Opinion Archives - Star Observer /category/opinion Setting Australia’s LGBTIA+ agenda since 1979 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Opinion Archives - Star Observer /category/opinion 32 32 Hey Wayne Carey! If Mitch Brown’s Black-Tie Outfit Offends You, That Sounds Like A ‘You’ Problem /opinion/hey-wayne-carey-if-mitch-browns-black-tie-outfit-offends-you-that-sounds-like-a-you-problem/242135 /opinion/hey-wayne-carey-if-mitch-browns-black-tie-outfit-offends-you-that-sounds-like-a-you-problem/242135#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:04:08 +0000 /?p=242135 What is more predictable than straight men seeing a queer bloke wear something interesting and acting like civilisation is under threat? This week the target was former AFL player Mitch ...

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OPINION: Homophobia Isn’t The Only Thing Keeping Footy Players In The Closet /opinion/opinion-homophobia-isnt-the-only-thing-keeping-footy-players-in-the-closet/242122 /opinion/opinion-homophobia-isnt-the-only-thing-keeping-footy-players-in-the-closet/242122#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:20:53 +0000 /?p=242122 When I first had the idea to write a novel about a gay male AFL player, back in 2011, I was sure that by the time the book got published, ...

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Hiraeth: Why The 40-Year Solidarity Between Welsh Miners & LGBTQIA+ People Means So Much /opinion/hiraeth-why-the-40-year-solidarity-between-welsh-miners-lgbtqia-people-means-so-much-to-me/242100 /opinion/hiraeth-why-the-40-year-solidarity-between-welsh-miners-lgbtqia-people-means-so-much-to-me/242100#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:09:44 +0000 /?p=242100 Last week, Durham Pride in the UK went ahead bigger than ever, after the Durham County Council, controlled by the hyper-conservative Reform UK, completely pulled its funding. Rather than quietly ...

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Thank you, Dame Sybil /opinion/thank-you-dame-sybil/242027 /opinion/thank-you-dame-sybil/242027#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:35:48 +0000 /?p=242027 This month, Queensland’s LGBTQIA+ community will celebrate the 65th Queens Ball, widely recognised as the world’s longest continuously-running LGBTQIA+ event. This year’s Ball carries special significance following the passing of ...

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WTF: Why Are Sexual Health Clinics Closing & Being Defunded? /opinion/wtf-why-are-sexual-health-clinics-closing-being-defunded/241982 /opinion/wtf-why-are-sexual-health-clinics-closing-being-defunded/241982#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 23:56:13 +0000 /?p=241982 This week, Victoria’s largest sexual health and education centre confirmed it will close its Melbourne CBD clinic at the end of the month, consolidating services into Box Hill instead.  It’s ...

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Letter From The Editor: Women’s Rights, Kylie Fever & Solving AFL’s Homophobia /opinion/letter-from-the-editor/letter-from-the-editor-womens-rights-kylie-fever-solving-afls-homophobia/241912 Fri, 22 May 2026 06:25:02 +0000 /?p=241912 Happy Friday, darlings! Each week, I’ll be writing you a li’l love letter letting you know about some of our biggest stories of the week – just to keep you ...

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Conservative Politicians Are Pretending To Care About Women’s Rights After Giggle v Tickle /opinion/sex-discrimination-act-conservative-politicians/241887 /opinion/sex-discrimination-act-conservative-politicians/241887#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 07:12:55 +0000 /?p=241887 In the wake of the landmark Giggle v Tickle appeal decision, conservative politicians from a variety of parties are suddenly desperately trying to convince you they care about women’s rights. ...

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6 Ingenious But Possibly Illegal Suggestions For Solving The ‘AFL Homophobia’ Problem /artsentertainment/6-ingenious-but-possibly-illegal-suggestions-for-solving-the-afl-homophobia-problem/241838 Thu, 14 May 2026 07:41:17 +0000 /?p=241838 There are few things more deeply, spiritually Australian than a bunch of AFL blokes insisting they’ve definitely evolved past homophobia while simultaneously calling each other “f****t” on national television because ...

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JK Rowling’s “Trans Friend” Highlights The Cruelty Of The Anti-Trans Movement /opinion/jk-rowling-trans-friend/241819 Tue, 12 May 2026 07:48:15 +0000 /?p=241819 JK Rowling has a trans friend, and her anti-trans fanbase have lost their minds about it – because it highlights the cruel propaganda that anti-trans ideology relies on. Much has ...

