Sydney Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/sydney-city-guides Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:20:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Sydney Archives - Star Observer /category/whats-on/sydney-city-guides 32 32 Clearly Queerly Coded: Guy James Whitworth’s Pride Between the Lines /artsentertainment/clearly-queerly-coded-guy-james-whitworths-pride-between-the-lines/237526 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 22:00:20 +0000 /?p=237526 Guy James Whitworth has never been one for subtlety. The renowned Sydney-based artist, known for his bold portraits and unapologetic celebrations of queer identity, has spent decades making art that ...

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]]> Daddy, Don’t Drop The Soap! Special Encore Performance /whats-on/daddy-dont-drop-the-soap-special-encore-performance/237335 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:19:33 +0000 /?p=237335 Brent Thorpe as DADDY in DON’T DROP THE SOAP! traverses a fabulous queer landscape from the beating heart of Sydney’s Oxford Street, the rainbow centre that is San Francisco, to ...

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]]> A Night with the 78ers /whats-on/a-night-with-the-78ers/237227 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:00:34 +0000 /?p=237227 On the 47th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras, join Qtopia in paying tribute to those brave 500 marchers and the 58 arrested that day. In gratitude to those who ...

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]]> Star Observer & PBA Present: The Glynn Legacy 2025 /whats-on/star-observer-pba-present-the-glynn-legacy-2025/237219 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 01:31:38 +0000 /?p=237219 Star Observer is once again uniting with the Pride Business Association (PBA) for the 2025 iteration of our annual event The Glynn Legacy, celebrating the enduring, pioneering legacy of our ...

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]]> Hevenshe: A Celebration of Femmes and Thems at The Vanguard /news/hevenshe-a-celebration-of-femmes-and-thems-at-the-vanguard/237086 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:42:32 +0000 /?p=237086 This month head along to Hevenshe, A Celebration of Femmes and Thems for a fabulous night of entertainment. Taking place at The Vanguard in Newtown this evening will showcase women, queers ...

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]]> Little Triangle: JUDY /whats-on/little-triangle-judy/236703 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:30:40 +0000 /?p=236703 “There’s a little Judy Garland in all of us.” Six performers showcase the wit and wonder of a queer icon, a star of stage and screen, a legend: Judy Garland. ...

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]]> Revival Sunday Sessions: Xmas in July /whats-on/revival-sunday-sessions-xmas-in-july/236936 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:51:02 +0000 /?p=236936 Immerse yourself in an afternoon of energising house tunes with Revival Sunday Sessions: Xmas in July! Following on from the success of our launch event on Easter Sunday, we’re bringing ...

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]]> Sundaylicious Sydney: June Long Weekend /whats-on/sundaylicious-sydney-june-long-weekend/236722 Thu, 29 May 2025 01:58:41 +0000 /?p=236722 Sundaylicious Sydney are taking the party to the roof at Bungalow 8 Bar & Balcony, with not one but three killer DJs, including DJ Wunderkind all the way from Melbourne, ...

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]]> Queer Film Festival with The Story Mill /whats-on/queer-film-festival-with-the-story-mill/236727 Thu, 29 May 2025 01:55:59 +0000 /?p=236727 Budding filmmakers, cinephiles and storytellers come together for Pride Month with Story Mill and other queer cinema creatives to show short films and share their experiences in creative careers. This ...

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]]> GayBar MidWinter Party with a Purpose /whats-on/gaybar-midwinter-party-with-a-purpose/236711 Wed, 21 May 2025 01:45:47 +0000 /?p=236711 They’re legal LGBTQIA+ icons and they’re ready to party for a purpose! Join community at the GayBar MidWinter Party with a Purpose, raising funds for Trans Rescue, who do vital ...

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]]> The Joyce Maynge 25 Experience at Qtopia Sydney /news/the-joyce-maynge-25-experience-at-qtopia-sydney/236763 Thu, 15 May 2025 06:34:56 +0000 /?p=236763 QTOPIA Sydney proudly celebrates 25 fabulous years of community contributions by drag icon Joyce Maynge (Shane Pascoe) with a stunning, vibrant and immersive exhibition that’s not to be missed! Step ...

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]]> Jeanette Winterson: 40 Years: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit /whats-on/jeanette-winterson-40-years-oranges-are-not-the-only-fruit/236634 Mon, 12 May 2025 00:31:08 +0000 /?p=236634 It’s hard to believe that we’ve shared a planet for a full 40 years with Jeanette Winterson’s debut novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, the groundbreaking semi-autobiographical novel of ...

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]]> Bingay Eurovision Bingo /whats-on/bingay-eurovision-bingo/236564 Tue, 06 May 2025 23:49:17 +0000 /?p=236564 Join your fabulous hostesses Charisma Belle and Naomi Palmer in celebrating the queer magic of Eurovision while raising much needed funds for ACON. Hurry, this annual event always sells out, ...

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]]> Queer Life, Love and Identity: Writers in Conversation /whats-on/queer-life-love-and-identity-writers-in-conversation/236562 Tue, 06 May 2025 21:28:11 +0000 /?p=236562 A night of storytelling and discussion, in celebration of the power of queer storytelling, join Norman Erikson Pasaribu and Dylin Hardcastle in conversation with UNSW’s Christy Newman. An Indonesian writer, ...

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]]> Sound Sorcery Finale: Cosmic Big Band Lift Off with Ms. G & Harri Harding /whats-on/sound-sorcery-finale-cosmic-big-band-lift-off-with-ms-g-harri-harding/236563 Tue, 06 May 2025 21:26:55 +0000 /?p=236563 Join the Sound Sorcery Team in celebrating what has been eight blockbuster fortnightly jams of women and gender-diverse jazz musicians conjuring vibes and vibrations in musical magic. Serving a piping ...

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]]> The Pink Verandah Presents: BIG GAY QUIZ Encore Edition! /whats-on/the-pink-verandah-presents-big-gay-quiz-encore-edition/236498 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:01:33 +0000 /?p=236498 Not content with one BIG GAY QUIZ, the Pink Verandah are spoiling you rotten with an Encore Edition to satisfy your hunger for tasty, trashy, titillating trivia! Writer, comedian and ...

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]]> Never Truly Naked by Guy James Whitworth /whats-on/never-truly-naked-by-guy-james-whitworth/236418 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:01:24 +0000 /?p=236418 Celebrate the beauty of the Queer body with artist Guy James Whitworth‘s stunning lifedrawing studies in Never Truly Naked, an exhibition of raw and real bodies brought to life in ...

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]]> Rainbow Votes Election Forum with Courtney Act /whats-on/rainbow-votes-election-forum/236135 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 02:09:26 +0000 /?p=236135 It feels like every day we’re being bombarded with new information about how candidates will, or will not, support and advocate for our communities. Cut through the noise ahead of ...

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]]> Qtopia Sydney Unveils The Program For Pride Fest 2025 /news/qtopia-sydney-unveils-the-program-for-pride-fest-2025/236260 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:19:09 +0000 /?p=236260 Pride Fest 2025 has officially landed! Presented by Qtopia Sydney – the world’s largest centre for Queer History and Culture – this month-long, multi-genre festival returns in June with over ...

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]]> Peter de Waal Book Signing /whats-on/peter-de-waal-book-signing/235900 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:45:15 +0000 /?p=235900 Join Peter de Waal, special guests the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir and presenter and journalist extraordinaire Jeremy Fernandez at an exclusive signing event for Peter’s memoir, It Wasn’t Dutch ...

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