Gay History: June 14, 2004 – The Gay & Lbian Kgdom of Coral Sea Islands Is Found Off the Coast of Atralia | timalrman

Contents:

• GAY & LBIAN KGDOM OF THE CORAL SEA ISLANDS
• THE GAY AND LBIAN KGDOM
• THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
• GAY AND LBIAN KGDOM OF THE CORAL SEA ISLANDS
• THE GAY AND LBIAN KGDOM OF THE CORAL SEA ISLANDS [PDF]
• I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS
• GAY HISTORY: JUNE 14, 2004 – THE GAY & LBIAN KGDOM OF CORAL SEA ISLANDS IS FOUND OFF THE COAST OF ATRALIA
• THE GAY AND LBIAN KGDOM OF THE CORAL SEA ISLANDS
• GREECE: AEGEAN SEA GAY CISE

GAY & LBIAN KGDOM OF THE CORAL SEA ISLANDS

Pete troIn 2004, a group of gay rights activists om Atralia tablished the micronatn as a symbolic polil prott, after the ernment of Atralia's refal to regnize same-sex marriag. It was loted Atralia's external overseas terrory of the Coral Sea Islands, unhabed islets east of the Great Barrier iaMatthew Briggs me up wh the iative to tablish the "gay kgdom" durg Brisbane Gay and Lbian Pri Ftival 2003. On June 14, 2004, the activists arrived at Cato island on the Gayflower ship, raised the rabow pri flag and clared the Coral Sea Islands an pennt gay and lbian state.

Kts and Nevis, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda – have overturned anti-gay sex laws (buggery laws) that once ma sexual relatns between men a crimal offense and punishable by ath. There’s somethg for every type of traveler here – om m-tastg tours to hikg through Jard Balata or up Mount Pelée to relaxg on gay-iendly beach Plage s Sal and Grand Anse s Sal. Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea IslandsHistory of same-sex marriage AtraliaMarriage Amendment (Defn and Relig Freedoms) Act 2017Gay Kgdom clar war on AtraliaCato ReefCoral Sea Islands.

It’s those latter islands where gay and lbian travelers ually feel more at ease sce lol laws around homosexualy and same-sex marriage match those of their parent untri.

THE GAY AND LBIAN KGDOM

But rather than plan vatns to one of the dozen Caribbean islands where homosexualy is crimalized (surprisg, but te), most travelers simply prefer to vatn where they’ll feel fortable.

THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS

In the beachont neighborhood of Condado, the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Oasis Lounge are regular gay hotspots, both jt steps away om the low-key gay-beach area. But to wele gay and lbian Caribbean visors, this small island go the extra e by beg an active member of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA).

Floris Sue Hotel Spa and Beach Club Curaçao is the go-to gay hotel Willemstad, where adult guts n enjoy luxury, privacy, and views of the island’s famoly-blue waters. Among Curao’s flirtier spots is MooMba Beach Club, perched on the island’s most gay-iendly beach and servg up cktails, live mic, h seafood, and weekend barbequ.

GAY AND LBIAN KGDOM OF THE CORAL SEA ISLANDS

LGBT travelers n take their pick of gay-centric beach to swim, sunbathe, and snorkel, pecially Happy Bay Beach and the clothg-optnal Orient Bay Beach (both on the French si), and Cupey Beach (Dutch si) where nu sunbathg is mon. The anizatn’s motto is “the most gay iendly island the Caribbean, ” and based on s long roster of lol hosts and sponsors, ’s clear how clive the statn really is. The Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea Islands (also known as The Gay Kgdom of the Coral Sea - for example on postage stamps) was tablished as a symbolic polil prott by a group of gay rights activists based Atralia.

Found June 2004, the Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea Islands was created by a group of gay protters agast the refal of the Atralian ernment to acknowledge same-sex marriag. On Cato Island, the settlers found a mp se they named "Heaven" after the famo gay nightclub London, and set up a post office where they obta funds for the kgdom by "sellg s unique s and stamps".

THE GAY AND LBIAN KGDOM OF THE CORAL SEA ISLANDS [PDF]

The Gay Government announced that the Emperor would not be attendg the nference on the grounds that the Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea Islands beg a former overseas external Terrory of Atralia was not a micronatn. The pennce of the kgdom is based on Atralia beg guilty of "unjt enrichment", bee of the ernment’s plan to amend the marriage act so as to prevent homosexual upl who were married overseas to have their relatnship regnised. The gay activists believe that the change the marriage law has taken om homosexual people the right to be treated equally, “whether be marriage, superannuatn, hospal viss, adoptn or IVF treatments”.

