Profile Archives - Star Observer /category/profile Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:37:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Profile Archives - Star Observer /category/profile 32 32 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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Celebrating the 70th Birthday of Qtopia Founder David Polson /profile/celebrating-the-70th-birthday-of-qtopia-founder-david-polson/233784 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:25:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=233784 40 years ago, David Polson was handed a death sentence. At 29 years old, Polson was one of the first 400 men in Australia diagnosed with HIV/AIDS 鈥 he was ...

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Tim Draxl, Gay Actor And Icon, On His ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Dream Role聽 /artsentertainment/tim-draxl-sunset-boulevard-feature/232864 /artsentertainment/tim-draxl-sunset-boulevard-feature/232864#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:30:34 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=232864 Act 2, scene 1 of Sunset Boulevard at the Opera House: Tim Draxl stands alone on the Joan Sutherland Theatre stage as Joe Gillis, wearing an unbuttoned collared shirt that ...

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THE DISRUPTOR: Star Observer founder, Michael Glynn /news/the-disruptor-star-observer-founder-michael-glynn/231872 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 02:18:46 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=231872 Disruptor. Radical. Firebrand. A 鈥榣anky American with no shortage of attitude and chutzpah鈥. All the above were common descriptors for the founder of Star Observer, Michael Glynn. His legacy is ...

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Ben Law & The Importance of Staying Curious About Queer History /news/ben-law-queer-history/230404 /news/ben-law-queer-history/230404#comments Wed, 01 May 2024 02:31:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230404 Benjamin Law has his fingers in approximately ten million pies 鈥 at least it seems. From podcasts to columns, from work on documentaries and TV, to the stage: Law can ...

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All hail Eurovision鈥檚 unapologetic queerness /news/eurovision-2024-electric-fields/230363 /news/eurovision-2024-electric-fields/230363#comments Wed, 01 May 2024 01:55:40 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=230363 Our community has loved and supported Eurovision for generations, and this year, LGBTQI+ Aussies will be thrilled to find that Australia has finally gone all-in with our queer representation.聽 Electronica ...

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Lilah: A Voice For The Future Of Trans Youth in Australia /news/community-news/lilah-a-voice-for-the-future-of-trans-youth-in-australia/223002 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 03:32:08 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=223002 Advocacy for the marginalized has always come as a no-brainer to Lilah*, building their platform upon a lifelong desire to help people. The TikTok creator has established themselves as one ...

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JoJo Zaho On Bringing Diversity And A 鈥楽olid Middle Finger鈥 To The Drag Stage /artsentertainment/jojo-zaho-on-bringing-diversity-and-a-solid-middle-finger-to-the-drag-stage/222992 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 23:45:06 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=222992 JoJo Zaho launched herself onto the International drag scene after competing in the first season of RuPaul鈥檚 Drag Race Down Under.聽 Star Observer sat down with this iconic, First Nations ...

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It鈥檚 About Time Drag Kings Took Centre Stage: Manish Interest /news/its-about-time-drag-kings-took-centre-stage-manish-interest/222782 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:10:05 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=222782 Fresh off of the biggest Drag King float at Sydney WorldPride, Manish Interest is booked, busy, and ready to transform the queer landscape. Star Observer sat down with Madhuraa, also ...

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Katherine Wolfgramme: Educating Corporate Australia With Glamor and Charm /news/katherine-wolfgramme-educating-corporate-australia-with-glamor-and-charm/222829 /news/katherine-wolfgramme-educating-corporate-australia-with-glamor-and-charm/222829#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2023 01:58:02 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=222829 All Katherine Wolfgramme ever wanted was to be a glamorous woman, though coming from a family of teachers, she supposes it must be in her DNA to educate and lead ...

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Meet Giovanni Campolo-Arcidiaco: The New Chair of Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/meet-giovanni-campolo-arcidiaco-the-new-chair-of-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras/221203 /news/national-news/new-south-wales-news/meet-giovanni-campolo-arcidiaco-the-new-chair-of-sydney-gay-and-lesbian-mardi-gras/221203#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:03:44 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=221203 Giovanni Campolo-Arcidiaco is the newly chosen Chair of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) Board. In a conversation with Star Observer, he spoke about Oxford Street, Mardi Gras, ...

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Mon Schafter And The Queer ABCs /news/mon-schafter-and-the-queer-abcs/214745 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 23:05:54 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=214745 鈥淏e aggressively you. Do not be afraid to be yourself; to trust your instincts,鈥 emphasises聽 Mon Schafter, Content Lead for ABCQueer, an experimental channel for LGBTQI young Australians by the ...

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Love, Simon Star Keiynan Lonsdale On His New Film ‘My Fake Boyfriend’ /news/love-simon-star-keiynan-lonsdale-on-his-new-film-my-fake-boyfriend/214037 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:43:29 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=214037 Keiynan Lonsdale is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter.聽 Best known for his roles in Love, Simon and The Flash, his newest film, My Fake Boyfriend, is a romantic comedy ...

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MICAH SCOTT: CHAMPION FOR LGBT YOUTH /news/micah-scott-champion-for-lgbt-youth/213935 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 22:58:32 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=213935 鈥淎sking for help is the most important thing you can do.鈥澛 Micah Scott is the Chief Executive Officer of Minus18, an organisation that supports LGBTQ young people in Australia through ...

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Sharni Williams: 鈥榃e Create Our Own Dreams鈥 /news/sharni-williams-we-create-our-own-dreams/213174 Mon, 23 May 2022 00:58:19 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=213174 A trailblazer for Rugby 7s, Sharni Williams has over 35 caps and is an out and proud lesbian athlete who hopes to spur the message of 鈥榣ove is love鈥 and ...

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Rudy Jean Rigg鈥檚 Queer History /news/rudy-jean-riggs-queer-history/212958 Mon, 16 May 2022 04:54:25 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=212958 鈥淚t’s so strange,鈥 Rudy Jean Rigg says, reflecting on how trans people in sport has become the focus of this election. 鈥淚 just live my life. I鈥檝e experienced transphobia, of ...

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STARLADY: SHINING BRIGHT /news/starlady-shining-bright/212020 Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:17:22 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=212020 Starlady, aptly named for someone who聽lives their life in a whirl of colour, sequins聽and diamant茅s, is also a formidable fighter聽for the rights of the trans and gender聽diverse communities, and Star ...

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Jack Whitney: Fighting the System From the Inside /news/jack-whitney-fighting-the-system-from-the-inside/212002 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 22:50:46 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=212002 Jack Whitney, co-convenor of the NSW Gay聽and Lesbian Rights Lobby, Social Worker and聽self-confessed 鈥淧olicy Geek,鈥 grew up in Hillsong聽territory but didn鈥檛 let that environment stop him聽from living his best life. ...

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ALLEGRA SPENDER: INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR WENTWORTH /news/allegra-spender-independent-candidate-for-wentworth/211853 /news/allegra-spender-independent-candidate-for-wentworth/211853#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2022 10:13:07 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=211853 Independent candidate for the seat of Wentworth,聽Allegra Spender has promised to champion the values of聽the LGBTQI community if she is elected at the federal election, on May 21. Spender, the ...

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FRANK GAFA: UNION ORGANISER AND CHAMPION OF QUEER RIGHTS /news/frank-gafa-union-organiser-and-champion-of-queer-rights/211064 /news/frank-gafa-union-organiser-and-champion-of-queer-rights/211064#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:31:04 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=211064 An advocate for education, Frank Gafa聽currently holds multiple positions and acts as聽a vessel for empowering workers through his聽roles. Gafa works for the National Teachers聽Education Union (NTEU) as a union organiser聽for ...

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