Community 今日吃瓜 Archives - Star Observer /category/news/community-news Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Community 今日吃瓜 Archives - Star Observer /category/news/community-news 32 32 Advocacy Groups Call To Recognise The “Often-Invisible” Carers Supporting Trans Mental Health /news/trans-mentel-health-carers/241419 /news/trans-mentel-health-carers/241419#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:23:33 +0000 /?p=241419 The mental health of trans, non-binary and gender diverse Australians is shaped not only by access to services, but by often-unseen networks of care. Tandem, Transgender Victoria and Transcend Australia ...

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Bookshop Darlinghurst Among Oxford Street Venues Proposed For Heritage Listing /news/community-news/oxford-street-heritage-listing/241399 /news/community-news/oxford-street-heritage-listing/241399#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:04:02 +0000 /?p=241399 Sydney鈥檚 queer cultural heart could soon see more of its past formally protected, as the City of Sydney announces new plans to heritage list a wave of historically significant LGBTQIA+ ...

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“Why not?”: Former AFL Player Leigh Ryswyk Has Come Out As Gay /news/why-not-former-afl-player-leigh-ryswyk-has-come-out-as-gay/241313 /news/why-not-former-afl-player-leigh-ryswyk-has-come-out-as-gay/241313#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:37:48 +0000 /?p=241313 Former AFL player Leigh Ryswyk has come out as gay during an interview with GayFL, the JOY 94.9 football radio show, making him the first male AFL player, past or ...

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Sydney Might Be Getting An Inner City LGBTIQA+ Services Hub /news/sydney-lgbtiqa-services-hub/241293 /news/sydney-lgbtiqa-services-hub/241293#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:57:19 +0000 /?p=241293 The City of Sydney Council has unanimously backed the Inner City Legal Centre鈥檚 calls for support to establish an inner city LGBTIQA+ Services Hub. Demand for the Inner City Legal ...

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Oxford Street’s Iconic Stonewall Hotel Has Gone Into Administration /news/stonewall-hotel-administration/241229 /news/stonewall-hotel-administration/241229#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:38:06 +0000 /?p=241229 The heart and soul of gay Oxford Street, the Stonewall Hotel has gone into administration. A notice was taped to the front of the Stonewall Hotel in Darlinghurst, notifying customers. ...

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Alex Greenwich Supports Heritage Nomination For Gay Sanctuary Kings Beach /news/kings-beach-heritage-alex-greenwich/241185 /news/kings-beach-heritage-alex-greenwich/241185#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:28:30 +0000 /?p=241185 MP for Sydney Alex Greenwich has joined the fight to get iconic historical gay nude sanctuary Kings Beach on the NSW Heritage List, sending a letter to Minister for Heritage ...

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Why The Grave Of Gay Bushranger James Nesbitt Deserves To Be Properly Marked /news/james-nesbitt-grave-marked/241182 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:41:56 +0000 /?p=241182 For nearly 150 years, bushranger James Nesbitt, who is believed to be the romantic partner of the famous Captain Moonlite, has been lying in an unmarked grave at North Gundagai ...

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Brisbane Drag Community Mourns The Passing Of DJ Merlin /news/dj-merlin-brisbane/241179 /news/dj-merlin-brisbane/241179#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:24:06 +0000 /?p=241179 Brisbane home of drag, Sporties has announced the passing of resident DJ and beloved queer community member DJ Merlin, also known as Glenn Price. “Sporties would like to inform all ...

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“Bloody Glorious”: Maxi Shield Farewelled With Procession Down Oxford Street /news/maxi-shield-oxford-street-memorial/241160 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:52:53 +0000 /?p=241160 Maxi Shield has made her final journey down Oxford Street, with a funeral procession being held so loved ones and fans alike could say farewell to the beloved drag queen ...

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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 鈥渁 powerful show of community belief in the future ...

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Everyone Is Invited To Help Farewell The Fabulous And Beloved Maxi Shield /news/maxi-shield-memorial/241113 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:38:30 +0000 /?p=241113 A date and location has been announced for a fabulous send off for the beloved Sydney queen Maxi Shield, who passed away in February at the age of 51 after ...

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鈥淭he Worst Part Was The Shame鈥: What Happened After Jack Was Lured Into A Gay Hate Crime Ambush Off Grindr /news/jack-gay-hate-crime-grindr/241064 /news/jack-gay-hate-crime-grindr/241064#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:40:31 +0000 /?p=241064 In February 2020, Jack Jacobs was on a tram in Melbourne, planning to go out clubbing, when he began chatting with 鈥渟omeone鈥 on Grindr who was around his age, and ...

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EXPLAINER: Lesbian Action Group Try Third Legal Attempt To Ban Trans Women From Events /news/lesbian-action-group-explainer/241012 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:23:56 +0000 /?p=241012 A trans exclusionary group called the Lesbian Action Group (LAG) has been in court this week, appealing a decision by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that ruled the group ...

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Patrick Lenton Joins Star Observer As Our New Digital Manager & Journalist /profile/patrick-lenton-joins-star-observer/240956 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:20:35 +0000 /?p=240956 Star Observer is absolutely delighted (to the point of dramatic gay dizziness) to announce that acclaimed writer, editor and cultural commentator Patrick Lenton has officially joined our editorial team as ...

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Conservatives Are Freaking TF Out About NSW Liberals Leader Marching In Mardi Gras /news/kellie-sloane-mardi-gras/240977 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:49:28 +0000 /?p=240977 NSW Liberal leader Kellie Sloane has ruffled the feathers of some conservative peers with her plans to march in Mardi Gras, with a “Kellie and the Sloane Rangers” Liberal Pride ...

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Anti-Trans Activist Wins eSafety Legal Battle After “Menacing” Post About VIC School Teacher /news/anti-trans-activist-esafety-commission/240941 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:52:49 +0000 /?p=240941 An anti-trans activist and Sydney-based member of the US-founded group Gays Against Groomers has won a legal fight against the eSafety watchdog, after a post attacking a Melbourne primary school ...

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Sydney Pride Guide | Festival Edition 2026 /latest-issues/star-observer/sydney-pride-edition-2026-2-2/240805 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:00:29 +0000 /?p=240805 The post Sydney Pride Guide | Festival Edition 2026 appeared first on Star Observer.

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Beloved Sydney Queer Performer Brent Thorpe Passes Away Age 61 /news/beloved-sydney-queer-performer-brent-thorpe-passes-away-age-61/240706 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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WA Police Investigate Anti-Trans Stickers In Perth Parks /news/wa-police-investigate-anti-trans-stickers-in-perth-parks/240329 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:19:37 +0000 /?p=240329 The Western Australian Police Force are actively searching for vandals responsible for anti-trans propaganda posted in Subiaco. WA’s State Security Investigation Group Hate Crime Team are working to find the ...

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78ers In Support Of Legal Challenge To New Anti-Protest Laws In NSW /news/78ers-in-support-of-legal-challenge-to-new-anti-protest-laws-in-nsw/240326 /news/78ers-in-support-of-legal-challenge-to-new-anti-protest-laws-in-nsw/240326#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:07:26 +0000 /?p=240326 Five 78ers, veterans of the first Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in June 1978 are speaking out against new anti-protest laws passed in NSW last week. The group, who were ...

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