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Rainbow Labour MP Kiritapu Allan lay down a spoken word poem during her first speech in Parliament. Delivering her maiden speech, Allan spoke of her younger years and her journey to Parliament, having started her working life at KFC, after leaving school at 16, Allan joined her first union. A year later as she made […]
Ellen Page has accused director Brett Ratner of outing her at age 18 and says she wants to see the abusive men of Hollywood “have to face what they have done”. Page revealed in a Facebook post that during a cast and crew meet and greet for X-Men: The Last Stand, Ratner told a women […]
James Brechney says he’s moving “onwards and upwards”. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Outspoken Sydney Mardi Gras director James Brechney has resigned from the board. Brechney announced his resignation on Facebook this week, writing that he had been reflecting on how best to dedicate his volunteer time in 2018. He spoke highly of the group, […]
The survey also found that 41 per cent of queer guys had felt “less of a man” themselves because of their sexuality. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au A new survey on masculinity has shown almost three out of four queer men say they are turned off by effeminate guys. The survey of more than 5,000 […]
This weekend’s Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Forum hopes to provide a constructive and peaceful discussion regarding the increasing violence faced by many LGBT+ communities around the world. “Two weeks ago a group in the US marched from Stonewall to Trump Tower and raised money for people fleeing from Russia to save their lives. They were […]
An Australian designer launched a range of Pride headscarves to support marriage equality, selling out in a matter of days, but saved the last scarf for Prime Minister Tony Abbott. MOGA, a Melbourne based label, designed the rainbow scarves to made by anyone, regardless of religion, skin colour or sexuality. “To demonstrate this, we have […]
Danica Roem has become the first transgender person elected to the US state legislature, beating her opponent, who proposed anti-trans bathroom legislation in Virginia. Bob Marshall received 46 percent of the vote, not enough to beat Roem with 54 percent, whom he refused to debate or refer to as a woman during the campaign. Marshall […]
“He hated the fact that his son was gay. I’m sure that inside of his mind, he would rather have a dead son than a gay son.” Article by Laurence Barber, StarObserver.com.au Giovanni Melton, a 14-year-old teenager from Henderson, Nevada in the U.S., was allegedly murdered by his father Wendell Melton on Thursday November 2. […]