Mae Rawson, Author at Star Observer /author/mae-rawson Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:17:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Mae Rawson, Author at Star Observer /author/mae-rawson 32 32 LGBTQ+ Celebs & Politicians Rally To Support Wayside Chapel For Homelessness Week 2025 /news/lgbtq-celebs-politicians-rally-to-support-wayside-chapel-for-homelessness-week-2025/237927 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:16:17 +0000 /?p=237927 Politicians and LGBTQIA+ celebs got up early to join Wayside Chapel in acknowledging Homelessness Week, and had a shower to advocate for people sleeping rough this winter.  Yesterday was Wayside ...

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]]> Newcastle Pride Returns For Sixth Year, Bigger Louder & Prouder Than Ever /news/newcastle-pride-returns-for-sixth-year-bigger-louder-prouder-than-ever/237923 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:45:52 +0000 /?p=237923 Newcastle Pride is back for its sixth year, with the theme, Our Pride! Our Truth!, returning bigger, louder, and prouder than ever before, happening from 3–26 October.  For three weeks, ...

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]]> Poppin Out Is Starting Adelaide Pride Off With a Bang /artsentertainment/poppin-out-is-starting-adelaide-pride-off-with-a-bang/237831 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:55:35 +0000 /?p=237831 Adelaide Pride is aiming to be gayer, louder, and better than ever before, with the city’s coolest street party, Poppin Out, kickstarting it with non-stop dancing and music. Poppin’ Out ...

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]]> London Trans + Pride Event Breaks Record Numbers /news/international-news-news/london-trans-pride-event-breaks-record-numbers/237814 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:04:47 +0000 /?p=237814 100,000 people marched through London on Saturday, 26 July, making it the largest event for London Trans + Pride ever, according to the organisers.  Concluding at Parliament Square, Trans Pride ...

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]]> The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Metropolitan Community Church Sydney Celebrates 50 Years of Togetherness /news/the-lgbtq-inclusive-metropolitan-community-church-sydney-celebrates-50-years-of-togetherness/237738 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:42:29 +0000 /?p=237738 Metropolitan Community Church of Sydney (MCCS), a beloved LGBTQIA+ inclusive church in the heart of Sydney, is celebrating 50 years of faith, love and togetherness this year.  Upholding the pillars ...

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]]> Mark Trevorrow (aka Bob Downe) Is Back With A Stunning Cabaret Show on Oxford Street /artsentertainment/mark-trevorrow-aka-bob-downe-is-back-with-a-stunning-cabaret-show-on-oxford-street/237710 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:42:50 +0000 /?p=237710 After a sold-out national tour of Old Friends Sing Sondheim, and fresh off Choose Bob! 40 Ridiculous Years of Bob Downe — which wowed crowds at the Brisbane, Melbourne, and ...

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]]> Alarm Bells From Leading HIV & LGBTQ+ Orgs after Drastic Drop in HIV Funding /news/alarm-bells-from-leading-hiv-lgbtq-orgs-after-drastic-drop-in-hiv-funding/237619 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 06:30:04 +0000 /?p=237619 The National Federation for Australia’s leading HIV and LGBTQIA+ organisations have warned that global progress towards ending HIV transmission is at serious risk of being undone, after major funding has ...

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]]> LGBTQIA+ Figures Denounce Supreme Court’s Ruling at London Pride /news/lgbtqia-figures-denounce-supreme-courts-ruling-at-london-pride/237531 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:22:13 +0000 /?p=237531 High profile figures have joined together at the London Pride parade to voice concern about trans rights being under attack, condemning the Supreme Court’s Gender ruling earlier this year. Singer ...

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]]> Spice Girl Mel B Marries Hair Stylist Rory McPhee In Glamorous Ceremony /news/spice-girl-mel-b-marries-hair-stylist-rory-mcphee-in-glamorous-ceremony/237524 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:57:01 +0000 /?p=237524 Spice Girl, Mel B, known best as Scary Spice in the famous girl group, has tied the knot with celebrity hairstylist Rory McPhee.  The pair wed in a glamorous ceremony ...

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]]> Blue Plaques Awarded To LGBTQIA+ Icons Bobby Goldsmith and Ida Leeson /news/blue-plaques-awarded-to-lgbtqia-icons-bobby-goldsmith-and-ida-leeson/237435 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:15:22 +0000 /?p=237435 Fierce activists and community icons, Bobby Goldsmith and Ida Leeson, have been commemorated with a blue plaque, praising their actions that helped the progression of the LGBTQIA+ community. Goldsmith’s and ...

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