Amelie Mcintosh, Author at Star Observer /author/ameliemcintosh Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:24:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Amelie Mcintosh, Author at Star Observer /author/ameliemcintosh 32 32 The Divide Between Masc And Butch: Why Lesbians Are Choosing One Label Over The Other /opinion/masc-and-butch-divide/241319 /opinion/masc-and-butch-divide/241319#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:36:32 +0000 /?p=241319 Are you a self-described ‘pretty girl in boy’s clothes’? Or maybe you’ve been burnt by one too many ‘hey mamas lesbians’? Open TikTok and you’ll be bombarded with a series ...

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]]> /opinion/masc-and-butch-divide/241319/feed 1 Where Are Melbourne’s Lesbian Bars? Queer Women Are Building Their Own Nightlife Instead /news/where-are-melbournes-lesbian-bars-queer-women-are-building-their-own-nightlife-instead/241198 /news/where-are-melbournes-lesbian-bars-queer-women-are-building-their-own-nightlife-instead/241198#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:14:44 +0000 /?p=241198 It’s a question you hear a lot: where are the lesbian bars in this day and age? Amelie McIntosh explores how lesbian nightlife has evolved, and how queer women in ...

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]]> /news/where-are-melbournes-lesbian-bars-queer-women-are-building-their-own-nightlife-instead/241198/feed 0 30, Furry & Thriving: Three Decades Of Bears At Mardi Gras /pride-guide/30-furry-thriving-three-decades-of-bears-at-mardi-gras/240895 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:05:13 +0000 /?p=240895 Ahoy, mate! All hands on deck, because Bear Essentials is turning 30, and you’re going sailing to celebrate! Harbour City Bears is Sydney’s only community group dedicated to bears — ...

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]]> Mardi Gras Spotlights The Power & Joy of Australia’s Trans Community /pride-guide/mardi-gras-spotlights-the-power-joy-of-australias-trans-community/240891 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:30:13 +0000 /?p=240891 The ‘Hot Trans Mardi Gras’ program is promising to fire up Mardi Gras like never before. Just a few years old, the program has been significantly broadened in 2026 in ...

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]]> Remembering Our Queer Elders At Marks Park Sunrise Ceremony /pride-guide/remembering-our-queer-elders-at-marks-park-sunrise-ceremony/240893 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:29:45 +0000 /?p=240893 The Marks Park Sunrise Ceremony invites you to join for a gathering at sunrise to commemorate all lost to homophobic and transphobic violence, and commit to ending bigotry and prejudice ...

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]]> ‘Perfect Arrangement’ Explores Lavender Marriages During The Red Scare /pride-guide/perfect-arrangement-explores-lavender-marriages-during-the-red-scare/240713 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:09:02 +0000 /?p=240713 Are you ready to take a step back in time, and immerse yourself in the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement? Perfect Arrangement at the New Theatre — ...

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]]> What You Can Expect From Fair Day 2026 /pride-guide/what-you-can-expect-from-fair-day-2026/240709 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:38:18 +0000 /?p=240709 Fair Day is back and it’s promising to be bigger and more exciting than ever before, so grab your friends, your most bedazzled outfits, and get ready for a day ...

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