Victorian 今日吃瓜 Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news/victoria-news Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:27:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Victorian 今日吃瓜 Archives - Star Observer /category/news/national-news/victoria-news 32 32 Vic Police Say There Have Been No New Grindr Hate Crime Attacks Reported Since Arrests /news/vic-police-grindr-attacks-reported/241386 /news/vic-police-grindr-attacks-reported/241386#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:27:04 +0000 /?p=241386 Victoria Police have told a community forum that there have been no new app-based hate crime attacks reported in Victoria since October 2025. Victoria Police have made over 42 arrests ...

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Moira Deeming Dumped By Victorian Liberals /news/moira-deeming-dumped/241379 /news/moira-deeming-dumped/241379#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:55:45 +0000 /?p=241379 Controversial anti-trans MP Moira Deeming has been dumped from the ballot for the Victorian Liberal party at the November state election, after a successful challenge by business leader Dinesh Gourisetty. ...

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Nominations Are Now Open For The Victorian Pride Awards /news/nominations-are-now-open-for-the-victorian-pride-awards/241205 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:44:01 +0000 /?p=241205 Nominations have officially opened for the 12th Victorian Pride Awards, an annual celebration recognising individuals and organisations making a meaningful impact across Victoria鈥檚 LGBTIQA+ communities. Run by GLOBE Victoria, the ...

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Where Are Melbourne鈥檚 Lesbian Bars? Queer Women Are Building Their Own Nightlife Instead /news/where-are-melbournes-lesbian-bars-queer-women-are-building-their-own-nightlife-instead/241198 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:14:44 +0000 /?p=241198 It’s a question you hear a lot: where are the lesbian bars in this day and age? Amelie McIntosh explores how lesbian nightlife has evolved, and how queer women in ...

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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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New Laws Protecting Intersex People From Unnecessary Medical Procedures Pass In Victoria /news/intersex-bill-passes-victoria/240949 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:30:57 +0000 /?p=240949 The Victorian Parliament has passed landmark legislation protecting children born with variations in sex characteristics from unnecessary medical procedures without their consent, in a move celebrated by Intersex advocates and ...

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Greens Establish Parliamentary Inquiry Into Violent Dating App Attacks On Gay & Bi Men /news/inquiry-attacks-dating-apps/240936 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:10:21 +0000 /?p=240936 The Victorian Greens have successfully passed a motion for a parliamentary inquiry into the scale and scope of anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes across Victoria, focusing on a series of terrifying attacks ...

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Victorian Pride Centre Receives $1 Million Gov’t Funding Boost After Security Concerns /news/victorian-pride-centre-receives-1-million-govt-funding-boost-after-security-concerns/240929 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:16:06 +0000 /?p=240929 The Victorian Pride Centre has welcomed a $1 million Federal Government commitment over four years to strengthen safety and security at its St Kilda headquarters, following a series of targeted ...

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Midsumma Organisers Condemn Graffiti And Vandalism Ahead Of Victoria’s Pride Street Party /news/midsumma-organisers-condemn-graffiti-and-vandalism-ahead-of-victorias-pride-street-party/240788 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:12:41 +0000 /?p=240788 Midsumma Organisers have responded to vandalism targeting Victoria’s Pride Street Party in Fitzroy and Collingwood overnight. The graffiti contained a series of messages protesting against the event, Midsumma itself, police ...

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Advocates Celebrate As Legislation To Protect Intersex Children Passes VIC Lower House /news/advocates-celebrate-as-legislation-to-protect-intersex-children-passes-vic-lower-house/240769 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:34:50 +0000 /?p=240769 Intersex advocates have welcomed landmark legislation progressing through Victoria鈥檚 lower house that aims to protect intersex children from unnecessary and irreversible medical procedures, marking a significant step forward in long-running ...

