Sponsored Content Archives - Star Observer /category/sponsored-content Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:26:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Sponsored Content Archives - Star Observer /category/sponsored-content 32 32 Inside Drag Me Up: The Drag Experience Helping Everyday People Discover Their Inner Queen /sponsored-content/inside-drag-me-up-the-drag-experience-helping-everyday-people-discover-their-inner-queen/241223 /sponsored-content/inside-drag-me-up-the-drag-experience-helping-everyday-people-discover-their-inner-queen/241223#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:26:31 +0000 /?p=241223 For Pete Lord, the idea for Drag Me Up began with something simple: the joy of dressing up. It’s a feeling many queer people know instinctively — the thrill of ...

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‘Incredibly Special’: This Rainbow Family Reflects On What It Meant To March In Mardi Gras This Year /sponsored-content/incredibly-special-this-rainbow-family-reflects-on-what-it-meant-to-march-in-mardi-gras-this-year/241063 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:57:01 +0000 /?p=241063 For Sydney mums Cyrena and Courtney, the path to parenthood hasn’t been a straight line. Between four-and-a-half-year-old Marley, born via IVF, their two-year-old son who joined the family through foster ...

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Clarity Health Care: Specialised, Holistic & LGBTQ+ Culturally Aware Mental Health Care Under One Roof /sponsored-content/clarity-health-care-specialised-holistic-lgbtq-culturally-aware-mental-health-care-under-one-roof/240854 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:32:37 +0000 /?p=240854 Based in both Melbourne and Hobart, Clarity Health Care provides specialist multidisciplinary mental health care, designed to support people at all stages of their mental health journey. Its community-based clinics ...

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This Chappell Roan Approved Queer Hoedown Is Taking Over Randwick /sponsored-content/this-chappell-roan-approved-queer-hoedown-is-taking-over-randwick/240762 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:56:22 +0000 /?p=240762 Dust off your boots and clear your calendar because the Rainbow Rodeo is riding into Randwick, and it’s shaping up to be one of Sydney’s most joyful queer nights of ...

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STIs Are Easily Treated, So Make STI Testing Your Beforeplay /news/stis-are-easily-treated-so-make-sti-testing-your-beforeplay/240809 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:25:58 +0000 /?p=240809 STI testing is quick, easy and the best way to protect yourself and your partners from STIs. New year, new priorities – make your sexual health the top of the list. With sexually transmissible infections (STIs) ...

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Gaydream Island: Planetdwellers’ LGBTQ+ Island Takeover in the Whitsundays /sponsored-content/gaydream-island-planetdwellers-lgbtq-island-takeover-in-the-whitsundays/240636 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:34:52 +0000 /?p=240636 Here’s the thing about LGBTQ+ holidays: we don’t just want a destination. We want a feeling, a vibe, gorgeous queer energy. A sense that, for once, the world has been ...

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Kween Kong Says Hot & Steamy Is A Party “Needed Now More Than Ever” /sponsored-content/kween-kong-says-hot-steamy-is-a-party-needed-now-more-than-ever/240518 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:15:40 +0000 /?p=240518 For the first time since their inaugural launch in 2020, Hot and Steamy is leaving the sultry sweet nights of Port Douglas to make a new home on the Gold ...

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Big Dreams, Big Pride: What Do You Want Your Rainbow Family To Look Like? /sponsored-content/big-dreams-big-pride-what-do-you-want-your-rainbow-family-to-look-like/240470 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:19:59 +0000 /?p=240470 With the city awash in colour and pride dialled all the way up, Sydney Mardi Gras is the season of big feelings and even bigger dreams. And for some in ...

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‘Afterglow’ Explores Honesty & Opening Up Your Relationship (And Heart) /melbourne-pride-guide/afterglow-explores-honesty-opening-up-your-relationship-and-heart/240272 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 04:43:09 +0000 /?p=240272 Writer and director S. Asher Gelman says that the truest messages of his play Afterglow is to reflect on love, honesty, and how deeply important communication is in modern relationships.  ...

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Let’s Talk About Sex, Syphilis & Why Getting Tested Matters More Than Ever /sponsored-content/lets-talk-about-sex-syphilis-why-getting-tested-matters-more-than-ever/240409 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:59:35 +0000 /?p=240409 It’s one of those topics that always hovers – sometimes loudly, sometimes quietly – in the background of queer conversations: regular sexual health testing.  One in six Australians will contract ...