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LGBTQ+ Content Is Being Silenced Across Social Media — And We Should All Be Alarmed /opinion/lgbtq-content-is-being-silenced-across-social-media-and-we-should-all-be-alarmed/241810 /opinion/lgbtq-content-is-being-silenced-across-social-media-and-we-should-all-be-alarmed/241810#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 03:10:05 +0000 /?p=241810 For years, LGBTQIA+ organisations, venues, artists, health campaigns, events and media outlets have been told the same thing by social media giants: if you want to reach your community, you ...

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Fashion Is Art: This Year’s Met Gala Was Gay As Hell – That’s All /artsentertainment/fashion-is-art-this-years-met-gala-was-gay-as-hell-thats-all/241745 Tue, 05 May 2026 06:32:37 +0000 /?p=241745 The Met Gala is, at its core, a fundraiser. A very serious, very important night for art, culture, and… whatever the hell happens when celebrities, fashion icons, and a wildly ...

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Tinder Is Using AI to Quietly ‘Fix’ Your Photos /news/tinder-is-using-ai-to-quietly-fix-your-photos/241715 Sun, 03 May 2026 01:39:02 +0000 /?p=241715 I woke up this morning to discover a photo on my Tinder profile that, for lack of better words, wasn’t me. While I recognised the image, my skin now had ...

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There Were 2 Arson Attacks On LGBTQ+ Bars This Week. Where TF Is The Mainstream Media Coverage? /opinion/there-were-2-arson-attacks-on-lgbtq-bars-this-week-where-tf-is-the-mainstream-media-coverage/241702 /opinion/there-were-2-arson-attacks-on-lgbtq-bars-this-week-where-tf-is-the-mainstream-media-coverage/241702#comments Fri, 01 May 2026 07:22:26 +0000 /?p=241702 LGBTQIA+ communities have never had the luxury of feeling confident someone else will tell our stories properly, or even at all. We’ve always had to be motivated to create our ...

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Trans Women In Sport Aren’t The Enemy – Anti-Trans Attacks Show Who The Real Enemy Is /opinion/trans-women-in-sport-arent-the-enemy-anti-trans-attacks-show-who-the-real-enemy-is/241618 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:56:38 +0000 /?p=241618 Trans women competing in sports—is it fair or is it unfair? It’s the question consuming parliamentary time and millions in taxpayer funding across Australia and globally. Yet while governments legislate ...

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OPINION: The Transphobia Of The Lesbian Action Group Will Not Save Them /opinion/opinion-the-transphobia-of-the-lesbian-action-group-will-not-save-them/241567 /opinion/opinion-the-transphobia-of-the-lesbian-action-group-will-not-save-them/241567#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:31:53 +0000 /?p=241567 Although they’re celebrating it as a “definite win”, yesterday’s decision to allow the Lesbian Action Group an appeal to ban transgender women from their events is anything but. In his ...

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Footballer Jorginho Frello Is Trying To Walk Back His Chappell Roan Accusations /artsentertainment/footballer-jorginho-frello-is-trying-to-walk-back-his-chappell-roan-accusations/241552 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:44:08 +0000 /?p=241552 Footballer Jorginho Frello has walked back his viral accusations against Chappell Roan, saying the controversy that sparked a wave of online backlash against the pop star was “ultimately a misunderstanding”. ...

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GIVE IT TO ME BI: No Script For This /give-it-to-me-bi/give-it-to-me-bi-no-script-for-this/241478 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:52:39 +0000 /?p=241478 After nearly a year on hiatus, we asked our community what they wanted us to talk about as the podcast returns. From every direction, the same question came back: How ...

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OPINION: Kristi Noem Supports The Execution of Innocents. But We’re Talking About Her Husband’s Tits? /opinion/opinion-kristi-noem/241432 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:00:48 +0000 /?p=241432 On Tuesday, leaked photos revealed the husband of Kristi Noem, former DHS secretary, Bryon Noem, wearing large inflated balloons under his shirt, the knots positioned outward to resemble nipples. The ...

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OPINION: I Started A Club For Gay Men. It Changed My Life. /opinion/opinion-i-started-a-club-for-gay-men-it-changed-my-life/241427 /opinion/opinion-i-started-a-club-for-gay-men-it-changed-my-life/241427#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:23:08 +0000 /?p=241427 At the start of 2025, I found myself in a bit of a pickle. I’d been living in Darlinghurst for four years, but despite growing up in Sydney and living ...

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OPINION: Trans Visibility Isn’t Just Important, It’s A Gift /opinion/trans-visibility-opinion/241382 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:48:08 +0000 /?p=241382 Like many transgender people, I knew who I was at a very young age. In 1983 I started school, and I met the girls who I saw myself reflected in. ...

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