Patrick Lenton, Author at Star Observer /author/patricklenton Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTIA+ agenda since 1979 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:49:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Patrick Lenton, Author at Star Observer /author/patricklenton 32 32 Call For Fundraising To Support Victim Of Hate Crimes 78er Titi Chartay /news/community-news/78er-titi-chartay-attacked/242021 /news/community-news/78er-titi-chartay-attacked/242021#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:00:15 +0000 /?p=242021 Sydney activist and 78er Titi Chartay, has been hospitalised after two alleged assaults at her Glebe public housing home. She says she sustained serious injuries and that her dog was ...

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]]> /news/community-news/78er-titi-chartay-attacked/242021/feed 0 Israel Folau Expresses Support For Kane Evans After The Former NRL Player Comes Out As Gay /news/israel-folau-kane-evans/242128 /news/israel-folau-kane-evans/242128#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:34:37 +0000 /?p=242128 In unexpected news, former NRL player Israel Folau has shown support on social media for former NRL player Kane Evans after Evans came out as gay during an interview on ...

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]]> /news/israel-folau-kane-evans/242128/feed 0 Prudes Are Clutching Their Pearls Over A HelloFresh Pride Ad /news/hellofresh-pride-ad/242126 /news/hellofresh-pride-ad/242126#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:33:43 +0000 /?p=242126 A Pride themed advertisement from meal-delivery company HelloFresh has riled up all the prudes and conservatives. It’s both incredibly funny and a sobering reminder of how even innocuous jokes can ...

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]]> /news/hellofresh-pride-ad/242126/feed 0 Talking The Queer Horror And Desire Of ‘Leviticus’ With Creator Adrian Chiarella /artsentertainment/adrian-chiarella-leviticus-interview/242119 /artsentertainment/adrian-chiarella-leviticus-interview/242119#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:14:32 +0000 /?p=242119 “I wanted to make a film about that about how we were going backwards in a way, but I didn’t want to go backwards as a filmmaker,” says writer and ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/adrian-chiarella-leviticus-interview/242119/feed 0 Mark Latham To Pay Alex Greenwich $140,000 After Losing Homophobic Tweet Appeal /news/mark-latham-alex-greenwich-appeal/242116 /news/mark-latham-alex-greenwich-appeal/242116#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:00:35 +0000 /?p=242116 Former One Nation and Labor leader Mark Latham has lost an appeal against a Federal Court decision that found he defamed NSW independent MP Alex Greenwich in a 2023 social ...

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]]> /news/mark-latham-alex-greenwich-appeal/242116/feed 0 Hamish MacDonald Explains Why Kane Evans’ Coming Out Story Is 今日吃瓜worthy /news/hamish-macdonald-kane-evans/242114 /news/hamish-macdonald-kane-evans/242114#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:14:14 +0000 /?p=242114 One of the biggest stories in Australian news this week is the coming out of former-NRL player Kane Evans, who spoke emotionally during an interview on 100% Footy about having ...

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]]> /news/hamish-macdonald-kane-evans/242114/feed 1 Please Enjoy All These Beautiful People Wearing Underwear In Calvin Klein’s Pride 2026 Campaign /artsentertainment/calvin-klein-pride-2026/242109 /artsentertainment/calvin-klein-pride-2026/242109#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:11:25 +0000 /?p=242109 Calvin Klein has launched its Pride 2026 campaign, introducing a limited-edition collection alongside a creator-led advertising project featuring model and athlete Jordan Rand, dancer Sam Salter, and artist Deon Hinton. ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/calvin-klein-pride-2026/242109/feed 0 “I Was Living In Denial”: Former NRL Player Kane Evans Comes Out As Gay /news/kane-evans-nrl-gay/242104 /news/kane-evans-nrl-gay/242104#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:45:43 +0000 /?p=242104 Former NRL player and Fijian international Kane Evans has come out as gay, revealing the news in a raw interview on Channel Nine鈥檚 100% Footy, which also covered alcohol, substance ...

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]]> /news/kane-evans-nrl-gay/242104/feed 1 Dr Dov Degen Awarded OAM For Medicine And Mental Health Advocacy /news/dov-degen-oam/242058 /news/dov-degen-oam/242058#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:55 +0000 /?p=242058 Melbourne doctor and proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Dr Dov Degen, has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for service to ...

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]]> /news/dov-degen-oam/242058/feed 0 “Trans Rights Are Human Rights”: Paul Mescal Issues Public Statement Supporting Trans Rights /news/paul-mescal-trans-rights/242051 /news/paul-mescal-trans-rights/242051#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:39:15 +0000 /?p=242051 Normal People and All Of Us Strangers star Paul Mescal has issued his first public statement in support of trans rights, ahead of the return of London Trans+ Pride (LT+P) ...

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]]> /news/paul-mescal-trans-rights/242051/feed 0 Support For Same-Sex Marriage Drops In The US After Years Of Growth /news/international-news-news/same-sex-marriage-us-gallup/242049 /news/international-news-news/same-sex-marriage-us-gallup/242049#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:54:24 +0000 /?p=242049 Support for same-sex marriage and broader LGBTQIA+ acceptance in the United States has declined slightly after several years of relative stability, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll found ...