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Sandra Bernhard Is Coming To Australia — And She Feels More Radical Than Ever /artsentertainment/sandra-bernhard-is-coming-to-australia-and-she-feels-more-radical-than-ever/239933 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:12:14 +0000 /?p=239933 At this point in her career, there’s not much that Sandra Bernhard hasn’t done. Her career has encompassed many different facets of entertainment — and she’s always refused to be ...

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Jess Mauboy Is Ready To ‘Bring The Confetti’ At Mighty Hoopla Sydney /features/jess-mauboy-is-ready-to-bring-the-confetti-at-mighty-hoopla-sydney/239924 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:39:26 +0000 /?p=239924 For almost a decade, London’s Mighty Hoopla has been the spiritual home of queer pop lovers — a technicolour playground where chart divas, drag royalty, nostalgic bangers and unapologetic camp ...

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From the Tropics to the City: Fierce Queer Celebration Hot & Steamy Goes National /sponsored-content/from-the-tropics-to-the-city-fierce-queer-celebration-hot-steamy-goes-national/239591 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:58:39 +0000 /?p=239591 After four unforgettable years of turning Port Douglas into a tropical queer playground, the Hot & Steamy Festival is packing up its glitter and getting ready to travel! The much-loved ...

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Atlantis Events Returns With Brand New Hong Kong To Singapore Gay Cruise /sponsored-content/atlantis-events-returns-with-brand-new-hong-kong-to-singapore-gay-cruise/238966 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:50:57 +0000 /?p=238966 If you’ve been spending the winter dreaming about basking on a pool deck and visiting balmy climates, you’re in luck — Atlantis Events is back with an all-new Hong Kong ...

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Queening Out At Sydney Fringe Festival 2025 /sponsored-content/queening-out-at-sydney-fringe-festival-2025/238511 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 01:30:29 +0000 /?p=238511 Every September, Sydney Fringe Festival transforms the city into a giant playground of creativity. And this year, the festival’s beloved Queer Hub is back — taking over Qtopia Sydney from ...

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The 2025 Pride Game Is More Important To Sydney Swans Than Ever Before — And They’re Aiming To Do Better /sponsored-content/the-2025-pride-game-is-more-important-to-sydney-swans-than-ever-before-and-theyre-aiming-to-do-better/237860 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 03:08:08 +0000 /?p=237860 The annual Pride Game is returning to the SCG on Saturday, 2 August — but this year’s match arrives under a brighter spotlight and a deeper sense of responsibility for ...

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Queer-Owned Studio The Northern Pottery Loves Community, Care, and Clay /sponsored-content/queer-owned-studio-the-northern-pottery-loves-community-care-and-clay/237819 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:37:12 +0000 /?p=237819 Located in Sydney’s upper north shore, The Northern Pottery is a newly opened ceramics studio and gallery that wants to help you get your hands dirty and lose control. “Clay ...

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State Library of QLD’s Incredible Rainbow Research Fellowship Is Now Open For Applications /sponsored-content/state-library-of-qlds-incredible-rainbow-research-fellowship-is-now-open-for-applications/237767 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:17:53 +0000 /?p=237767 State Library of Queensland’s Rainbow Research Fellowship is now open for applications — and if you’re an LGBTQIA+ Queenslander with a passion for storytelling, history and community — you should ...

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QPP: Helping LGBTQIA+ Folks Over 50 Stay Connected To Community /sponsored-content/qpp-helping-lgbtqia-folks-over-50-stay-connected-to-community/237530 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 01:04:14 +0000 /?p=237530 Let’s face it—we’re all getting older. And while the club nights might not hit quite the same as they used to, that certainly doesn’t mean the end of excitement, friendship, ...

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Valencia Gay Games XII: Celebrating Sun, Sea & LGBTQIA+ Sport /news/valencia-gay-games-xii-celebrating-sun-sea-lgbtqia-sport/237276 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:00:53 +0000 /?p=237276 From 27 June to 5 July 2026, the coastal city of Valencia, Spain, will shimmer beneath a rainbow spotlight as it hosts the 12th edition of the Gay Games—a global ...

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