5+ hour, 55+ min ago  (40+ words) Star Observer Fund Australia's home of LGBTQ+ journalism DV-alert: Working with LGBTQ+ Communities Editorial Submissions and Enquiries Verify Your Phone Number Please enter the verification code sent to your mobile number....

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (501+ words) The 2026 Australian Census will, for the first time, include questions designed to capture data on sexual orientation and gender identity, marking a significant shift after years of advocacy from LGBTQIA+ organisations. While earlier plans were scaled back at points in…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (960+ words) The highly publicised Giggle v Tickle appeal decision will be announced on Friday May 15th. In the lead up, it's worth looking at the wealthy conservative Christian, anti-LGBTQ and anti-women's rights organisation involved in the case who are backing Giggle. Last…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (968+ words) And all sorts of queer organisations across our communities did exactly that. We built businesses around it, community infrastructure around it. We built public health campaigns around it. We built literal life-saving messaging around it. We didn't really have a…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (294+ words) A new report from GLAAD has sharply criticised Meta for declining performance in LGBTQ user safety, as part of its sixth annual Social Media Safety Index (SMSI), which also found X remains the lowest-scoring major platform overall. The report assessed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (753+ words) For decades, donating blood came with a quiet but cutting message for LGBTQIA+ Australians: not you. That's what makes the latest changes from the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood feel so important: we finally get to roll up a sleeve, and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (489+ words) The City of Sydney has committed to providing further support for local LGBTQ+ businesses, with a motion passed in a recent council meeting to see more dialogue between queer businesses and the community along Oxford and King streets and surrounds....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (663+ words) 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 own avenues to make sure our stories are told " because…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (314+ words) Images of two vehemently anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans dressed in drag have been uncovered, highlighting the hypocrisy of their transphobic policies. Unearthed by The Advocate from archival yearbooks, US Representatives Buddy Carter and Mike Collins can both be seen dressed in drag…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (458+ words) US "Pro-Family" Hate Group Mass Resistance Is Helping Push Anti-LGBT Laws In Africa'Star Observer Anti-LGBTQ+ activists in the African nations of Senegal and Ghana have gone on record to Reuters, saying US hate group Mass Resistance provided advice and counsel,…...