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  • Alex and Gene
    Parliament welcomes gay bishop

    Openly gay bishop and equal rights campaigner Gene Robinson has touched down in Australia to a warm reception from NSW parliamentarians and progressive churches. State Parliament’s lower house, the Legislative Assembly, unanimously endorsed a motion moved by...

    • Posted 2 days ago
  • SouthernHibearnation
    Southern Hibearnation 2013 Guide

    View this publication on CalaméoPublish at Calaméo or browse the library.

    • Posted 4 days ago
  • vicpolice
    Police call for tougher hate crime sentencing

    Victoria Police have announced they will push for tougher sentencing on hate crimes, including those motivated by gender and sexuality, following the release of new figures on prejudice-motivated crime in the state. Last year Victoria Police recorded...

    • Posted 4 days ago
  • The Yellow Line
    Salamanca market tribute unveiled

    It’s been five years in the making but a new public artwork in Hobart will commemorate the largest act of gay rights civil disobedience in Australian history. Community members and city officials attended the unveiling of The...

    • Posted 5 days ago
  • Rudd-Standard
    Rudd reverses gay marriage position

    Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has revealed a change of heart on the issue of marriage equality, announcing that he now believes a “secular Australian state should be able to recognise same sex marriage”. Rudd posted a...

    • Posted 5 days ago
  • chalkcrossing
    We need reform, not rainbows

    What’s more important: marriage equality, legal protection from discrimination or a rainbow flag? Some of Australia’s leading LGBTI rights advocates, including former High Court justice Michael Kirby and pioneering academic Dennis Altman, are concerned about the direction...

    • Posted 10 days ago
  • iamdivine_Clay_Geerdes_1
    A Divine direction

    Jeffrey Schwarz is the director of I Am Divine, the new documentary on groundbreaking drag and performance artist Divine, which premieres at the Sydney Film Festival in June. The Star Observer spoke with Schwarz about the movie,...

    • Posted 11 days ago
  • ARI2
    Gold bares all for his art

    American pop star and club kid Sir Ari Gold (yes, the ‘Sir’ is real – more on that later) bares more than his soul in a cheeky teaser video for his new album, Play My F**kn’ Remix....

    • Posted 12 days ago
  • council
    Flag fail

    Labor’s push for Sydney’s LGBTI vote hit a roadblock at a City of Sydney Council meeting on Monday night as more than a hundred people gathered in the public gallery and chalked rainbows on the footpath in front of...

    • Posted 12 days ago
  • Minnesota
    Minnesota passes marriage equality bill

    Minnesota has become the 12th US state  - and the third in two weeks – to pass legislation in favour of same-sex marriage. The Minnesotan Senate approved marriage equality after several hours of debate on Monday with a...

    • Posted 12 days ago
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