Chloe Sargeant, Author at Star Observer /author/chloesargeant Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Chloe Sargeant, Author at Star Observer /author/chloesargeant 32 32 Beloved Sydney Queer Performer Brent Thorpe Passes Away Age 61 /news/beloved-sydney-queer-performer-brent-thorpe-passes-away-age-61/240706 /news/beloved-sydney-queer-performer-brent-thorpe-passes-away-age-61/240706#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:18:18 +0000 /?p=240706 Beloved Sydney performer Brent Thorpe has passed away at age 61, with his husband confirming the news in a heartbreaking social media post shared today (Feb 2). 鈥淥n 6 January ...

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]]> /news/beloved-sydney-queer-performer-brent-thorpe-passes-away-age-61/240706/feed 0 Midsumma 2026: Star Observer鈥檚 Must-See Picks For Week 3 /news/midsumma-2026-star-observers-must-see-picks-for-week-3/240661 /news/midsumma-2026-star-observers-must-see-picks-for-week-3/240661#respond Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:33:55 +0000 /?p=240661 There鈥檚 such a glorious queer electricity that hums through Melbourne during Midsumma Festival, ain’t there? The third week of the festival arrives with that same glorious magic: artists finding their ...

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]]> /news/midsumma-2026-star-observers-must-see-picks-for-week-3/240661/feed 0 Marjorie Harwood: Mother Urges Chief Magistrate To Order Coronial Inquest Into Death In Custody /news/marjorie-harwood-mother-urges-chief-magistrate-to-order-coronial-inquest-into-death-in-custody/240649 /news/marjorie-harwood-mother-urges-chief-magistrate-to-order-coronial-inquest-into-death-in-custody/240649#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:47:22 +0000 /?p=240649 The mother of transgender woman Marjorie Harwood has renewed calls for a coronial inquest into her daughter鈥檚 death, urging Tasmania鈥檚 Chief Magistrate to exercise her discretion in light of new ...

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]]> /news/marjorie-harwood-mother-urges-chief-magistrate-to-order-coronial-inquest-into-death-in-custody/240649/feed 0 Federal Government Delivers On Funding Promise to Australian LGBTQ+ 今日吃瓜 Outlets /news/federal-government-delivers-on-funding-promise-to-australian-lgbtq-news-outlets/240589 /news/federal-government-delivers-on-funding-promise-to-australian-lgbtq-news-outlets/240589#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:46:10 +0000 /?p=240589 The Albanese Government has delivered on a $78,000 election commitment to support LGBTQ+ news outlets, with funding for three of Australia鈥檚 queer community publishers 鈥 including Star Observer. Star Observer ...

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]]> /news/federal-government-delivers-on-funding-promise-to-australian-lgbtq-news-outlets/240589/feed 0 Thorne Harbour Health Appoints Chad Hughes As New CEO /news/thorne-harbour-health-appoints-chad-hughes-as-new-ceo/240586 /news/thorne-harbour-health-appoints-chad-hughes-as-new-ceo/240586#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:23:04 +0000 /?p=240586 Thorne Harbour Health has announced the appointment of Chad Hughes as its next Chief Executive Officer, following a national recruitment process after the organisation鈥檚 longtime leader Simon Ruth stepped down ...

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]]> /news/thorne-harbour-health-appoints-chad-hughes-as-new-ceo/240586/feed 0 Midsumma 2026: Star Observer鈥檚 Must-See Picks For Week 2 /artsentertainment/midsumma-2026-star-observers-must-see-picks-for-week-2/240569 /artsentertainment/midsumma-2026-star-observers-must-see-picks-for-week-2/240569#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:27:20 +0000 /?p=240569 Let’s be honest, Midsumma doesn鈥檛 really do quiet weeks 鈥 but this one feels especially stacked. Between late-night dance floors, daylight community gatherings, moments of collective remembrance and some genuinely ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/midsumma-2026-star-observers-must-see-picks-for-week-2/240569/feed 0 Contentious Hate Speech & Gun Laws Passed In Late-Night Marathon Sitting /news/contentious-hate-speech-gun-laws-passed-in-late-night-marathon-sitting/240565 /news/contentious-hate-speech-gun-laws-passed-in-late-night-marathon-sitting/240565#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:47:59 +0000 /?p=240565 In the late hours of Tuesday evening (January 20), federal parliamentarians passed the controversial suite of hate speech and gun laws in a lengthy late-night vote. The Combatting Antisemitism, Hate ...

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]]> /news/contentious-hate-speech-gun-laws-passed-in-late-night-marathon-sitting/240565/feed 0 An Ode To The Bookshop Darlinghurst /opinion/an-ode-to-the-bookshop-darlinghurst/240562 /opinion/an-ode-to-the-bookshop-darlinghurst/240562#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:28:50 +0000 /?p=240562 Long before gay hockey romance dramas were the world鈥檚 most popular shows on major streaming services, before queer books were stocked on mainstream shelves, there was The Bookshop Darlinghurst 鈥 ...

