Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands

27 April 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands stamps © John

Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands stamps © John

The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands is a micronation established as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay rights activists based in Australia. Declared in 2004 in response to the Australian government’s refusal to recognise same-sex marriages, it was founded on Australia’s external overseas Territory of the Coral Sea Islands, a group of uninhabited islets east of the Great Barrier Reef. It is an expression of queer nationalism.   read more…

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