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    Tegan & Sara’s dramatic change of heart

      This humble Star Observer correspondent was mere seconds away from speaking to Sara Quin (pronounced Sarah – right?) of Canadian indie-pop duo Tegan & Sara when disaster struck. “Just putting you through to SAH-ra now,” said...

    • Posted 102 days ago
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    A date with Megan

    While it’ll hardly be news to her gay faithful, it may surprise some to learn that Megan Mullally, the woman most famous for her role as helium-voiced harpy Karen Walker on groundbreaking sitcom Will & Grace, can...

    • Posted 103 days ago
  • Jessie Ware: ‘I try to be a classy bird’

    It’s been just under a year since UK soul singer Jessie Ware first hit the scene with her stunning, Sade-esque debut single Running, and since that time – in subsequent singles, videos, and across her phenomenal debut...

    • Posted 109 days ago
  • Bridging the generation gap

    Melbourne director Mark Pritchard makes his Red Stitch directorial debut next week helming 4000 Miles, an Australian premiere by acclaimed American playwright Amy Herzog. The play focuses on the relationship between Vera (veteran actor and Red Stitch...

    • Posted 109 days ago
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    Mardi Gras Museum opens in Sydney

    The inaugural exhibition of Australia’s first gay and lesbian museum has officially opened. The Sydney Mardi Gras Museum Debut Exhibition, which launched on Oxford St on Tuesday, focuses on the history of the parade from its beginnings...

    • Posted 110 days ago
  • Hats off, short shorts on?

    Channel 10’s recent reality TV competition I Will Survive didn’t go quite to plan – the initial prize of a spot in the Broadway production of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert was nixed when the show closed...

    • Posted 117 days ago
  • History’s hairier issues

    Hair: The Rock Muscial has sexuality, singing and a solid, award-winning script that marks it as one of Midsumma’s premiere events at this year’s festival. It tells the story of long-haired hippies living in New York during...

    • Posted 117 days ago
  • Keeping the Peace

    She may be best known to queer viewers for her role as Detective Sergeant Sam Murray in the lesbian drama series Lip Service, but Heather Peace isn’t just an actress. The openly gay 37-year old also fosters...

    • Posted 117 days ago
  • Gay footballer leads Pride March

    Openly gay country footballer Jason Ball (pictured left) and his team mates will lead this year’s Pride March in Melbourne on Sunday February 3. Nearly 100 commmunity and allied organisations have registered to march in the 18th...

    • Posted 124 days ago
  • Brendan Maclean gets Stupid

    Brendan Maclean has had a busy year. Aside from writing and performing music, presenting on Triple J and being one of Australia’s most prolific Tweeters, he’s been preparing for the New York launch of Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming...

    • Posted 125 days ago