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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
Meet Matt Mitcham
Classic De Novo II: Celebrate Our Heroes, artist Ross Watson’s latest exhibition, is showing at the Depot Gallery until Saturday, March 6. Matt Mitcham (who is featured in the works) ... Read more
Fri February 26th, 2010 - No Comments
Diving into Mardi Gras Youth Festival with Mitcham
Olympic gold medallist Matthew Mitcham and So You Think You Can Dance star Rhys Bobridge join forces on Saturday February 20, for 21 Down, the official launch to the Mardi ... Read more
Mon February 15th, 2010 - No Comments
Letters
CONGRATULATIONS #1 When the first issue of Sydney Star Observer was published over 30 years ago, Sydney’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community was slowing emerging. Just three years later, HIV/AIDS began ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments
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Mitcham’s support for gay games
The Federation of Gay Games has released a video message from Olympic gold medal winner Matthew Mitcham on its website, gaygames.com, encouraging everyone to participate in the Gay Games. The ... Read more
Tue June 9th, 2009 - No Comments
Mitcham to judge Bake-Off
Olympic gold medallist Matthew Mitcham will be the surprise judge at this Sunday's BGF Bake-Off. Mitcham will join Channel Ten's Ready, Steady Cook presenter Peter Everett, chef extraordinaire Patrick Collins and ... Read more
Fri May 15th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Dive like Mitcham
Australia's gay diving superstar Matthew Mitcham may make an appearance at Diving NSW Come -˜n' Try Day on June 14 at Sydney's Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Anyone interested in learning to ... Read more
Tue May 12th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Mitcham ordered home
Out Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham has been ... Read more
Thu April 30th, 2009 - No Comments
Camping it up in the skies above
Pam Ann was born out of an Absolut bottle of vodka. Wait, that isn't entirely accurate: a bottle of Absolut, a dress-up themed birthday party and a Pan American air ... Read more
Tue April 7th, 2009 - No Comments
Message to the world
The Mardi Gras parade was a sea of political celebration this year, showing the iconic Sydney event still had plenty to say even after 31 years. Organisers claimed 2009 was the ... Read more
Wed March 11th, 2009 - 24 Comments
Another milestone for Mitcham
Success is in the air again for gay diver Matthew Mitcham. The Beijing gold medallist secured four titles at the three-day Australian diving championships in Brisbane. The reigning king of the ... Read more
Wed March 11th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Small crowd at Harbour 09
An enthusiastic crowd partied into the evening at Harbour Party on Sunday, despite a strong police presence. More than 2500 people attended the party on the edge of Sydney Harbour joined ... Read more
Tue March 3rd, 2009 - 1 Comment
Mitcham smashes another ceiling
Following his standout performance at last year's Olympics, Matthew Mitcham has smashed another glass ceiling to become the first openly gay athlete to pick up a major sponsorship deal. For an ... Read more
Wed February 11th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Lesbian in charge
Last week saw the appointment of the world's first openly gay prime minister. On Monday, the Social Democratic Alliance Party in Iceland chose Johanna Sigurdardottir, the former social affairs minister, ... Read more
Wed February 4th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Mitcham to sell red ribbons
Olympic gold medallist and Australian Sports Performer of the Year Matthew Mitcham will join other celebrities and up to 150 volunteers to sell red ribbons on the streets of Sydney ... Read more
Fri November 28th, 2008 - 4 Comments
Vote Matt number one
Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitchum has been nominated for the prestigious Sport Performer of the Year award, but needs your help to win it. Mitchum, who won fans and admiration worldwide ... Read more
Wed November 12th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Hall of Fame welcomes Matthew Mitcham
Australia's first openly gay Olympic gold medallist Matthew Mitcham was one of the guests of honour at the 24th annual Australian Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Melbourne's Crown ... Read more
Wed October 8th, 2008 - 3 Comments
Matthew Mitcham on cover of DNA
Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham is celebrating his Beijing triumph with an appearance on the cover of the new issue of DNA magazine, out this week. Mitcham has become a gay sporting ... Read more
Tue September 23rd, 2008 - No Comments
Mitcham starts diving splurge
For anyone who watched Matthew Mitcham's stunning dives and thought, I could do that, or at the very least thought they'd like to give it a shot, professional diving training ... Read more
Wed September 10th, 2008 - No Comments
How the media tarnished Matt’s gold
When Australia's Olympians returned from Beijing, Kevin Rudd met them at the airport and said it was time to start training for 2012. He's like the teacher who tells you ... Read more
Wed September 3rd, 2008 - 3 Comments
Mitcham dives into our hearts
Gold medallist Matthew Mitcham will take a holiday out of the country for a few months after his stunning upset win in Beijing. The 20-year-old Olympic debutant carried the expectations of ... Read more
Fri August 29th, 2008 - 3 Comments
Faces of equality
There seems to have been a change in the same-sex weather lately. When Channel Seven News reported the marriage of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi it was as the ... Read more
Wed August 27th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Hunting gold
I'm not quite sure what it is that has rocked my sweet little apple cart, but I have been an emotional wreck of late, happy to shed a tear faster ... Read more
Wed August 27th, 2008 - No Comments
Mitcham takes gold
Update: Matthew Mitcham has won a gold medal for Australia in the men's 10 metre platform diving in Beijing. The 20-year-old offered an incredible 112.10 final dive to beat the Chinese ... Read more
Sat August 23rd, 2008 - 29 Comments
Gay Aussies aim for Olympic glory
With the Beijing Olympics now in full swing, gay sporting groups have noticed that the number of out athletes is down from Athens in 2004. Australia can claim two of the ... Read more
Wed August 13th, 2008 - 6 Comments
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