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GLRL - Becoming a Member

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About the Lobby

About the Lobby

• Homepage
• History of the Lobby
• Becoming a Member
• Get Involved
• Code Of Conduct & Grievance Procedures

Becoming A Member

Want to be part of the push for Equal Rights ?

Thanks for your interest in the Lobby. We look forward to welcoming you as a member and we have a membership form online which you can print out and mail to us, or just leave your details on our voice mail system on 02 9360 6650 and we can get back to you. Alternatively email us at info-glrl@glrl.org.au. Please do NOT leave any credit card details on voice mail or email, for your own security.

Thanks for your interest in the Lobby. We look forward to welcoming you as a member and we have a membership form online which you can print out and mail to us, or just leave your details on our voice mail system on 02 9360 6650 and we can get back to you. Alternatively email us at info-glrl@glrl.org.au. Please do NOT leave any credit card details on voice mail or email, for your own security.

Welcome! It is over 16 years since discrimination on the grounds of homosexuality in NSW was outlawed and over 14 years since male homosexual sex was decriminalised.Both of these measures were hailed at the time as major achievements - signs of a new era of tolerance and equality. But the reality is that the fight is still far from over.Through becoming a member of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, you will help to make the fight possible. As a community-based organisation with no government funding and no paid staff to support our lobbying work, we rely heavily on membership fees to support our campaigns.As a member, you will receive regular updates on the state of play in the legal and political arenas. You will also have the opportunity to participate in lobbying, rallies, fundraising events and more.The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby is the successor to the Gay Rights Lobby, which led the fight for decriminalisation of male homosexuality in the 70's and early 80's.This earlier organisation disbanded in 1984, but with the election of a Coalition Government in 1988, members of the lesbian and gay community saw the need for an effective, coalitionist lobbying organisation. This led to the formation of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby. Visit our History Page. Our Achievements The Lobby has successfully led the fight for a number of significant reforms, including establishing relationship rights in 1999. Through 1992 and 1993 thousands of gay men and lesbians turned up for the repeated rallies outside Parliament House, which ultimately led to the passage of anti-vilification legislation in 1993. The work of the our Anti-Violence Project in gathering statistics on violence has led to the introduction of Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officers in police stations across the state. The AVPís recent Homophobia: What are you scared of? campaign won a Violence Protection Award in 1998. Further campaigns to reduce the level of violence are planned for 2000 and 2001. The success of reforms in the Police Service has led to the Attorney General to appoint a Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer to coordinate a whole-of-government approach to our issues. Our constant push for law reform in relation to superannuation and age of consent legislation has built awareness of the inequality we face and attracted the support of human rights groups, lawyers, judges, unions, academics and individual politicians from all major parties. Our greatest success to date has undoubtedly been achieving recognition of same sex relationships in NSW. Relationships law reform finally become a reality in NSW when the Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Bill 1999 passed through Parliament on 1 June 1999. This recognised same sex relationships in most areas covered by State law. This has given gay men and lesbians a range of rights from the right to visit oneís partner in hospital to access to property division rights to the right to have the same exemptions from stamp duty as heterosexuals. NSW became the first State in Australia to confer broad recognition on same sex couples putting us at the forefront of the fight for equality. Other states such as Victoria and Queensland look set to follow. Detailed information on our achievements in 1999 is available in our 1999 Annual Report. Want to become a volunteer? You do not need to be an experienced lobbyist to help in our work as we need people with a range of skills and experience. Often we just need another pair of hands. The Lobby is made up of a number of working groups which deal with current campaigns and do much of the day-to-day work of the Lobby. These are open to members of the Lobby. Find out more about getting involved. The work done at the Lobby More information on all the current campaigns and projects of the Lobby is available under "Campaigns and Projects". Look at the index to your left. Our Objects The official objects of the Lobby, as defined in our constitution, are:

Welcome!

