NSW GLRL Archive & Advocacy
The NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (GLRL) has stood at the forefront of advocacy, legal reform, and social justice across New South Wales since 1988. Our active campaigns and historical archive document vital struggles and milestone achievements in anti-discrimination protections, relationship recognition, adoption equality, hate crime reporting, and the expungement of historical homosexual convictions.
Through evidence-based policy submissions, direct parliamentary lobbying, public awareness initiatives, and grassroots community organizing, GLRL champions systemic equality for lesbians, gay men, and diverse rainbow families throughout the state. We continue to monitor state and federal legislation, publish timely press statements, and empower community members to participate directly in democratic decision-making.
A comparative overview of ongoing legislative reform campaigns and achieved benchmarks led by the NSW GLRL.
| Focus Area | Legislative Objective | Key Status | Impact & Reach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Discrimination Reform | Closing religious exemptions in the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 | Active Lobbying | Statewide workplace and institutional protection |
| Historical Convictions | Expungement scheme for historical consensual gay offences | Passed into Law | Restoring justice and erasing historical criminal records |
| Adoption & Parenting | Equal adoption rights and birth certificate recognition for same-sex parents | Passed into Law | Legal certainty and equality for rainbow families |
| Safe Schools & Education | Targeted anti-bullying programs and LGBTI student protection policies | Ongoing Advocacy | Safe, inclusive educational environments statewide |
With details of the proposed plebiscite into marriage equality now released by the federal government, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW GLRL) calls for the blocking of plebiscite legislation, and for all sides of parliament to work together to achieve marriage equality as quickly as possible through a free vote.
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With details of the proposed plebiscite into marriage equality now released by the federal government, the NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW GLRL) calls for the blocking of plebiscite legislation, and for all sides of parliament to work together to achieve marriage equality as quickly as possibl
A petition with 17,000 signatures has been tabled in the NSW Parliament, asking the government to end the Safe Schools program in all NSW schools.
This federal election NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSWGLRL) called on all parties to make a commitment to end discrimination and harassment against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Australians.
With electoral rolls now closed and the countdown to the longest election campaign in our history rolls on, NSW Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSWGLRL) are moving into the next phase of the #RainbowVotes campaign.
The results of a major survey of political parties on LGBTI issues have revealed important differences in the major political parties.
In May 2016, the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee released an Interim Report on their inquiry into the Conditions and treatment of asylum seekers and refugees at the regional processing centres (RPCs) in the Republic of Nauru and Papua New Guinea (the Report).
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs tabled a report from their inquiry into the regulatory and legislative aspects of international and domestic surrogacy arrangements on 4 May. The report, titled ‘Surrogacy Matters’, outlines ten recommendations arisin
The 2016 Federal Election to be held on Saturday 2 July is one of the most important in recent memory for LGBTI communities.
As the election is called, the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (VGLRL) and New South Wales Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW GLRL) have outlined the issues that they are focussing on this election campaign.
With Parliament to resume today, the Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (VGLRL) and New South Wales Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (NSW GLRL) have joined forces to call on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community to Enrol for Equality.
