Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1125 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 25 May 2012starobserver.
com.
au
Est.
1979
Dark
days ahead
■ Qld Government’s attack on the community
Ladyhawke takes flight again
Four years after the release of her stellar debut album, Ladyhawke — aka Kiwi...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1125 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 25 May 2012starobserver. com. au Est. 1979 Dark days ahead ■ Qld Government’s attack on the community Ladyhawke takes flight again Four years after the release of her stellar debut album, Ladyhawke — aka Kiwi singer-songwriter Pip Brown — returns this week with the fuzzy guitar-driven follow-up, Anxiety. She spoke to Nick Bond about going rock, venturing out of her comfort zone and unintentionally sampling the Bee Gees on her latest single. INFO: More on page 21. >> MUSIC The Queensland Government has all but declared war on the state’s LGBT community, announcing it will defund the state’s only LGBT health and wellbeing organisation for what it says is a failure to reduce HIV rates and too great afocuson“politicalissues”. The move came just 24 hours after increased speculation that Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie was to recommend repealing the state’s civil unionlaws.
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ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1124 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 18 May 2012starobserver.
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au
Est.
1979
Australia rallies
for marriage
from page 37
Push for
HIV drug for
prevention
■ AFAO calls for Truvada use for
those at risk of HIV transmission
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1124 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 18 May 2012starobserver. com. au Est. 1979 Australia rallies for marriage from page 37 Push for HIV drug for prevention ■ AFAO calls for Truvada use for those at risk of HIV transmission Australia’s peak HIV organisation says Australia shouldallowtheuseofacommonHIVtreatment drug in HIV-negative people to protect them fromcontractingthevirus. An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended the use of Truvada for people at a high risk of exposure to HIV. The FDA is expected to accept theadvicethisweek. It’s expected the drug would be used for the partnersofHIV-positivepeople. Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) executive officer Rob Lake has called on theAustralianTherapeuticGoodsAdministration to immediately start the drug’s licensing process andbeginresearchtrialsinAustralia. “The approval of the use of Truvada for high-ri
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thebookshop.
com.
au
Sale begins Friday 11 May and finishes Thursday 24th May 2012.
The Bookshop Darlinghurst is offering 20% discount off all full priced books and most
magazines.
Take an additional 10% off titles in our backroom sale upstairs.
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20 OFF% SALEwww. thebookshop. com. au Sale begins Friday 11 May and finishes Thursday 24th May 2012. The Bookshop Darlinghurst is offering 20% discount off all full priced books and most magazines. Take an additional 10% off titles in our backroom sale upstairs. Mail order and website customers are also most welcome to take advantage of this offer. The Bookshop Darlinghurst, 207 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010 Ph – 02 9331 1103 E-mail – info@thebookshop. com. au Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1123 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 11 May 2012starobserver. com. au Est. 1979 ‘Urgent trans help needed’ ■ PFLAG calls for greater government assistance for gender reassignment surgery Lobby group Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is urging the Gillard Government to commit to fully subsidisethecostofgenderreassignment surgery, saying trans people unable to afford surgery are facing unnecessary hardship. Although the federal budg
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People living with HIV will be targeted in a new
advertising blitz to get them to speak to their
doctors about going on treatment, whether they
are newly diagnosed or have had the virus for
years.
Advertisements will run in national print
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People living with HIV will be targeted in a new advertising blitz to get them to speak to their doctors about going on treatment, whether they are newly diagnosed or have had the virus for years. Advertisements will run in national print mediaandonbillboardsinBrisbane,Melbourne andSydneyinwhat’ssettobethebiggestnational campaignofitskind. Driven by the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA), the campaign is backed by recent research and a change in US HIV treatment guidelines last month which now recommendtreatmentforallpeoplewithHIVto improvepatients’healthaswellastodrivedown transmissionrates. NAPWA president Robert Mitchell said the campaign is about getting HIV-positive people to start a conversation with their doctors about treatmentoptions. “People need the latest information to make fully informed decisions about managing their health,”Mitchellsaid. Australia’s leading HIV scientist Professor DavidCoopersupportsthecampaign. “It is very important that
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monday to friday 9am - 11pm weekends 9am - 9pm phone (02) 9358 6712 fax (02) 9358 3625 20 darlinghurst rd potts point nsw 2011 (next to the fountain) services we offer include: teeth whitening - home deliveries - diabetes Australia Outlet great service! gay owned and operated Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1121 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 27 April 2012starobserver. com. au Est. 1979 Polyester prince on his Pat Malone Bob Downe returns to the Sydney stage in May for a five-show run of Bob Downe’s 20 Golden Greats — and the prince of polyester is turning the venerable Sydney Theatre into a pub trivia night! Turn to page 21 for our full chat with Bob, in which he reveals why he’s leaving the band and dancers behind for the show, how audience members can win prizes, and the five ‘golden greats’ he swears he’ll never sing. INFO: BobDowne,20GoldenGreats,SydneyTheatre,May2326. TicketsthroughTicketmasterandwww. sydneytheatre. org. au Aged car
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1113 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 2 March 2012starobserver.
com.
au
Est.