It is over 16 years since discrimination on the grounds of homosexuality in NSW was outlawed and over 14 years since male homosexual sex was decriminalised.Both of these measures were hailed at the time as major achievements - signs of a new era of tolerance and equality. But the reality is that the fight is still far from over.Through becoming a member of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby, you will help to make the fight possible. As a community-based organisation with no government funding and no paid staff to support our lobbying work, we rely heavily on membership fees to support our campaigns.As a member, you will receive regular updates on the state of play in the legal and political arenas. You will also have the opportunity to participate in lobbying, rallies, fundraising events and more.The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby is the successor to the Gay Rights Lobby, which led the fight for decriminalisation of male homosexuality in the 70's and early 80's.This earlier organisation disbanded in 1984, but with the election of a Coalition Government in 1988, members of the lesbian and gay community saw the need for an effective, coalitionist lobbying organisation.

This led to the formation of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby. Visit our History Page.

Our Achievements

The Lobby has successfully led the fight for a number of significant reforms, including establishing relationship rights in 1999.

Through 1992 and 1993 thousands of gay men and lesbians turned up for the repeated rallies outside Parliament House, which ultimately led to the passage of anti-vilification legislation in 1993.

The work of the our Anti-Violence Project in gathering statistics on violence has led to the introduction of Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officers in police stations across the state. The AVPís recent Homophobia: What are you scared of? campaign won a Violence Protection Award in 1998. Further campaigns to reduce the level of violence are planned for 2000 and 2001.

The success of reforms in the Police Service has led to the Attorney General to appoint a Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer to coordinate a whole-of-government approach to our issues.

Our constant push for law reform in relation to superannuation and age of consent legislation has built awareness of the inequality we face and attracted the support of human rights groups, lawyers, judges, unions, academics and individual politicians from all major parties.

Our greatest success to date has undoubtedly been achieving recognition of same sex relationships in NSW. Relationships law reform finally become a reality in NSW when the Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Bill 1999 passed through Parliament on 1 June 1999. This recognised same sex relationships in most areas covered by State law. This has given gay men and lesbians a range of rights from the right to visit oneís partner in hospital to access to property division rights to the right to have the same exemptions from stamp duty as heterosexuals. NSW became the first State in Australia to confer broad recognition on same sex couples putting us at the forefront of the fight for equality. Other states such as Victoria and Queensland look set to follow.

Detailed information on our achievements in 1999 is available in our 1999 Annual Report.

Want to become a volunteer?

You do not need to be an experienced lobbyist to help in our work as we need people with a range of skills and experience. Often we just need another pair of hands. The Lobby is made up of a number of working groups which deal with current campaigns and do much of the day-to-day work of the Lobby. These are open to members of the Lobby.

Find out more about getting involved.

The work done at the Lobby

More information on all the current campaigns and projects of the Lobby is available under "Campaigns and Projects". Look at the index to your left.

Our Objects

The official objects of the Lobby, as defined in our constitution, are:

∑ to protect and promote lesbian and gay rights in New South Wales;

∑ to support, liaise and work with other organisations to protect and promote lesbian and gay rights in Australia and internationally;

∑ to support, liaise and work with other organisations in New South Wales for the protection of lesbian and gay rights in this state;

∑ to raise money, employ staff and enter into other financial and legal arrangements as may be appropriate to advance the aims of this Association; and

∑ to do other such things as the Association may consider necessary or desirable to achieve and advance the aims of the Association.

More Information? Please call us on 02 9360 6650 or email us at info@glrl.org.au and we will get back to you.

More Information?

Please call us on 02 9360 6650 or email us at info@glrl.org.au and we will get back to you.

Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways: Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au (Contact the webmaster here > jason@webitwebsites.com) © Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.

Get Involved today! Print out a membership form and mail it in. You can contact us one of the following ways:
Phone: (02) 9360 6650 - Fax: (02) 9331 7963 - PO Box 9, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 - Email: info@glrl.org.au

(Contact the webmaster here > jason@webitwebsites.com)

© Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby Inc. (Incorporated in New South Wales) All rights reserved.