Jacques Nieuwoudt, Author at Star Observer /author/jacquesnieuwoudt Setting Australia’s LGBTIA+ agenda since 1979 Sat, 30 May 2026 03:48:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Jacques Nieuwoudt, Author at Star Observer /author/jacquesnieuwoudt 32 32 AJ Lamarque: From Locker Room Joke to Basketball Pride Ambassador & Comedy Legend /artsentertainment/meet-aj-lamarque-from-locker-room-joke-to-basketball-ambassador/241970 /artsentertainment/meet-aj-lamarque-from-locker-room-joke-to-basketball-ambassador/241970#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 03:48:03 +0000 /?p=241970 AJ Lamarque isn’t just a nerd, he’s every high school bully’s wet dream. He’s an amateur Egyptologist, a stand-up comedian, a biomedicine graduate, and, well, a gay twink. And yet, ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/meet-aj-lamarque-from-locker-room-joke-to-basketball-ambassador/241970/feed 0 “A Three Day Bender In One Hour”: Oli Mathiesen’s Tribute To Rave /artsentertainment/stage/queer-maori-dancer-oli-mathiesens-tribute-to-rave/241775 Fri, 08 May 2026 02:06:54 +0000 /?p=241775 Tonight, “The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave” commences its second show in Sydney as part of Sydney Dance Company’s 2026 INDance season. The homage to rave culture, choreographed by ...

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]]> 5 Arrows: How Christopher Gurusamy Is Queering Classical Indian Dance /artsentertainment/5-arrows-christopher-gurusamy-interview/241737 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:56:04 +0000 /?p=241737 In just a few short days, “5 Arrows” will ensorcel Sydney audiences with an embodied story of yearning, lust, and desire. The work is part of Sydney Dance Company’s 2026 ...

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]]> Tinder Is Using AI to Quietly ‘Fix’ Your Photos /news/tinder-is-using-ai-to-quietly-fix-your-photos/241715 Sun, 03 May 2026 01:39:02 +0000 /?p=241715 I woke up this morning to discover a photo on my Tinder profile that, for lack of better words, wasn’t me. While I recognised the image, my skin now had ...

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]]> Sydney Council Motion Commits to Protection Amidst Surge of LGBTQ+ Hate Incidents /news/sydney-council-motion-commits-to-protection-amidst-surge-of-lgbtq-hate-incidents/241692 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:11:50 +0000 /?p=241692 City of Sydney Council passed a motion on Tuesday night reaffirming its commitment to protecting the safety of  LGBTQIA+ residents. The motion, commended by Councillor Zann Maxwell, calls on the ...

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]]> POOF DOOF Launches Record Label With Debut Release From Jimi The Kween /artsentertainment/poof-doof-launches-record-label-with-debut-release-from-jimi-the-kween/241620 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:08:13 +0000 /?p=241620 Australian queer nightlife royalty POOF DOOF, known for its iconic parties at Chasers in Melbourne and at Arq (formerly) in Sydney, has announced the launch of a new record label: ...

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]]> Gay Visual Artist Venn Miles Drops Erotic Solo Exhibition /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/gay-visual-artist-venn-miles-drops-erotic-solo-exhibition/241507 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:36:03 +0000 /?p=241507 Sydney painter and Sniffies heartthrob Venn Miles is opening his third solo-exhibition this Saturday. The body of work, entitled “Act Out, Desire Me”, explores how a lubed, naked body might ...

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]]> OPINION: Kristi Noem Supports The Execution of Innocents. But We’re Talking About Her Husband’s Tits? /opinion/opinion-kristi-noem/241432 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:00:48 +0000 /?p=241432 On Tuesday, leaked photos revealed the husband of Kristi Noem, former DHS secretary, Bryon Noem, wearing large inflated balloons under his shirt, the knots positioned outward to resemble nipples. The ...

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]]> Bisexual AFL Star Mitch Brown Announces He And His Partner Are Expecting /artsentertainment/mitch-brown-pregnancy-announcement/241429 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:57:58 +0000 /?p=241429 West Coast Eagles Premiership winner Mitch Brown has revealed he and his partner Louisa Keck are expecting their first child together later this year. The former footy star and AFL’s ...

