Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia
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The Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia (COAL) was formed in Australia
in 1994 to work towards the end of discrimination
against lesbian
s. COAL lobbies the Australian Commonwealth and other state and territory Governments to remove discrimination against lesbians. They are Australia's national lesbian advocacy organisation and is the only United Nations
accredited lesbian non-government organisation.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1994 to work towards the end of discrimination
Discrimination
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership in a certain group or category. It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group. The term began to be...
against lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
s. COAL lobbies the Australian Commonwealth and other state and territory Governments to remove discrimination against lesbians. They are Australia's national lesbian advocacy organisation and is the only United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
accredited lesbian non-government organisation.
See also
- LGBT rights in Australia
- List of LGBT rights organizations
- National Center for Lesbian RightsNational Center for Lesbian RightsThe National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national non-profit, public interest law firm that advocates for equitable public policies affecting the LGBT community, provides free legal assistance to LGBT clients and their legal advocates, and conducts community education on LGBT legal issues. It...
- national lesbian rights organization in the United States
External links
- Coalition of Activist Lesbians-Australia — official website