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		<title>Bears go down in history</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/02/07/bears-go-down-in-history/71109</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Harbour City Bears will this week launch a published history of their group. Written by historian Garry Wotherspoon, published by the Star Observer and supported by the Bookshop Darlinghurst, Hairy, Chunky and Gay: A History of the Harbour City Bears details the growth of the club from 1995 until the present day. “It’s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leave your furry friends in safe hands</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/02/02/leave-your-furry-friends-in-safe-hands/70854</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long an active member of Sydney’s gay community, Lincoln Scott and his partner have recently branched out into a new business venture — caring for pets. Instead of booking your furry friends into a kennel while you’re away, you can have Scott and his partner care for them in your own home. INFO: www.petcarer.com.au]]></description>
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		<title>Gay dads get together</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/02/01/gay-dads-get-together/70825</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gay Dads NSW social group will hold its first event of the year on Saturday, February 11, the day before Mardi Gras Fair Day. The gathering is open to everyone including fathers, fathers-in-planning and men who are interested in learning more about becoming a dad. These social events are a great place to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn your history</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/01/30/learn-your-history/70619</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[After Homosexual: The Legacies of Gay Liberation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alice Echols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Altman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A conference looking at the history of the worldwide gay liberation movement will be held this Thursday, February 2. The 90 minute event – After Homosexual: The Legacies of Gay Liberation – will be hosted by the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, La Trobe University and Victoria University for the Midsumma Festival. The conference will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling the impact</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/01/30/feeling-the-impact/70688</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writers</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[economic impact survey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne queer arts and cultural festival Midsumma wants to hear from you. Organisers have set up the festival&#8217;s first economic impact survey to understand how festival-goers participate in the three-week event. The study follows a Midsumma social impacts study completed in 2011. If you have two spare minutes, jump online and let the hard-working organisers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West is best</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/01/27/west-is-best/70289</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Predictably for a Melbourne crowd, gastronimic delight A Gentlemen´s Guide to Eating Out attracted a strong crowd last week. This event was part of GOWEST, a Hobsons Bay City Council initiative celebrating queer culture during the Midsumma Festival. There are still plenty of activities planned in the municipality over the next few days, including a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good works for Mardi Gras</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/01/26/good-works-for-mardi-gras/70263</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the many activities undertaken by the SGLBA, and the benefits derived from the work the Association performs, is the support for community organisations. This may come in the form of promotion through communications to our membership and extensive subscriber base, or through direct financial support in the way of donations. Over the past 12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Library to get LGBTI collection</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/01/25/library-to-get-lgbti-collection/70458</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/01/25/library-to-get-lgbti-collection/70458#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marrickville Library and History Services will this month launch two new collections at Marrickville Library, including the library’s first committed LGBTI section. The LGBTI collection will include novels, reference books, self-help materials, memoirs and other non-fiction. It reflects the diverse community that makes up Sydney’s inner west, an area that is home to many gay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RuPaul confirmed for Big Gay Day</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/01/25/rupaul-confirmed-for-big-gay-day/70213</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Sheldrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RuPaul has confirmed an appearance at Brisbane’s Big Gay Day 2012 event. The world’s first drag queen supermodel will also make a headline appearance at Sydney Mardi Gras and Melbourne’s GH Hotel during her Australian visit. Big Gay Day is Brisbane’s annual LGBT street party which takes place at The Wickham Hotel and surrounding streets. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long Table Canapes</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/community/2012/01/25/long-table-canapes/70267</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word ‘canapé’ is said to have come from the French word for couch, alluding to the fact that traditionally canapés were built on stale white bread with the garnish atop the bread the way one would sit on a couch. At February’s Long Table Canapés we can assure attendees that the canapés will not [...]]]></description>
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