Community 今日吃瓜 Archives - Star Observer /category/news/community-news 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 Community 今日吃瓜 Archives - Star Observer /category/news/community-news 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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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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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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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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NSW Parliament Marks 10 Years Since Historic Apology To 78ers /news/nsw-parliament-78ers/241971 /news/nsw-parliament-78ers/241971#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 06:19:36 +0000 /?p=241971 NSW Parliament has marked a decade since its formal apology to the 78ers, in a commemorative sitting recognising the anniversary of the 2016 parliamentary statement acknowledging the events surrounding the ...

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Kris Bee Bacon: Meet The Man Behind The Playful Fashion Brand Made By & For LGBTQIA+ People /news/kris-bee-bacon-meet-the-man-behind-the-playful-fashion-brand-made-by-for-lgbtqia-people/241913 Sat, 23 May 2026 02:38:22 +0000 /?p=241913 There鈥檚 nothing like wearing something a little bit cheeky, and there’s nothing like finding clothes that actually fit your body properly. A jockstrap designed with enough room for bears, or ...

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Dutch LGBTQIA+ Groups Launch Legal Action Against Meta Over Instagram Suspensions /news/international-news-news/dutch-legal-action-meta/241906 Thu, 21 May 2026 04:29:06 +0000 /?p=241906 Dutch LGBTQIA+ organisations are pursuing legal action against Meta over alleged censorship and discriminatory moderation practices on Instagram, after a series of account suspensions affecting queer clubs, artists, publications and ...

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Social Media Platforms Meta, Youtube, and X Flagged As “Harmful” To LGBTQIA+ Users /news/glaad-social-media-report/241811 /news/glaad-social-media-report/241811#comments Mon, 11 May 2026 06:32:33 +0000 /?p=241811 A new report from GLAAD has sharply criticised Meta for declining performance in LGBTQ user safety, as part of its sixth annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI), which also found ...

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National LGBTQIA+ Survey Opens With Focus On Health, Discrimination, And Safety /news/private-lives-4-survey/241808 Mon, 11 May 2026 05:38:47 +0000 /?p=241808 Australia鈥檚 longest-running national survey of LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing has opened, with researchers calling on adults across the country to take part in the latest edition of the Private Lives ...

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Meta Has Allegedly Suspended Hundreds Of LGBTQIA+ And Sexual Health Accounts /news/meta-suspends-lgbtqia-accounts/241806 Sun, 10 May 2026 23:03:08 +0000 /?p=241806 More than 100 LGBTQ+ and sexual health-related Instagram accounts have reportedly been suspended or restricted in recent weeks, prompting criticism of Meta鈥檚 moderation policies and renewed concerns from queer creators ...

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“Make It Even More Gayer”: Queer Venue ‘Come To Daddy’ Fights Back Against Homophobic Vandals /news/community-news/come-to-daddy-arson/241688 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:03:24 +0000 /?p=241688 Come To Daddy, an LGBTQIA+ venue in Brisbane’s West End is raising money and vowing to “make it even more GAYER” in response to an alleged homophobic attack on the ...

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鈥淚t鈥檚 Our Game Too鈥: We Asked Queer AFL Fans If The Sport Has A Homophobia Problem /news/afl-homophobia-problem-fans/241679 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:31:38 +0000 /?p=241679 Homophobia has once again dominated the headlines around the AFL, this time with an ongoing saga centred around St Kilda player Lance Collard and the use of homophobic slurs on ...

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New Rules Allow More LGBTQIA+ People to Donate Blood From Today /news/red-cross-lifeblood-new-blood-donation-rules/241601 /news/red-cross-lifeblood-new-blood-donation-rules/241601#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:36:02 +0000 /?p=241601 New blood donation eligibility rules have come into effect across Australia, expanding access for gay and bisexual men and transgender people in long-term monogamous relationships to donate blood and platelets ...

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Should We Compensate LGBTQIA+ Victorians Who Are Victims Of Historic Gay Hate Crimes? /news/historic-hate-crimes-report-victoria/241546 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:07:27 +0000 /?p=241546 Same-sex intimacy and gender diversity have been historically policed as criminal or moral offences in Victoria for many decades. Entrapment practices, discriminatory prosecutions, public humiliation and institutional neglect left deep ...

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Concerns For Oxford Street As More Shopfronts Remain Empty /news/concerns-for-oxford-street-as-more-shopfronts-remain-empty/241524 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:40:30 +0000 /?p=241524 Sydney鈥檚 iconic Oxford Street, long considered the heart of Australia鈥檚 LGBTQIA+ nightlife and history, is facing renewed concern after new figures revealed nearly one in three shopfronts along the Darlinghurst ...

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Advocacy Groups Call To Recognise The “Often-Invisible” Carers Supporting Trans Mental Health /news/trans-mentel-health-carers/241419 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 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 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 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 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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