Society Five
Society Five was a gay rights and social support organisation formed in Melbourne, Australia, in January 1971. Initially known as Campaign Against Moral Persecution, 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 . By 1981 it had disbanded, following internal conflicts.
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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
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- LGBT political advocacy groups in Australia
- 1971 establishments in Australia
- 1981 disestablishments in Australia
- Organizations established in 1971
- Organizations disestablished in 1981
- LGBT organization stubs
- Melbourne stubs