A recent conversation during post-Midsumma pride march celebrations at a Melbourne pub soon veered, as they inevitably do in South Asian groups, to Bollywood – …

The proposed ‘War on Bottoms’ continues. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) finally introduces the “February 2020 Poisons Standard” which aims to regulate the sale of …

In yet another scandal for the Catholic Church in Australia, St Kevin’s College, one of Melbourne’s most expensive Catholic schools, is facing a storm of …

By Mike Hitch This year, just an hour north of Sydney’s bustling City, the Central Coast of NSW will be stepping up their LGBTQI festivities …

By Mike Hitch Get your hands up in the air and your hips swaying – Sissy Ball is back for a third encore at this …

By Rita Bratovich The morning of Sunday January 12 should have been filled with joy and love for a group of rainbow families who had …

By Mike Hitch Virginia has become the first Southern US state to pass broad-spectrum LGBTQI rights legislation banning discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. …

By Mike Hitch Pete Buttigieg seems to have made a strong second-placing showing in the latest voting results from the Democratic primary in New Hampshire. …

By Rita Bratovich Barely a month after Northern Ireland’s amended law on same-sex marriage came into effect, a lesbian couple has tied the knot and …

By Mike Hitch Indonesian President, Joko Widodo is currently visiting Australia with the hopes of improving trade relations between the two nations by signing a …

Star Observer sat down with Mardi Gras co-chair and Sydney Pride Interim CEO, Kate Wicket.  Kate Wickett remembers standing outside The Colombian several days before …

Sponsored content Council’s eighth annual ‘Feel the Love’ Mardi Gras reception is on Thursday, 6 February 2019 at Marrickville Library and Pavilion, 313 Marrickville Road, …

By Veronica Anassis After four decades on Oxford Street serving the leather, BDSM, and queer communities, Sax Fetish has been unceremoniously evicted from its premises. …

By Mike Hitch An independent review into the controversial sacking of former Matildas coach, Alen Stajcic has found there was no “lesbian mafia” orchestrating the …

A recent conversation during post-Midsumma pride march celebrations at a Melbourne pub soon veered, as they inevitably do in South Asian groups, to Bollywood – …

By Mike Hitch This year, just an hour north of Sydney’s bustling City, the Central Coast of NSW will be stepping up their LGBTQI festivities …

By Mike Hitch Get your hands up in the air and your hips swaying – Sissy Ball is back for a third encore at this …

Star Observer asked Ann-Marie Calihanna to photograph six community floats and ask participants what matters to them.  Ann-Marie Calihanna These portraits convey the inspiration and …

Feb 7 Andy Miller © Star Observer 2019 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) news in Australia, be sure …

Sunday 16th February 2020 Photographer- Ann-Marie Calilhanna © Star Observer 2019 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) news in …

Sunday 16th February 2020 Photographer- Ann-Marie Calilhanna © Star Observer 2019 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) news in …

Sunday 16th February 2020 Photographer- Ann-Marie Calilhanna © Star Observer 2019 | For the latest in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) news in …