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]]> OPINION: I Started A Club For Gay Men. It Changed My Life. /opinion/opinion-i-started-a-club-for-gay-men-it-changed-my-life/241427 /opinion/opinion-i-started-a-club-for-gay-men-it-changed-my-life/241427#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:23:08 +0000 /?p=241427 At the start of 2025, I found myself in a bit of a pickle. I’d been living in Darlinghurst for four years, but despite growing up in Sydney and living ...

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]]> /opinion/opinion-i-started-a-club-for-gay-men-it-changed-my-life/241427/feed 2 Charli XCX, Local Aussie Heroes, & “Stylish Sapphic Vampires”: Sydney Film Festival Previews Their 2026 Program /artsentertainment/sydney-film-festival-preview-2026-program/241403 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:40:59 +0000 /?p=241403 A full month ahead of their official announcement, Sydney Film Festival has revealed 13 seductive films from their program of over 200 set to screen from June 3 – 13. ...

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]]> Meet The Polyamorous Bookbinder Bringing His “Flehr” To The Ancestral Craft /life-style/meet-the-polyamorous-bookbinder-bringing-his-flehr-to-the-ancestral-craft/241336 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:15:13 +0000 /?p=241336 Robert Flehr is many things. Among them, a bookbinder, leatherworker, paper marbler, calligrapher, plant daddy, herbalist, amateur bodybuilder, former contemporary dancer, collector of amber, and father to two delightful rescue ...

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]]> Olympic Committee Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Games /news/international-news-news/olympic-committee-bans-transgender-athletes-from-womens-games/241333 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:45:52 +0000 /?p=241333 Transgender women will be prohibited from participating in women’s events at the Olympics following a recent announcement made by the The International Olympic Committee (IOC). The contentious rule, dubbed the ...

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]]> Mardi Gras Raised $440k Through New Fundraising Initiatives In 2026 /news/mardi-gras-raised-440k-through-new-fundraising-initiatives-in-2026/241149 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:31:41 +0000 /?p=241149 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has raised a historic $440,000 this festival season, the organisation ascribing this significant jump to “a powerful show of community belief in the future ...

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]]> Laneway Is Back For Mardi Gras And It’s Bringing Music And Mayhem /pride-guide/laneway-mardi-gras-2026/240926 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:17:30 +0000 /?p=240926 As the sun sets on Mardi Gras 2026, there is one Sydney street that will still be ablaze with the last and loudest roars of ecstatica. Where you’ll lose your ...

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]]> It Starts With A ‘VrrooOOOMMMM’: The Glittering Icon That Is The Sydney Mardi Gras Parade /pride-guide/it-starts-with-a-vrrooooommmm-the-glittering-icon-that-is-the-sydney-mardi-gras-parade/241006 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:38:04 +0000 /?p=241006 It all starts with a “vrrooOOOMMMM”. A chorus of over a hundred motorcycle engines call the city of Sydney to attention. Eager, glitter-faced crowds peer over barricades, waiting in gleefully ...

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]]> Drag For Good Offers Iconic Drag, Trivia, Prizes AND Makes The World A Better Place /pride-guide/drag-for-good-offers-iconic-drag-trivia-prizes-and-makes-the-world-a-better-place/240976 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:47:43 +0000 /?p=240976 A sweet, nutty blini downed with a sip of smooth merlot. The wry chuckle of a stunning drag queen. You (and the patron beside you) cry-laughing. A question about the ...

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]]> Sydney Mardi Gras Is Holding The Inaugural ‘Mardi Gala Ball’ In 2026 To Raise Funds /pride-guide/mardi-gala-ball/240812 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:41:35 +0000 /?p=240812 Imagine this: you close your eyes as your tongue curls around a decadent dessert, prepared by a Masterchef. Actually, since you are seated in a lavish, heritage-listed hall directly above ...

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]]> Sydney Mardi Gras’ Progress Pride Flag Raising Spotlights LGBTQ+ Progress, Joy & Resilience /pride-guide/progress-pride-flag-raising-ceremony/240760 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:41:23 +0000 /?p=240760 There’s some who might think the Progress Pride flag raising ceremony is no big deal. After all, our signature rainbow is in every shop window on Oxford Street, not to ...

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]]> THICK ‘N’ JUICY Fair Day After Party /pride-guide/thick-n-juicy-fair-day-after-party/240721 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:10:21 +0000 /?p=240721 Why did the muscle bear cross the road? To get to the big boys on the other side, of course. And when we say across the road, we mean it ...

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