Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia

The Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia (COAL) was formed in Australia in 1994 to work towards the end of discrimination against lesbians.[1] 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). [2] They are Australia's national lesbian advocacy organisation and the only United Nations accredited lesbian non-government organisation.[3]

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References
  1. Office for Women. "Find a support service". Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into 'Caring for Older Australians'" (PDF). July 2010.
  3. "United Nations Civil Society Participation (iCSO)". esango.un.org. Retrieved 14 March 2020.


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