk-in-darlinghurst/233504#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:04:53 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233504 The suburb of Darlinghurst has begun construction on the new Progress Pride flag raised crosswalk at the intersection of Bourke and Forbes streets. The new crosswalk is dedicated to celebrating ...

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]]> /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/construction-begins-on-new-progress-pride-flag-crosswalk-in-darlinghurst/233504/feed 1 ‘A Gay Escapade’: A Fabulous Musical Revue /artsentertainment/a-gay-escapade-a-fabulous-musical-revue/232677 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 05:13:01 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232677 Even if you鈥檙e not familiar with the names John Kander and Fred Ebb, you will definitely have heard their music. The duo are responsible for timeless jazz standards including 鈥淐abaret鈥, ...

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]]> Queer Hub At Sydney Fringe Festival /whats-on/queer-hub-at-sydney-fringe-festival/232563 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:53:37 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232563 Sydney Fringe Festival returns in spring with an explosion of unexpected! Since 2010, the Festival has been painting the town pink every September, and this year, it’s introducing the first-ever ...

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]]> Clover Moore & Her Challengers To Lay Out Vision For Oxford St At Candidates’ Forum /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/lord-mayoral-candidates-forum-2024/232613 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:09:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232613 Ahead of the City of Sydney council elections in September, the future of the city鈥檚 gaybourhood, Oxford Street, is once again in focus. Incumbent Lord Mayor Clover Moore and her ...

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]]> Who’s To Blame For The 鈥楽ad State鈥 Of Sydney鈥檚 Gaybourhood Oxford Street? /news/whos-to-blame-for-the-sad-state-of-sydneys-gaybourhood-oxford-street/232496 /news/whos-to-blame-for-the-sad-state-of-sydneys-gaybourhood-oxford-street/232496#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 02:43:35 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232496 In the lead up to the September mayoral election, the 鈥榮ad state鈥 of Sydney鈥檚 gay neighbourhood Oxford Street is once again in focus. Independent Sydney mayoral candidate Yvonne Weldon has ...

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]]> /news/whos-to-blame-for-the-sad-state-of-sydneys-gaybourhood-oxford-street/232496/feed 2 Dolly Diamond Coming To Sydney For Two Very Special Shows /artsentertainment/dolly-diamond-sydney-shows/232471 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:03:00 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232471 After performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a five-star show, Dolly Diamond is returning to Australia with a set of rare performances in Sydney at Qtopia for Halloween.聽 Speaking ...

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]]> Qtopia Open June 24 To Commemorate 46th Anniversary of the First Mardi Gras /whats-on/qtopia-open-june-24-to-commemorate-46th-anniversary-of-the-first-mardi-gras/231714 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:02:18 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231714 Qtopia Sydney will open its doors on June 24 as a special, free event commemorating the 46th anniversary of the first聽Mardi Gras. They invite the community to celebrate and reflect ...

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