Barbarella Karpinski, Author at Star Observer /author/barbarellakarpinski Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:16:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Barbarella Karpinski, Author at Star Observer /author/barbarellakarpinski 32 32 The Underground: Transforming Sites of Queer History /artsentertainment/the-underground-transforming-sites-of-queer-history/237817 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:49:55 +0000 /?p=237817 A personal reflection on repurposing traumatic sites into spaces of cultural memory. This article explores the complex intersections of queer history, trauma, memory, and the ethical responsibilities of cultural institutions ...

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]]> Marketing The Margins: The Long Fight For Sex Worker Inclusion in Mardi Gras /features/marketing-the-margins-the-long-fight-for-sex-worker-inclusion-in-mardi-gras/235623 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:37:43 +0000 /?p=235623 ‘Marketing The Margins: Decades of Fighting For Sex Worker Inclusion in Mardi Gras’ is an opinion piece by Barbarella Karpinski, a 78er, journalist, and former striptease artist who is currently ...

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]]> The Equality Bill – Stripped-Down, Skimpy but Still Standing /opinion/the-equality-bill-stripped-down-skimpy-but-still-standing/233449 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 03:06:11 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233449 Last night, on October 17, NSW Parliament passed the stripped-down Equality Bill, brought by Independent MP Alex Greenwich. Claims of sell-out over the Equality Bill In response to Pride in ...

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