The NSW GLRL teamed up with the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Business Association (SGLBA) and New Mardi Gras (NMG) have to produce an event to engage the community with politics in NSW. Modelled on the ABC 'Q&A' program, a range of MPs across all the major parties in NSW will answer questions relevant to the sex, sexuality and gender diverse communities.

To read the party policies on GLBT issues click here

To view the recording of the proceedings click here (recorded by Guidetogay.com). 

After a historic debate in NSW Parliament, in June 2008 the Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby finally broke the stalemate on parenting reforms in NSW.

The Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Same Sex Relationships) Act 2008 provides equal parenting rights to co-mothers of children born through assisted reproduction and allows both mums to be listed on their child's birth certificate.

The Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) would like to invite young people (aged 18-25) to participate in a workshop on youth activism. As part of the Mardi Gras Queer Thinking forum, this workshop is designed to engage young gay and lesbian individuals with the GLRL and our campaigns on civil marriage, adoption, surrogacy and federal anti-discrimination provisions.

The event will run as a facilitated discussion on the work of the GLRL, how it campaigns, and most importantly how our campaigns engage with young people. We want to hear your thoughts on our campaign priorities. Participants will be encouraged to comment on what makes a good campaign; what they would like to see the GLRL work on; and the kinds of activities they would like to see the GLRL develop?

When: 12.30pm Friday 26th February

Where: Seymour Centre, Cleveland Street & City Road, Chippendale NSW 2008. 

Cost: FREE 

While the event is free to attend, due to limited spaces, please RSVP to Sen Raj (GLRL Policy and Development Coordinator) at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or call (02) 9571 5501.

In the lead up to the 2007 federal election, the Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby and ACON surveyed all the major parties and individual candidates in NSW on their commitment to gay and lesbian issues.

See how the major parties and individuals compared on gay and lesbian issues. 

In 2007, after 2 years of consultation, the Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby launched All Love is Equal... Isn't It, a report on what over 1,300 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in NSW want and need in relation to the federal recognition of same-sex relationships.

Read Australia's largest consultation with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people about the recognition of same sex relationships under federal law.

For over a decade, we have been leading the fight for same-sex superannuation reform. In 2004, reform took place which will benefit thousands of lesbians and gay men across the country.

However there is still more to be done.

The Australian Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee is currently considering whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.

Thanks to all who made a submission in support of civil marriage equality using the GLRL's online form. We received approximately 600 submissions through our website alone.

After almost 20 years of lobbying, legislation to equalise the age of consent at 16 for all NSW citizens was passed by the NSW Parliament in June 2003.

Before the reforms, the age of consent was 16 years for male-female and female-female sex, but 18 years for male-male sex.

In 2002, the Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby released a groundbreaking report into gay and lesbian parenting. Summarising all the available research evidence over 25 years, Meet the Parents demonstrated that the sexuality of a child’s parents did not detriment their welfare and development.