Est. 1988 NSW Advocacy

Championing Equality and Rights for LGBTQ+ People in NSW.

The fight for lesbian and gay rights has made significant advances, but there is still much to do — and the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby continues leading the charge for reform and equal dignity.

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NSW GLRL

New South Wales Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby

Our Causes & Focus Areas

Advancing Justice Across New South Wales

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Ending Discrimination

Advocating to close religious exemptions in the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act and ensure full equality under the law.

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Parenting & Family Parity

Securing adoption equality, birth certificate recognition, and non-discriminatory surrogacy legislation for rainbow families.

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Law Reform & Justice

Lobbying for expungement of historical homosexual convictions, anti-vilification laws, and domestic violence protections.

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Archived Submissions & Reports Document Corpus

Our Causes

Despite some progress, there remain important gaps in anti-discrimination protection at both state and federal levels.

Safety for LGBTI schoolkids and support for teachers

Homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in schools is serious. We are working to provide school kids, teachers and families with appropriate resources to tackle any bullying they may experience at school.

We lobby politicians on a range of issues including parenting rights, domestic and family violence, and LGBTI refugees.

Statewide and Nationwide LGBTI Surveys

How many of us still feel afraid to hold a partner’s hand walking down the street? Our daily experiences, as well as our interactions with Government services, need to be seen and heard by those in power.

NSW GLRL

New South Wales Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby

The fight for lesbian and gay rights has made significant advances in recent years, but there is still much to do – and the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby is leading the charge.

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The fight for lesbian and gay rights has made significant advances in recent years, but there is still much to do – and the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby is leading the charge.

Our Causes

Since 1988, the core purpose of the GLRL has been to achieve legal equality for lesbians, gay men and their families at a state and federal level. We’ve accomplished a lot but there’s still much to do.

Help our fight

Every single day, we lobby and advocate for the community. But we can’t do it without your help.

New Committee of Management for NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby

The fight for LGBTI rights has made significant advances in recent years, but there is still much to do – and the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby is leading the charge. At the recent Annual General Meeting the Lobby’s Committee of Management was refreshed, with new members bringing a range of skill