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]]> /news/international-news-news/same-sex-marriage-us-gallup/242049/feed 1 Gay Wiradjuri Man Jake Gablonski Explores Identity And Belonging In New Book ‘Brave Like Bunji’ /artsentertainment/jake-gablonski-interview/242046 /artsentertainment/jake-gablonski-interview/242046#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:30:18 +0000 /?p=242046 鈥淎s a kid, you start to notice what feels safe and what doesn鈥檛,鈥 he says. 鈥淪ometimes one part of you might be welcome in a space, but another isn鈥檛,” says ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/jake-gablonski-interview/242046/feed 0 Sorry About The Mess: Cassie Workman Is Gifting The World A Punk Trans Superhero /features/sorry-about-the-mess-cassie-workman-is-gifting-the-world-a-punk-trans-superhero/242043 /features/sorry-about-the-mess-cassie-workman-is-gifting-the-world-a-punk-trans-superhero/242043#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:01:04 +0000 /?p=242043 Created by Australian comedian and musician Cassie Workman, Sorry About The Mess is a new animated comedy series following Alice Peril, the transgender lead singer of punk band SUX.聽 Alice鈥檚 ...

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]]> /features/sorry-about-the-mess-cassie-workman-is-gifting-the-world-a-punk-trans-superhero/242043/feed 0 Hate Crime Laws Strengthening Protections For LGBTQIA+ People Passes NSW Parliament /news/hate-crime-laws-nsw-parliament/242025 /news/hate-crime-laws-nsw-parliament/242025#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:11:41 +0000 /?p=242025 NSW Parliament has passed the Minns Labor Government鈥檚 Crimes Legislation Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2026, with the legislation strengthening protections for LGBTQIA+ people. The reforms expand “post and boast” offences ...

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]]> /news/hate-crime-laws-nsw-parliament/242025/feed 1 Chris Minns Urges NSW Parliament To Pass Violence Against Gay Teenagers Bill /news/gay-hate-crimes-bill-delayed/242020 /news/gay-hate-crimes-bill-delayed/242020#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:05:37 +0000 /?p=242020 NSW Premier Chris Minns has called on the Legislative Council to pass the Violence Against Gay Teenagers Bill, during Question Time in Parliament on Tuesday. Responding to a question from ...

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]]> /news/gay-hate-crimes-bill-delayed/242020/feed 0 ‘The Tragic Sequel To The 1978 Mardi Gras’: Calls For Herzog Protest Charges To Be Dropped /news/national-news/herzog-protest-charges-mardi-gras/242016 /news/national-news/herzog-protest-charges-mardi-gras/242016#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:12:05 +0000 /?p=242016 The NSW Greens and 43 civil society organisations have signed an open letter to the NSW Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Police and the NSW Police Commissioner calling for all criminal ...

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]]> /news/national-news/herzog-protest-charges-mardi-gras/242016/feed 0 New Petition Urges MPs to Reject Changes to Australia鈥檚 Anti-Discrimination Framework /news/equality-australia-discrimination-petition/242011 /news/equality-australia-discrimination-petition/242011#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:42:32 +0000 /?p=242011 Equality Australia has launched a petition calling on MPs to reject proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act, with the organisation warning the reforms could weaken protections for transgender and ...

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]]> /news/equality-australia-discrimination-petition/242011/feed 1 Slop! That! Train! Early Reviewers Allege RuPaul Film Has “Conspicuous” Use Of AI /artsentertainment/slop-that-train-early-reviewers-allege-rupaul-film-has-conspicuous-use-of-ai/242009 /artsentertainment/slop-that-train-early-reviewers-allege-rupaul-film-has-conspicuous-use-of-ai/242009#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:56:19 +0000 /?p=242009 Stop! That! TrAIn! Eagle eyed (or possibly just normal-eyed) viewers of the RuPaul feature film Stop! That! Train! have alleged that the film is absolutely packed with AI. Filmmaker and ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/slop-that-train-early-reviewers-allege-rupaul-film-has-conspicuous-use-of-ai/242009/feed 0 New HIV Treatment Could Allow People To Stop Taking Medication Daily /news/hiv-treatment-research/242006 /news/hiv-treatment-research/242006#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 22:50:28 +0000 /?p=242006 A new clinical trial has shown that an immune-based HIV treatment may allow some people to temporarily stop taking daily medication while maintaining viral control, according to research led by ...

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]]> /news/hiv-treatment-research/242006/feed 0 The 2026 Census Includes LGBTQ People For The First Time. What Can We Expect? /news/census-2026-lgbtq-explainer/241974 /news/census-2026-lgbtq-explainer/241974#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 07:11:40 +0000 /?p=241974 The 2026 Australian Census will, for the first time, include questions designed to capture data on sexual orientation and gender identity, marking a significant shift after years of advocacy from ...

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