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]]> /opinion/an-ode-to-the-bookshop-darlinghurst/240562/feed 0 Trailblazing Designer Valentino Passes Away Age 93 /artsentertainment/trailblazing-designer-valentino-passes-away-age-93/240560 /artsentertainment/trailblazing-designer-valentino-passes-away-age-93/240560#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:30:21 +0000 /?p=240560 Italian fashion icon Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93. Widely known simply as Valentino, Garavani founded his eponymous fashion house in Rome in 1960, building a global ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/trailblazing-designer-valentino-passes-away-age-93/240560/feed 0 How To Have The Best Midsumma Ever: Star Observer鈥檚 2026 Must-See Picks /news/how-to-have-the-best-midsumma-ever-star-observers-2026-must-see-picks/240493 /news/how-to-have-the-best-midsumma-ever-star-observers-2026-must-see-picks/240493#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:37:56 +0000 /?p=240493 There are LGBTQIA+ festivals, and then there鈥檚 Midsumma Festival 鈥 a sprawling, defiant, joyfully queer takeover of Melbourne. Every January and February, Midsumma reminds us what queer culture looks like ...

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]]> /news/how-to-have-the-best-midsumma-ever-star-observers-2026-must-see-picks/240493/feed 0 The Mardi Gras 2026 Fair Day Line-Up Has Been Revealed /artsentertainment/the-mardi-gras-2026-fair-day-line-up-has-been-revealed/240494 /artsentertainment/the-mardi-gras-2026-fair-day-line-up-has-been-revealed/240494#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:09:28 +0000 /?p=240494 Sydney鈥檚 most joyful daytime party is officially back on the calendar, with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras unveiling a stacked, sun-soaked line-up for Fair Day 2026. Returning to ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/the-mardi-gras-2026-fair-day-line-up-has-been-revealed/240494/feed 0 Why The Hell Wouldn’t LGBTQ+ People Be Included In The New Hate Speech Laws? /opinion/why-the-hell-wouldnt-lgbtq-people-be-included-in-the-new-hate-speech-laws/240483 /opinion/why-the-hell-wouldnt-lgbtq-people-be-included-in-the-new-hate-speech-laws/240483#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:20:19 +0000 /?p=240483 As the federal government moves to overhaul Australia鈥檚 hate speech laws, LGBTQIA+ Australians have once again been excluded from protections designed to curb vilification and violence. It鈥檚 a decision that ...

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]]> /opinion/why-the-hell-wouldnt-lgbtq-people-be-included-in-the-new-hate-speech-laws/240483/feed 1 Elon Musk Seeking Custody After His Son’s Mother Apologises To Trans Community /news/elon-musk-seeking-custody-after-his-sons-mother-apologises-to-trans-community/240487 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:22:35 +0000 /?p=240487 Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said he will seek full custody of his young son with conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair, due to St. Clair publicly apologising for past transphobic ...

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]]> Long-Acting HIV PrEP Drug Lenacapavir Approved 鈥 But Access Is Vital, Say Health Bodies /news/long-acting-hiv-prep-drug-lenacapavir-approved-but-access-is-vital-say-health-bodies/240475 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:51:56 +0000 /?p=240475 Australia has taken another regulatory step in HIV prevention, with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approving the long-acting HIV drug lenacapavir for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The twice-yearly injectable ...

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]]> Josh Cavallo Says He Left Adelaide United Because Of Homophobia /news/josh-cavallo-says-he-left-adelaide-united-because-of-homophobia/240473 /news/josh-cavallo-says-he-left-adelaide-united-because-of-homophobia/240473#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:14:23 +0000 /?p=240473 Former Adelaide United player Josh Cavallo has alleged he left the A-League club due to what he described as a homophobic environment, saying the experience caused him to question whether ...

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]]> /news/josh-cavallo-says-he-left-adelaide-united-because-of-homophobia/240473/feed 2 Wanda Sykes Thanks “God & Trans People” On Ricky Gervais’ Behalf At Golden Globes /artsentertainment/wanda-sykes-thanks-god-trans-people-on-ricky-gervais-behalf-at-golden-globes/240468 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:22:28 +0000 /?p=240468 Wanda Sykes doesn鈥檛 waste a good microphone 鈥 especially not one handed to her at the Golden Globes, with millions watching and Ricky Gervais nowhere in sight. At the ceremony ...

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]]> Heated Rivalry Star Hudson Williams Says Closeted Pro Athletes Are DMing Him /artsentertainment/heated-rivalry-star-hudson-williams-says-closeted-pro-athletes-are-dming-him/240436 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:19:53 +0000 /?p=240436 Heated Rivalry actor Hudson Williams has revealed that professional athletes who have not been able to publicly come out as LGBTQIA+ have contacted him in the wake of the gay ...

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]]> Queer Eye: Everything You Need To Know About The Final Season /artsentertainment/queer-eye-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-final-season/240416 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:28:09 +0000 /?p=240416 The trailer for the last-ever season of Queer Eye has arrived 鈥 and true to form, it鈥檚 already got fans wiping away tears. Netflix has confirmed that the Fab Five ...

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]]> ‘They Killed My Wife’: Shock & Protest As ICE Agent Fatally Shoots Woman in Minneapolis /news/they-killed-my-wife-shock-protest-as-ice-agent-fatally-shoots-woman-in-minneapolis/240407 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:28:56 +0000 /?p=240407 A woman fatally shot by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a federal enforcement operation in south Minneapolis has been identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, ...

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]]> Black, Fat & F**gy: A Born Diva, Milo Hartill Is Changing The Game /features/black-fat-fgy-a-born-diva-milo-hartill-is-changing-the-game/240405 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:42:17 +0000 /?p=240405 鈥淢ulti-hyphenate diva & dickhead鈥, reads the email signature of Milo Hartill. But a slightly more succinct descriptor for the stunning Hartill is 鈥榚ntertainer鈥: someone faithfully dedicated to making us laugh, ...

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