1979
Francois coming
back to Australia
Page 29
Lesbian
health
crisis
Former Australian Medical Association
head Professor Kerryn Phelps says
Australia’s health system is failing...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1113 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 2 March 2012starobserver. com. au Est. 1979 Francois coming back to Australia Page 29 Lesbian health crisis Former Australian Medical Association head Professor Kerryn Phelps says Australia’s health system is failing to address the health needs of same-sex attractedwomen. Phelps’ comments follow the release of alarming new figures showing lesbian and bisexual women have far worse health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts. “If these were the sorts of figures we saw in the general population, double the smoking rates for example, they’d be going, ‘Hang on a second, let’s throw some real funding and resources at this’,” PhelpstoldtheStar Observer. “I don’t think it’s because there’s any discrimination, I think it’s an invisibility thing. There’s been a lack of awareness that this population has special health needsandIthinknowweknowit. ” Results from the 2010 S
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ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1120 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 20 April 2012starobserver.
com.
au
Est.
1979
Doctors
reject
change
■ GPs say marriage will lead to health risks
A group of 150 medical professionals have
claimed same-sex marriage would negatively...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1120 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 20 April 2012starobserver. com. au Est. 1979 Doctors reject change ■ GPs say marriage will lead to health risks A group of 150 medical professionals have claimed same-sex marriage would negatively impactonpeople’sgeneralhealthandpotentially increaseHIVrates. In a submission to the recent Senate inquiry into same-sex marriage, the group Doctors For The Family said it was opposed to any change to theMarriageAct. “Legislation of same-sex marriage will have significant ramifications that have been confirmed by research and events here and elsewhere,”thegroupsaid. Thesubmissionstatedthatsame-sexmarriage wouldfurther“normalise”homosexualbehaviour which would lead to health consequences. To illustrate their point, the group pointed to the higher rates of HIV and syphilis among menwho-have-sex-with-men(MSM)comparedwith heterosexuals. National LGBTI Health Alliance general man
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1119 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 13 April 2012starobserver.
com.
au
Est.
1979
GayArabic
Australians
faceviolence
A groundbreaking report released this
week shows same-sex attracted (SSA)
Australians from Arabic-speaking
backgrounds face threats of, or...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1119 FACEBOOK Star ObserverFriday 13 April 2012starobserver. com. au Est. 1979 GayArabic Australians faceviolence A groundbreaking report released this week shows same-sex attracted (SSA) Australians from Arabic-speaking backgrounds face threats of, or actual, violence because of their sexuality. Report author Ghassan Kassisieh (back left) launched the findings with Liberal MLC John Ajaka, Arab Council chair Dr Rosemary Suliman, ACON president Mark Orr, Labor MLC Helen Westwood (front left), Australian Human Right Commission president Catherine Branson and Arab Council CEO Randa Kattan at NSW Parliament on Tuesday. FULL REPORT: Page 20 Homophobic denial ■ Study: Rejection of own sexuality to blame for homophobia A new study in The Journal of Personality and Psychology has found that homophobia is more pronounced in people with unacknowledged samesex attraction who had authoritarian homophobic parents. T
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1118 FACEBOOK Star ObserverThursday 5 April 2012starobserver.
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au
Est.
1979
LGBT Australians are experiencing worrying
levels of depression and anxiety, a national
study has found.
The La Trobe University study — Private
Lives 2 (PL2) — which...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper ONLINE TWITTER @star_observerISSUE 1118 FACEBOOK Star ObserverThursday 5 April 2012starobserver. com. au Est. 1979 LGBT Australians are experiencing worrying levels of depression and anxiety, a national study has found. The La Trobe University study — Private Lives 2 (PL2) — which surveyed more than 4000 LGBT people, found almost 80 percent of participants had experienced at least one episode of intense anxiety in the last 12 months. More than a quarter of respondents had been diagnosed with, or treated for, an anxiety disorder during that same time. La Trobe lead researcher Liam Leonard said discrimination was likely to be to be a key factor in the result. “While the research documents show an increased acceptance of GLBT people and marginal improvements in their general health, it also shows GLBT people continue to experience much higher levels of abuse and discrimination,” Leonard said. “Alikelyoutcomeofthisisthepoorermental health
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