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PHOTOS: All The Glorious Queer Joy At Midsumma Pride March 2026 /photos/midsumma-pride-march-2026/240707 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:55:42 +0000 /photos/midsumma-pride-march-2026/240707 Midsumma Pride March 2026 February 2, 2026 Fitzroy Street & Catani Gardens, St Kilda Photographer: Gwendolyn Dillon

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Thousands Take To The Streets For Midsumma Pride March /news/thousands-take-to-the-streets-for-midsumma-pride-march/240703 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:14:19 +0000 /?p=240703 Crowds have flocked to the streets of Melbourne to celebrate the annual Midsumma pride march today. Fitzroy Street became a sea of rainbows as thousands marched in a show of ...

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Midsumma 2026: Star Observer鈥檚 Must-See Picks For Week 3 /news/midsumma-2026-star-observers-must-see-picks-for-week-3/240661 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:33:55 +0000 /?p=240661 There鈥檚 such a glorious queer electricity that hums through Melbourne during Midsumma Festival, ain’t there? The third week of the festival arrives with that same glorious magic: artists finding their ...

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Federal Government Delivers On Funding Promise to Australian LGBTQ+ 今日吃瓜 Outlets /news/federal-government-delivers-on-funding-promise-to-australian-lgbtq-news-outlets/240589 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:46:10 +0000 /?p=240589 The Albanese Government has delivered on a $78,000 election commitment to support LGBTQ+ news outlets, with funding for three of Australia鈥檚 queer community publishers 鈥 including Star Observer. Star Observer ...

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Thorne Harbour Health Appoints Chad Hughes As New CEO /news/thorne-harbour-health-appoints-chad-hughes-as-new-ceo/240586 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:23:04 +0000 /?p=240586 Thorne Harbour Health has announced the appointment of Chad Hughes as its next Chief Executive Officer, following a national recruitment process after the organisation鈥檚 longtime leader Simon Ruth stepped down ...

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Midsumma 2026: Star Observer鈥檚 Must-See Picks For Week 2 /artsentertainment/midsumma-2026-star-observers-must-see-picks-for-week-2/240569 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:27:20 +0000 /?p=240569 Let’s be honest, Midsumma doesn鈥檛 really do quiet weeks 鈥 but this one feels especially stacked. Between late-night dance floors, daylight community gatherings, moments of collective remembrance and some genuinely ...

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How To Have The Best Midsumma Ever: Star Observer鈥檚 2026 Must-See Picks /news/how-to-have-the-best-midsumma-ever-star-observers-2026-must-see-picks/240493 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:37:56 +0000 /?p=240493 There are LGBTQIA+ festivals, and then there鈥檚 Midsumma Festival 鈥 a sprawling, defiant, joyfully queer takeover of Melbourne. Every January and February, Midsumma reminds us what queer culture looks like ...

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Melbourne Man Targeted With Online Hate After Sharing Homophobic Experience /news/melbourne-man-targeted-with-online-hate-after-sharing-homophobic-experience/240390 /news/melbourne-man-targeted-with-online-hate-after-sharing-homophobic-experience/240390#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:28:46 +0000 /?p=240390 A newsreader for queer community radio station, JOY FM, has spoken out after a homophobic incident聽 in Melbourne last week left him shaken. Brad Cresswell-Lee was in JJ Holland Park ...

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Victorian AFL League President Reported To Integrity Unit After “Gender Weirdness” Comments /news/victorian-afl-league-president-reported-to-integrity-unit-after-gender-weirdness-comments/240376 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:09:20 +0000 /?p=240376 The President of a Victorian community football league has been reported to the AFL integrity unit after he was alleged to have made comments about “grooming and gender weirdness” in ...

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Pride Lobby Supports VIC鈥檚 Proposed Roll Back of Protest Laws Similar To NSW /news/pride-lobby-supports-vics-proposed-roll-back-of-protest-laws-similar-to-nsw/240303 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 04:05:49 +0000 /?p=240303 The Victorian Pride Lobby has publicly supported new steps, including amended protest laws proposed by the Victorian Government to help counter antisemitism and extremism. Victoria is following in similar steps ...

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