<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Star Online &#187; News</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.starobserver.com.au/category/news/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au</link>
	<description>Australias leading gay and lesbian news source</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:19 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Go behind the sequins</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/08/go-behind-the-sequins/71164</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/08/go-behind-the-sequins/71164#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew M Potts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New South Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City of Sydney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clover Moore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customs House Library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mardi Gras parade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Museum of Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Powerhouse Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Muncaster]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Legendary Mardi Gras parade costume-maker Ron Muncaster will join a panel of designers at Customs House Library on February 22 to give creative tips and provide a behind-the-sequins look at the event in its 34th year. Frock Me: Mardi Gras Parade Costumes is part of the Library Up Late: Saucy Sydney series in February and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/08/go-behind-the-sequins/71164/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>California marriage ban ruled &#8216;unconstitutional&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/08/california-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/71361</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/08/california-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/71361#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appeals court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judge Stephen Reinhardt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Constitution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Supreme Court]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[California&#8217;s same-sex marriage ban may be overturned, with a US court ruling it &#8216;unconstitutional&#8217; overnight. The New York Times reports a federal appeals court panel ruled on Tuesday that the voter-approved ban (Proposition 8) on same-sex marriage violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution by discriminating against gay and lesbian people. It&#8217;s now thought the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/08/california-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/71361/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Greens move on inquiry</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/07/greens-move-on-inquiry/71321</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/07/greens-move-on-inquiry/71321#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andie Noonan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New South Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Marriage Equality spokesman Alex Greenwich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFLAG spokeswoman Shelley Argent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage bill 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senate inquiry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will today move a motion to establish a Senate inquiry to review the Greens 2010 same-sex marriage bill. On the first parliamentary sitting day of the year, Hanson-Young will move to establish a Senate committee to investigate the issue and offer the public a chance to have a say. It&#8217;s likely [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/07/greens-move-on-inquiry/71321/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Global LGBT census</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/07/global-lgbt-census/71255</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/07/global-lgbt-census/71255#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Census]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT Census]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australians have been asked to take part in the first ever global ‘LGBT Census’, launched this month by a group of activists with the assistance of private funding. The census, which will run until April 30, aims to examine topics where information is lacking or out of date, and provide greater clarity about the state [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/07/global-lgbt-census/71255/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Queer Screen hits back at “gay sex movies” claim</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/06/queer-screen-hits-back-at-gay-sex-movies-claim/71244</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/06/queer-screen-hits-back-at-gay-sex-movies-claim/71244#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew M Potts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New South Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Classification Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mardi Gras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mardi Gras Film Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queer Screen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sydney Mardi Gras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sydney Morning Herald]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Queer Screen has contradicted a claim by the Sydney Morning Herald that it wants to screen “gay sex movies” as part of this years’ Mardi Gras Film Festival. The article, published online on Monday, also implied that the four films in question were X-rated, which would make it a crime to publicly screen them, when [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/australia-news/new-south-wales-news/2012/02/06/queer-screen-hits-back-at-gay-sex-movies-claim/71244/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pride marches on rain, hail and shine</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/06/pride-marches-on-rain-hail-and-shine/71068</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/06/pride-marches-on-rain-hail-and-shine/71068#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andie Noonan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bronwyn pike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City of Port Phillip Mayor Rachel Pownin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Greens MP Adam Bandt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[former Liberal senator Judith Troeth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greens MP Sue Pennicuick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Barber.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hobsons Bay City Council Mayor Tony Briffa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Foley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prahran MP Clem Newton-Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pride March Victoria president Brett Hayhoe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Wynne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Emmett Dunne]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a wild, windy day, but crowds still gathered en masse along Fitzroy St on Sunday to show their colours at Victoria’s 17th annual Pride March. Organisations from around Victoria braved the weather including Victoria Police, the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, Ambulance Victoria, political parties of all stripes, and LGBTI community [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/06/pride-marches-on-rain-hail-and-shine/71068/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Civil unions to begin next month</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/04/civil-unions-to-begin-next-month/71042</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/04/civil-unions-to-begin-next-month/71042#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Sheldrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campbell Newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[civil unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queensland deputy premier Andrew Fraser]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland Government has announced same-sex couples will be able to enter into civil unions as of next month. Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser confirmed that Queensland&#8217;s Civil Partnership Act would start on February 23, with ceremonies able to begin as soon as March 5, saying the legislation showed Queensland was a modern progressive state. &#8220;I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/04/civil-unions-to-begin-next-month/71042/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New push for Coalition conscience vote</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/new-push-for-coalition-conscience-vote/71031</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/new-push-for-coalition-conscience-vote/71031#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew M Potts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Greenwich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amanda Vanstone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Marriage Equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry O'Farrell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isobel Redmond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liberal Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nick Greiner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Broadbent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shelley Argent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Nationals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Abbott]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marriage equality advocates are set to use the web to urge Coalition MPs to pressure Opposition leader Tony Abbott to allow a conscience vote on same-sex marriage. Australian Marriage Equality (AME) has established a dedicated webform for supporters to email federal Coalition politicians representing their state. “We need your help to win Coalition support for [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/new-push-for-coalition-conscience-vote/71031/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mardi Gras launches app</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/mardi-gras-launches-app/71027</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/mardi-gras-launches-app/71027#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Writers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mardi Gras]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=71027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras today made another technological leap into the 21st century with the launch of the Sydney Mardi Gras 2012 iPhone application. Available from the iTunes App Store, the app allows festival-goers to view the full run-down of events that make up the 2012 season at the touch of a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/mardi-gras-launches-app/71027/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Activist remembered</title>
		<link>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/activist-remembered/70950</link>
		<comments>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/activist-remembered/70950#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Sheldrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay activist David Kato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay hate crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uganda]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.starobserver.com.au/?p=70950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 100 Ugandan LGBT activists and family members gathered in Kampala last week to mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of gay activist David Kato. Fellow gay rights activists speaking at the event called Kato, 46, “the godfather” of the Ugandan gay movement and said his passing had left a large void in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/2012/02/03/activist-remembered/70950/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

