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Society Five was a gay rights and social support organisation formed in
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, in January 1971. Initially known as
Campaign Against Moral Persecution The Campaign Against Moral Persecution (also known as CAMP or CAMP Inc.) was an LGBT activism group. It was officially established on 6 February 1971, at the first public gathering of gay women and men in Australia, which took place in a church h ...
, after the Sydney-based organisation that inspired it, the group was soon renamed Society Five. For a decade it campaigned on behalf of Melbourne's gay community, as well as offering a telephone counselling service. By 1977 it was matched in strength by the Homosexual Law Reform Coalition. By 1981 it had disbanded, following internal conflicts.


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LGBT history LGBT history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality of ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) peoples and cultures around the world. What survives af ...
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LGBT rights in Australia Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in Australia have advanced over the latter half of the twentieth century and early twenty-first century to make Australia one of the most LGBT-accepting countries in the world, with opinion ...
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List of LGBT rights organizations This is a list of LGBT rights organizations around the world. For social and support groups or organizations affiliated with mainstream religious organizations, please see ''List of LGBT-related organizations and conferences''. For organizations ...


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Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives
holds the records of Society Five, as well as extensive holdings of publications from the former Society Five Library LGBT political advocacy groups in Australia 1971 establishments in Australia 1981 disestablishments in Australia Organizations established in 1971 Organizations disestablished in 1981 {{Melbourne-stub