AIDS 2014 ends with a global call to action
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July 30, 2014 Appeals court finds judge who compared incest and paedophilia to homosexuality “clearly in error”
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July 30, 2014 Verdi’s Rigoletto returns to Sydney Opera House in new production
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July 30, 2014 Naked rowers back again to tackle homophobia in sport
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July 30, 2014 New executive director for Queensland AIDS Council
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July 29, 2014 Model Andreja Pejic comes out as a trans woman
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July 29, 2014 Brisbane man cleared of maliciously spreading HIV with intent
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News | Local
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Appeals court finds judge who compared incest and paedophilia to homosexuality “clearly in error”
AN appeals court has found that a judge was “clearly in error” when he compared incest and paedophilia to homosexuality after dismissing evidence of sexual abuse by …
New executive director for Queensland AIDS Council
THE executive director of Queensland AIDS Council (QuAC), John Mikelsons, has announced he has decided to leave the position and a successor has already been appointed. After taking …
Brisbane man cleared of maliciously spreading HIV with intent
THE ongoing case of a Brisbane man charged with deliberately transmitting HIV to two men in 2012 has almost come to a close after a not guilty …
AIDS 2014 ends with a global call to action
AIDS 2014 in Melbourne has ended with calls for the global response to HIV and AIDS to keep moving forward, towards the next International AIDS …
Bill Shorten “taken out of context” about AIDS during doorstop interview
COMMENTS made during a doorstop interview with federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on Thursday night in New York about his upcoming attendance at an Australian …
Other countries look to Australia on gay, peer-led HIV testing
MELBOURNE’S peer-led HIV rapid testing clinic PRONTO! could serve as a model in other countries, but may need to adapt to overcome the criminalisation of homosexuality in …
Melbourne and Australia praised as AIDS 2014 concludes
AS the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne in draws to a close, organisers reflected upon the accomplishments, lessons, missed opportunities and tragedy that all contributed …
AIDS 2014: PrEP forum urges complex debate over simplistic moralising
WHILE from the outside, positions on PrEP in the US seem to have largely crystallised into a polarised and often-aggressive debate, a forum held in Melbourne as …
News | International
The latest in LGBTI international news
Gay Saudi Arabian man sentenced to 450 lashes and three years in jail
A SAUDI Arabian man has been sentenced to 450 lashes and three years in jail for being gay and tweeting “immoral” pictures, according to Gulf News. …
Another week of advances in gay rights in the US
THE US has experienced another momentous week in LGBTI rights, with multiple court rulings addressing gay marriage bans giving advocates reasons to both celebrate and to …
Opinion
POLL: NSW Labor same-sex marriage support
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Fear, love and serodiscordance
IN 1987 a grim reaper graced the television screens of Australia for a few short weeks. I was less than a year old. When talking …
Entertainment
Verdi’s Rigoletto returns to Sydney Opera House in new production
VERDI’S Rigoletto is one of opera’s finest tales of jealously and revenge, assassins, curses, betrayals and innocence, and where secrets are weapons and loved ones are best …
A film worth reaching for
IT is commonly said, in regards to relationships, that opposites attract. Which is definitely the case with this true life love story. Starting in 1951, Reaching …
Scene Photos
Where you snapped out on the weekend?
Sneaky Sound System @ The GH
The GH Hotel 1 Brighton Rd, St Kilda Saturday, July 26 Photographer: Alan Mayberry © Star Observer 2014 | Pick up the next Star Observer …
Sydney Rangers pre-finals party
The Midnight Shift 85-91 Oxford St, Darlinghurst Saturday, July 26 Photographer: Ann-Marie Calilhanna © Star Observer 2014 | Pick up the next Star Observer monthly …
Sport
Come out and then what?
Rhyian Anderdon-Morley found himself at the centre of a media storm when an article he wrote about being gay and playing Aussie Rules made the front page of one of Australia’s biggest newspapers. Benjamin Riley sat down with him to find out what happened next, and whether coming out is too much to ask — especially in light of Ian Thorpe’s own coming out last weekend.
Anti-gay slurs and insults rife in Australian sport, new study finds
The vast majority of gay, lesbian and bisexual people have experienced homophobia in sport as have one-in-four straight men, according to the Bingham Cup-led Out in the Fields survey.