Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia explained

The Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia (CoAL) is an advocacy group established in 1994^[1] to combat discrimination against lesbians, and the first lesbian non-government organisation to gain accreditation from the United Nations.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Activities

COAL lobbies the Australian Commonwealth and other state and territory Governments to remove discrimination against lesbians. COAL lobbied at the UN 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995, and co-hosted the first international lesbian-space tent at the 1995 NGO Forum. Among a number of other organisations, COAL successfully lobbied for the Australian Government to sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). ^[6] They are Australia's national lesbian advocacy organisation and the only United Nations accredited lesbian non-government organisation.^[7]

See also

• LGBT rights in Australia
• List of LGBT rights organizations
• National Center for Lesbian Rights - national lesbian rights organization in the United States
• LGB Alliance Australia
• Women's Forum Australia

Notes and References

1. https://coal.org.au/ "Home."
2. Web site: Find a support service. Office for Women. Queensland Government. en-AU. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170327230624/https://www.communities.qld.gov.au/swe/find-support-service . 27 March 2017 . 14 March 2020.
3. Baird, B. (2001). Living Out Loud: A History of Gay and Lesbian Activismby Graham Willett.
4. Rawsthorne, M. (2013). How long in the wilderness? Australian lesbian parents and social policy reform. Critical social policy, 33(2), 266-284.
5. Phillips, J., & Marks, G. (2006). Coming out, coming in: how do dominant discourses around aged care facilities take into account the identities and needs of ageing lesbians. Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review, 2(2), 67-77.
6. Web site: July 2010. Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into 'Caring for Older Australians'.
7. Web site: United Nations Civil Society Participation (iCSO). esango.un.org. 14 March 2020.