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5 - The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea
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This week we are talking about the famous protest created by LGBT+ activists in retaliation to the controversial change to the Australian Marriage Act in 2004. It is of course The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea.
In this episode of Let's Be Perfectly Queer we talk about the history behind the micro-nation and also discuss the infamous plebiscite that was held in Australia in 2017.
Send us through your stories and experiences at letsbeperfectlyqueerpod@gmail.com
If you have found anything we have spoken about in this episode difficult or triggering, you can reach out to the following services:
Phone:
- Lifeline is available 24/7 – 13 11 14
- Beyondblue is available 24/7 - 1300 224 636
- Crisis Care Helpline is available 24/7 – 1800 199 008
- Kids Helpline is available 24/7 – 1800 55 1800
- RUAH Community Services is available 24/7 - 13 78 24
Online:
- Head to health online chat - headtohealth.gov.au
- RUAH Community Services - ruah.org.au or connect@ruah.org.au
Some of the links we found useful in creating this episode.
https://search.informit.org/doi/epdf/10.3316/informit.135920283364031
https://www.defactoborders.org/places/coral-sea-islands
This Land is My Land: A Graphic History of Big Dreams, Micronations, and Other Self-Made States
https://www.outinperth.com/on-this-gay-day-the-gay-and-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-was-founded/
https://www.outinperth.com/on-this-gay-day-the-gay-and-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-was-founded/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqhLNpFy5R4
43 episoder
Manage episode 361249559 series 3412484
This week we are talking about the famous protest created by LGBT+ activists in retaliation to the controversial change to the Australian Marriage Act in 2004. It is of course The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea.
In this episode of Let's Be Perfectly Queer we talk about the history behind the micro-nation and also discuss the infamous plebiscite that was held in Australia in 2017.
Send us through your stories and experiences at letsbeperfectlyqueerpod@gmail.com
If you have found anything we have spoken about in this episode difficult or triggering, you can reach out to the following services:
Phone:
- Lifeline is available 24/7 – 13 11 14
- Beyondblue is available 24/7 - 1300 224 636
- Crisis Care Helpline is available 24/7 – 1800 199 008
- Kids Helpline is available 24/7 – 1800 55 1800
- RUAH Community Services is available 24/7 - 13 78 24
Online:
- Head to health online chat - headtohealth.gov.au
- RUAH Community Services - ruah.org.au or connect@ruah.org.au
Some of the links we found useful in creating this episode.
https://search.informit.org/doi/epdf/10.3316/informit.135920283364031
https://www.defactoborders.org/places/coral-sea-islands
This Land is My Land: A Graphic History of Big Dreams, Micronations, and Other Self-Made States
https://www.outinperth.com/on-this-gay-day-the-gay-and-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-was-founded/
https://www.outinperth.com/on-this-gay-day-the-gay-and-lesbian-kingdom-of-the-coral-sea-was-founded/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqhLNpFy5R4
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