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An off-duty Brooklyn cop has confessed to shooting her ex-girlfriend and killing another woman.Yvonne Wu of Brooklyn’s 72nd Precinct was charged with the attempted murder of her ex-girlfriend Jenny Li (23) and the murder of Li’s new girl friend 24-year-old Jamie Liang.Warning: This story has details of a murder and might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or

Star Observer. “We think that kind of intimacy, without knowing who did what with their genitals, is part of what feeds into our sense of who we are (as queer people) and what we value in the past.”A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places and Objects, prepared earlier this year by the Australian Queer Archives (AQuA) and commissioned by Heritage Victoria, is the first such report of its kind in Australia.

Elton John scored a musical milestone this week when his latest single, Cold Heart (PNAU remix), a collaboration with Dua Lipa, and Australian dance music trio PNAU, topped the UK singles chart. Sir Elton now holds the distinction of being the first artist to chart a top ten single in the UK in each of the past six decades.

Out British diver Tom Daley is on a “mission” to get the Olympics to ban countries where homosexuality is punishable by death.While accepting the Sport Award at the 2021 Attitude Awards, the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist said he would like to see these changes made before the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.“I think it’s really important to try and create change, rather than just highlighting or shining a light on those things,” Daley said.At the Tokyo Olympics,  there were more out Olympians than any

Early CAMP pioneers Kym Skinner and Kierrynn Davis. Photos: Richard Hedger.I had known I was a lesbian from an early age.

Star Observer, is “It’s time to get vaccinated, if you haven’t already, because it’s the only way we are going to be able to return to live music, theatre, gay bars, clubs, pubs and drag shows and all the things that we love.’“If one of the artists involved with the vaccination program is somebody that audiences look up to, and they start talking about getting vaccinated and focusing on those positive sides, then hopefully it will encourage more people to go out and do it,” Act says.

Warning: The story has details of alleged homophobic vandalism. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Adelaide’s Pride Walk, established in 2016, commemorates key milestones in South Australia’s journey towards LGBTQI equality, and has since become a prominent and celebrated feature of Light Square.Snape told Star Observer that they discovered the vandalism when they were walking

Social media star and beauty influencer, Bretman Rock, has made history as  the first Out gay man to appear on the cover of Playboy.

Australian experts, researchers, advocates, health professionals and members of the community will converge online on November 4 as the 5th annual LGBTIQ Women’s Health Conference kicks off.

Wonder Woman 1984, made the perfectly honest mistake of thinking that Fat Bear Week was a “celebration of body positivity” for gay bears!I loved you when I was 12, and this is why I still love you now.— A Life of Michael

Should Oxford Street be preserved as a historic, cultural, commercial and tourist precinct for the LGBTQI community?To mark the Star Observer’s 42nd anniversary we are hosting a panel discussion on the future of Oxford Street.

Queensland had recorded six new locally acquired cases of coronavirus bringing the state’s total cases to 22. Queensland Health said that a 75 percent capacity limit would be put in place for large events.Queensland was potentially on the verge of yet another lockdown.

has reported.Dwayne Antojado was found to have fled to Melbourne in 2017 after skipping parole in South Australia. In Melbourne he set up 109 false identities to open Medibank accounts between October 2018 and December 2019.

Six young students from Westbourne Grammar in Melbourne’s west have fought for compulsory LGBTQIA+ education in primary schools.Their Compulsory LGBTQIA+ Education for Primary School Students Bill 2021 was passed in the YMCA Victorian Youth Parliament last week. YMCA’s Victorian Youth Parliament is a program consisting of 120 young people who come together to debate bills that they have written themselves.

On Sunday, the Swiss overwhelmingly voted to legalise same-sex marriages, with almost two thirds or 64.1% approving the measure.

The Wood Green Crown Court heard that through the investigation into these two separate attacks, Goodey was also linked to a third attack.  This third attack took place in Lambeth in January 2020.

The Daily Telegraph reported that being refused entry to the venue set McKenzie off. He verbally abused the security, saying to them that they were a “fucking cunt”.

It is with great sadness that Tom Ford announces the death of his beloved husband of 35 years, Richard Buckley. Richard passed away peacefully at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday night with Tom & their son Jack by his side.

Four years after the building at 2-4 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, housing popular LGBTQI+ venue Burdekin Hotel was sold, its owners have listed the properties on the market for a private sale. After purchasing the building around four years ago, the owners had only recently completed multimillion dollar renovations on the property last year, including the addition of a rooftop bar, a first for Oxford Street.Confirming the news, Kevin Kaila, Burdekin’s Operations manager told Star Observer that

Kyle and Jackie O Show on Wednesday. Warning: This story has details of a suicide attempt and might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.  A post shared by Hugh Sheridan (@hugh_sheridan)Sheridan was there spruiking the return/reboot of Packed to the Rafters to Australian television, titled Back to the Rafters, and took the opportunity to share with

Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City, where 2,977 people lost their lives. Amongst the many heroes was the Brooklyn-born priest, Mychal Judge, who also happened to be the first recorded victim of 9/11. Judge worked with helping vulnerable people, but also served as chaplain of the New York Fire Department.

Warning: This story has details of violence against a trans person and might be distressing to some readers. Twenty-seven-year-old David Bogdanov had contacted Kuhnhausen though Snapchat and the pair had arranged to meet up for a “sexual encounter”.

