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  • Know your rights 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 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 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 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

  • Playtime 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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