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A memorial for pioneering showgirl Robyn Lee has been announced for next weekend.

LGBTQ+ Sydney’s most glamorous night of the year is nearly here once again — voting for the DIVA 25 awards opens this week!.

More than a dozen authors have withdrawn their books from consideration for the Polari Prize after the nomination of a vocally transphobic author.

Hairy Mary’s, the Gold Coast’s only LGBTQIA+ venue has this week launched their brand new drag competitions for Drag Kings and Queens taking place across the next 3 months.

While shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race have seen drag queens pushed to the forefront of visible queer entertainment in recent years, drag kings have been the somewhat forgotten siblings. But in Queensland our Drag Kings are thriving in their renaissance era.

Brisbane is gearing up for the highly anticipated Brisbane Leather Week 2025, a bold and inclusive celebration of leather, kink, and community spearheaded by Queensland Leather Pride and The BootCo Brisbane this September.

A gay university student has had his discrimination case against Macquarie University thrown out by NCAT. The complaints were lodged after the uni placed the man in a religious school which he asserted was "dangerous" for an LGBTQIA+ person.

For more than three decades, Brisbane’s CWC Cabaret has been a cornerstone of the LGBTQIA+ community and it returns again this August at The Sportsman Hotel. Host Betty Nature talked to The Star Observer about the important history of this event.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has condemned a late night march through Melbourne’s CBD by more than 100 men she described as “Nazis.” "We’re not afraid of these goons, but we won’t tolerate them, either.”.

Bisexual designer Rick Owens has announced a very unique way to raise funds to support trans youth and refugees, selling feet pics on Onlyfans.

Rebel Wilson is again navigating high stakes legal battles, this time over claims connected to her directorial debut, The Deb, that she defamed actress Charlotte Macinnes.

Following news that Melbourne's "fake seizure guy", pleaded guilty in Court this week Christian Hull has spoken up about his chilling encounter with the man back in 2019.

We chat to Marcia Hines and Casey Donovan before their national tour honouring the ultimate queen of disco, Donna Summer.

The occasional weird hook up is just part of life, and sort of story that many people take to their graves, but this TikTok user thought that an awkward Sniffies story shared, is an awkward Sniffies story halved.

28 leading LGBTQIA+ organisations across the country have signed a joint statement standing with trans women, rejecting “divisive politics” and misinformation campaigns seeking to isolate and exclude them.

Convicted rapist Gareth Ward has resigned from NSW parliament less than two hours before his former colleagues were set to expel him.

Sydney’s iconic Stonewall Hotel has finally confirmed to Star Observer that, yes, it has been acquired by US-based company Pride Holdings Group, responding to reports and community curiosity at the beginning of the week.

A sex toy has been thrown onto a WNBA court during a game for the fifth time in a little over a week.

From the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, to being Australia’s leading HIV and sexuality and gender diverse health organisation today — this year, our beloved @ACONhealth is celebrating 40 phenomenal years of health, action, care and community 💖 🎉 .

A restaurant in Sydney's Newtown was targeted in a disturbing act of anti-LGBTQIA+ graffiti this week, after a large cross was spray-painted over the Progress Pride flag in its window.