A gay teacher in Missouri has resigned from his position after the school asked him to sign a letter asking him to hide his sexuality.John Wallis, who taught speech, theatre and world mythology at Neosho Junior High School, announced on that parents complained that the 22-year-old teacher would teach their child to be gay because Wallis had a Pride flag in his classroom.At the beginning of the school year, I had two signs above my whiteboards that read "In This Classroom EVERYONE is Welcome" and

Australia’s out tennis star Samantha Stosur marked the 10th anniversary of her US Open singles title win with a women’s doubles crown at the US Open championships with her Chinese partner Zhang Shuai. Thirty-seven-year-old Stosur and Shuai (32), defeated teen sensations Coco Gauff and Caty McNally 6-3 3-6 6-3 on Sunday in an exciting women’s doubles final at Flushing Meadow. “We were playing against a couple of youngsters who even though they’re so young, have got quite a bit of experience, they

Death Drop Gorgeous is an LGBTQI slasher flick and screened in over 20 film festivals during 2020 including The Wicked Queer: Boston LGBT Film Festival, The Hollywood HorrorFest and the Salem Horror Festival, collecting several awards along the way.Two detectives are investigating the case and announce, “Looks like we got ourselves a serial fag killing vampire!” The suspect may be working at a local drag club.

The Herald Sun that despite breaking up with his partner Ryan Channing in 2019, he’d still “love to be a father at some stage.’“I’d love the kids in the pool, but I’d love playing in the pool and if they happen to like something else, I am happy with that as well.”The focus of the interview was on the recently released film Streamline, which credits Thorpe as an executive producer.

At the time, Guy made it known that Victorian Liberals believed school children should focus more on reading, writing and maths instead of learning “a politically correct gender and sexuality agenda”“Programs like Safe Schools add to curriculum clutter and impose a politically correct gender and sexuality agenda on schools,” a statement released by the Victorian Liberals in the lead up the election stated.“We view your organisation with distaste and see it as a sign of a very sick society

With both Sydney and Melbourne in lockdown, what better time to dive head first into this year’s Queer Screen Film Festival than right now. This year the festival is presenting some 40 films from 17 countries, in 18 different spoken languages, and with no less than 22 Australian premieres.As Festival Director Lisa Rose explains, “although this this is the third time we have offered something online and Australia wide, it is actually our first ever completely online festival, which is exciting

They’re back! Forty years after going their separate ways, ABBA, the  Swedish supergroup who became a worldwide phenomenon, has reunited to release new music and to promote a long-planned virtual  concert. The band, which has sold over 400 million albums, released two new  songs on September 3 – I Still Have Faith in You, and Don’t Shut Me  Down – both of which appear on their upcoming album Voyage, set for  release on November 5. Band members Bjorn Ulvaeus, 76, Benny Andersson, 74, Anni-Frid 

Self-appointed bishop Brian Tamaki and the Destiny Church have launched a campaign to stop the New Zealand government from passing laws that would provide further protections for LGBTQIA+ people.An article that Tamaki wrote on August 12 this year titled ‘Are We Being Bullied & Overpowered By A Gay Agenda?’ has recently been circulating around on social media.In the piece, Tamaki speaks out against the Self Identification Bill, which would allow trans and gender diverse people to change their

The Liberal Party, led by PM Scott Morrison, on Wednesday voted against an amendment to the Fair Work Act that would have protected trans, gender diverse and intersex persons from discrimination at the work place. LGBTQI+ rights activists questioned the Morrison government for its decision to vote down the changes to the law as part of the [email protected] package that were proposed by Greens senator Janet Rice.

In a first for the US version of Dancing With The Stars, dancer, singer and  YouTube personality JoJo Siwa will be part of the first ever same-sex dance  team to compete on the show. While Siwa is making history for the USA version, same-sex couples have  been featured on other international franchises of the show, including Italy,  Israel, Ireland, and Denmark (where Jakob Fauerby and Silas Holst took  home the Mirrorball trophy).

The Voice Australia, Aria award winning Jessica Mauboy spoke openly about her gay sister, and the time she came out to their father in a particularly heartwarming moment during a coaching session with queer contestant Seann Miley Moore.As the talent on this year’s season of The Voice Australia, continues to astound, Moore’s blind audition and rendition of Andrea Bocelli’s The Prayer stunned both judges and audiences alike.While the pair were discussing Moore’s relationship with his farther,

ABC’s six-part drama series The News Reader premiered on August 15.. The series stars Anna Torv and Sam Reid and details the relationship forged between the aspiring reporter and established news reader, in the smoked filled newsrooms of the late 1980’s.

a GoFundMe campaign set up to help Jamie’s family meet the funeral and other expenses has in under 24 hours raised over $ 9,000.“It has been absolutely shocking and devastating, and his family really want to highlight that Jamie had fought battles with his mental health for ten years, it’s just so sad that it has ended this way.” Parson added.“He was a massive character in Brisbane’s LGBTQI community, he has travelled across the world performing, he was hugely talented and a beautiful human.

The students of Valor Christian High School in Colorado walked out of their classes earlier this week after volleyball coach Inoke Tonga was forced to quit for being gay.During their afternoon classes on Tuesday August 24, around 50 students, parents and alumni gathered outside the school and called out the management for firing TongaThe walkout was organised by Valor Christain Junior Lucy Sarkissian who said in an interview with Arvarda Press that the school does not have a great history of