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Know your rights
The Inner City Legal Centre (ICLC) is holding a series of workshops to familiarise people with their rights and responsibilities. On Tuesday, March 16, the organisation will host a seminar about ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - No Comments
Velvet in the garden
A new burlesque and cabaret show, The Velvet Garden, showcasing the debut work of up-and-coming performers will feature at the Red Rattle Theatre on Friday, March 19. With playwright Wayne ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - No Comments
Tassie pollie poll positive
Tasmanian gay rights activists have pinned down key political parties on GLBTI issues ahead of the state election on March 20. Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group spokesman Rodney Croome said ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - No Comments
Student kicked out of school for lesbian parents
A child in the United States has been refused re-enrolment in a Catholic school because his parents are lesbians. CNN reported gay and lesbian rights groups are angry over a decision ... Read more
Fri March 12th, 2010 - 6 Comments
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Playtime
BOYS GMUNDER Homoerotic publishing house Bruno Gmuender has a lot of hot titles on offer for 2010, including Domenico Cennamo’s photographic essay Before The Game, focused on the male locker room, ... Read more
Thu March 11th, 2010 - No Comments
Black Box strikes it up again
Mention the name Black Box, and many will strike a blank look. But screech out your best attempt at “Ride on Time” - complete with Diana Ross like hand movements ... Read more
Wed March 10th, 2010 - No Comments
NMG split decision looming
New Mardi Gras says it is “satisfied” with season 2010, despite smaller crowd numbers at the party, as everyone awaits a decision about the future of the split weekend for ... Read more
Wed March 10th, 2010 - 20 Comments
PFLAG outrage: Shame on you, Tony Abbott
Parents, friends and relatives of gay and lesbian people are being encouraged to register their disgust with Tony Abbott’s office over comments made on 60 Minutes that he and most ... Read more
Wed March 10th, 2010 - 13 Comments
We were wrong
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a deal was struck to to force a vote on her same-sex marriage bill, but that it was between Labor and the Coalition and not ... Read more
Wed March 10th, 2010 - 22 Comments
Change to BGF service structure
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) clients will be asked to take more responsibility for their own finances under changes to services in the new financial year. As of July 1, existing BGF ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - 9 Comments
HIV+ migrant inquiry
Some of the nation’s peak AIDS bodies have used an inquiry into migration by disabled people to lobby for reform of rules affecting immigrants with HIV. In 2008, Immigration Minister Chris ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - 2 Comments
Athlete of a generation
Olympic diving champion and gay icon Matthew Mitcham appears on Channel 10 game show Talkin’ Bout Your Generation this Sunday. Sydney Star Observer caught up with Mitcham one-on-one backstage after ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Party pics now online
We have three galleries of photos from Saturday night’s Mardi Gras party online for you to search through. The galleries are broken up into two lots of party people and a ... Read more
Tue March 9th, 2010 - No Comments
Push for religious civil unions in UK
A coalition of high-ranking Christians and politicians is pushing for the UK’s civil partnership laws to be amended to enable religious denominations to marry same-sex couples and to use religious ... Read more
Sat March 6th, 2010 - 6 Comments
Francois pics now online
If you were one of the people lucky enough to score tickets to Sydney Star Observer's VIP party last night to meet porn superstar Francois Sagat, check out the photos ... Read more
Fri March 5th, 2010 - No Comments
More pics now online
If you were at last night's ACON Great Debate, Mardi Gras', VIP Party or United at Saddle Bar, we've just uploaded pictures from all three evenings to our online gallery. Just ... Read more
Fri March 5th, 2010 - No Comments
George, Kelly, Amanda and Adam ready for Party
Iconic gay pop star George Michael, has put the rumours to bed and confirmed that he will perform at the Mardi Gras Party this weekend. Media reports this morning confirmed Michael ... Read more
Fri March 5th, 2010 - 4 Comments
Dinner at the Zoo pictures online
Last night's Mardi Gras dinner at Taronga Zoo also served as a fundraiser for campaign organisation Australian Marriage Equality. Photos from the event are now available in our online gallery. Just click ... Read more
Thu March 4th, 2010 - No Comments
Underbear pics now online
Were you at last night's Underbear party at the Oxford Art Factory? Morgan Carpenter's photos from the evening are now online in our photo gallery. Just click the SCENE button on your ... Read more
Thu March 4th, 2010 - No Comments
Sagat has arrived
Thanks to TitanMen, legendary porn star François Sagat is in Sydney to promote safe sex. This man of many talents will appear at The Den on Friday, March 5, for ... Read more
Thu March 4th, 2010 - No Comments
Campaign to stop Iran executions
An international campaign has been launched to end the death penalty in Iran. Iran has carried out thousands of executions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with men who have sex with ... Read more
Thu March 4th, 2010 - 3 Comments
Interstate couple get registered in Victoria
An interstate same-sex couple have been able to register their relationship in Victoria because they “intend” to live in the southern state, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has ... Read more
Thu March 4th, 2010 - No Comments
Behind-the-scenes pop queens
You may not have heard the names Liv and Mim Nervo, but chances are you’ve heard their songs. The Melbourne-born twins, who’ll be DJing at this week’s Mardi Gras closing party, ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - No Comments
Melbourne to march against censorship
A rally to protest the federal Government’s proposed mandatory internet filtering scheme will be held in Melbourne this weekend. The controversial scheme would block sites containing criminal content, however, opponents say ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - No Comments
Greens marriage sell-out
Questions have been raised about the Greens’ commitment to the Marriage Equality Bill after it emerged the party brokered a deal with the major parties that limited debate and forced ... Read more
Wed March 3rd, 2010 - 52 Comments
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Velvet in the garden
A new burlesque and cabaret show, The Velvet Garden, showcasing the debut work of up-and-coming performers will feature at the Red Rattle Theatre on Friday, March 19. With playwright Wayne Tunks as host, the ... Read more
PFLAG outrage: Shame on you, Tony Abbott
Parents, friends and relatives of gay and lesbian people are being encouraged to register ... Read more
We were wrong
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a deal was struck to to force a vote ... Read more
Change to BGF service structure
Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF) clients will be asked to take more responsibility for their ... Read more
We’re here, we’re queer, we’re shovel-ready!
The shriek of whistles pierces the air, dykes tease the crowd with their purring ... Read more
HIV+ migrant inquiry
Some of the nation’s peak AIDS bodies have used an inquiry into migration by ... Read more