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‘This Is Me’: Tamworth Farmer’s Journey To Being Herself

Annie Lewis — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 04:30:10 +0000

At the age of 65, one Tamworth farmer is the perfect example of how it’s never too late to be yourself. Dianne Harris was born presenting as male but from ...

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No Greek love tragedy for Olympian Ji Wallace

Corey Sinclair — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 22:23:09 +0000

DESPITE making headlines around the world when he came out publicly as gay in 2005, there was never a moment Olympic trampoline silver medalist Ji Wallace actually realised he was gay.

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Performer Natasha Jynel’s coming out was more like a “peeking out”

Shannon Power — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 02:14:42 +0000

“In Barbados if there’s a queer party happening it’s secret, there’s no photos, you don’t go out and hold hands with your partner.”

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‘I didn’t have a gay, Aboriginal role model and that’s what I needed most’

Shannon Power — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:49:31 +0000

BUZZFEED'S Walkley-nominated Indigenous Affairs reporter Allan Clarke opens up about coming out.

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‘I’ve had an opportunity to have a new life in my 40s’

Shannon Power — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 00:16:04 +0000

Sydney City Councillor Christine Forster shares the journey she's undertaken since her forced coming out.

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‘It was like a weight off my shoulders’

Shannon Power — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 02:27:45 +0000

Comedian and musician Jordan Raskopoulos talks about how her life has changed since announcing her transition.

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‘I thought it would be the end of my career’

Shannon Power — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 03:32:01 +0000

SBS newsreader Anton Enus has revealed how he was outed twice by fellow journalists.

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Closet Case: Sally Shipard

Shannon Power — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 06:02:38 +0000

After being part of Australia’s beloved Matildas squad in two World Cups and appearing in more than 60 international matches, it’s no doubt that Sally Shipard has had a stellar soccer career. But in her private life, her coming out journey has had its ups and downs. Shannon Power caught up with her to get the latest.

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Closet Case: Julie McCrossin

Shannon Power — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 04:34:29 +0000

In each monthly magazine of the Star Observer, a prominent Australian shares their coming out story. This month, Julie McCrossin tells Shannon Power how her initial rocky start as an out lesbian did nothing to prevent her from becoming a successful media personality and comedian.

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Closet Case: John Caldwell

Shannon Power — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 02:15:14 +0000

In the Star Observer’s latest monthly spotlight on coming out stories from prominent Australians, radio personality and former Midsumma ambassador John Caldwell explains the two stages of his own journey in publicly acknowledging his sexuality. Shannon Power reports.

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Closet Case: Lisa Harvey-Smith

Shannon Power — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 01:53:05 +0000

As one of Australia's most prominent astronomers, Lisa Harvey-Smith has rubbed shoulders with the likes of Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Buzz Aldrin. And as one of the world's only queer astronomers, she tells Shannon Power that she never takes her coming out story for granted.

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Closet Case: Paul Kidd

Matthew Wade — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 00:55:31 +0000

Earlier this year, Paul Kidd played a pivotal role in the campaign that led to the Victorian Government repealing a law which criminalised the transmission of HIV. As part of the Star Observer's regular segment of notable coming out stories, the long time HIV activist tells Matthew Wade how his early days of disclosing his HIV status influenced his advocacy work.

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Closet Case: Anna Brown

Matthew Wade — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:11:22 +0000

In 2014, Anna Brown was awarded the highest honour in a Victorian LGBTI community awards ceremony for her work in legal advocacy and reform. In the Star Observer's regular segment of notable coming out stories, Brown reveals to Matthew Wade that her experience was not defined by labels.

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Closet Case: Lachlan Beaton

Benedict Brook — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 08:27:31 +0000

Earlier this year, former Victorian Aussie Rules footballer Lachlan Beaton's emotional YouTube please for equality went viral. In the Star Observer's regular look at notable coming out stories, Beaton tells Benedict Brook the untold story of the fellow player who gave him the courage to finally be himself.

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Closet Case: Michael Kirby

Benedict Brook — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 05:59:42 +0000

Each issue, a prominent Australian shares their coming out tale. This month, former High Court judge, LGBTI advocate and man with the ear of the influential, Michael Kirby, tells Benedict Brook about the fear of growing up gay when homosexuality was illegal and the critical role bangers and mash played in welcoming his partner to the family.

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Closet Case: Monique Schafter

Benjamin Riley — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:05:01 +0000

Walkley Award-winning TV journalist Monique Schafter shares her coming out story in the latest instalment of Closet Case.

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Closet Case: Dirk Caber

Benjamin Riley — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 05:44:01 +0000

Dirk Caber is a composer and classical musician, and his husband Jesse Jackman is a writer and software engineer. Living together in Boston, they are also two of the most recognisable names and faces (among other things) in gay porn. For Caber, coming out to his parents as gay was one thing, but coming out to them as a porn star was a little trickier. He shares his story for Closet Case.

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Closet Case: Jesse Jackman

Benjamin Riley — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 05:43:53 +0000

Jesse Jackman is a writer and software engineer, and his husband Dirk Caber is a composer and classical musician. Living together in Boston, they are also two of the most recognisable names and faces (among other things) in gay porn. The first person Jackman came out to face-to-face turned out to be involved with an ex-gay ministry. He shares his story in this month's Closet Case.

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Closet Case: Tony Briffa

Benjamin Riley — Mon, 25 May 2015 08:18:48 +0000

The world's first openly intersex mayor, Tony Briffa, shares an often painful process of coming out as intersex in this month's Closet Case.

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Closet Case: Miriam Margolyes

Benjamin Riley — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 08:01:05 +0000

The incomparable Miriam Margolyes on coming out in the 60s and her friendship with Ian McKellen.

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