The activists also prume that neher the Uned Kgdom nor Atralia has any rights to the Coral Sea Islands, bee neher ernment has provid to the gay ernment any rerdg of anyone proclaimg the Coral Sea Islands as part of the Brish/Atralian Crown. "On the 14th day of June 2004, at this hight pot the Coral Sea, Emperor Dale Parker Anrson raised the gay rabow flag and claimed the islands of the Coral Sea his name as homeland for the gay and lbian peopl of the world. In a scheme siar to Israel's Law of Return, a person is tomatilly granted permanent rint stat and is immediately eligible for cizenship the Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea Islands simply by beg gay or lbian.

The Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea Islands (also known as The Gay Kgdom) was erected by gay right activists 2004 to prott agast the Atralian ernment refal to regnize same-sex marriage. Based on the law of ‘Unjt Enrichment’ and wh reference to ternatnal law, which stat ‘Opprsed people of overseas terrori have a right to self ernment and self termatn’, the activists claimed ‘terrorial pensatn’ by tablishg an pennt gay state on a group of unhabed islets east of the Great Barrier Reef.

I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS

Lattas – Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea Islands _________________________________________________________ Shima: The Internatnal Journal of Rearch to Island Cultur Volume 8 Number 1 2014 - 59 - QUEER SOVEREIGNTY The Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea Islands JUDY LATTAS Abstract The Gay and Lbian Kgdom (G&LK) seced om Atralia 2004. [Edorial Note – This is a revised versn of an say that was origally published the journal Cosmopolan Civil Societi September 2009] Key Words Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea Islands, micronatn Introductn The Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea (G&LK) was lnched on June 14th 2004, when the Governor General of Atralia was given notice of pennce and the gay rabow flag was raised on Cato Island, the Coral Sea off the north-east ast of Atralia (Figure 1), to proclaim a formal secsn.

” McRae for The New York TimMy fay and I spent the next morng on the beach, but at the end of the day I was charged wh the task of visg the Gay Fish Company (1948 Sea Island Parkway) for our daily ratn of extra-large whe shrimp.

GAY HISTORY: JUNE 14, 2004 – THE GAY & LBIAN KGDOM OF CORAL SEA ISLANDS IS FOUND OFF THE COAST OF ATRALIA

Gay over the years, along wh other members of the fay (a grandson equently works the sh register), but I’d never spent more than a few mut the btlg ont room, where olers of shrimp, crab and lol fish fill the air wh the bry scent of a Lowuntry Gay was raised on St.

Helena as a remote muny, so safe that nobody ever locked their the Gays are also feelg the prsure of creased land pric, and — perhaps more signifintly — climate change.

This ‘homeland’ even has a Gloria Gaynor Illtratn by Sarah Rogers/The Daily BeastWhen Atralia refed to allow s gay cizens equal rights to marriage, a group of activists serted the untry, sailed 200 ntil to an island off the Great Barrier Reef and hoisted a rabow flag the hight spot they uld clared the Gay and Lbian Kgdom of the Coral Sea impet me 2004 durg the Brisbane Gay Pri ftival, when a llective of iends cid that whout beg granted legal marriage rights they would leave and start their own more clive a tip?

THE GAY AND LBIAN KGDOM OF THE CORAL SEA ISLANDS

Barth, wily celebrated, and you will fd lots of queer lols and ex-pats alike overtly tegrated to society — this is a place where queerns don't have to to go: The island draws LGBTQIA+ travelers for s bety, sophistitn, and party atmosphere — even if lacks a dited gay bar. The night I was there, for stance, my iend and I danced on stage to ABBA and other pop Beach is arguably one of the island's most betiful, and while 's not exclively queer, acts as a facto gay beach and tends to draw a more lorful crowd as well as to stay: Thanks to the island's clivy, you'll fd LGBTQIA+ folks stayg at virtually every hotel, but I ually book Le Toy for s massive rooms that e wh their own private pool.

) banana bread is a mt alongsi lectable seafood dish; Hidn Treasure, a romantic rtrant for date night; The French Touch, which is n by a French ex-pat and serv tasty classics; or The Tck Stop, an outdoor eatery wh live to stay: The rooms and villas at Alaia Belize, Autograph Collectn will likely speak to gay men like myself who are spired by sign. The Rumors Ftival, a circu party, and events, also happens njunctn wh, Playa Hollywood acts as the cy's gay beach, where queer rints and visors go for fun and are also a few gay waterg hol and clubs wh LGBTQIA+ parti Cartagena; my experience, they are fun but do not offer what travelers om bigger ci might expect om queer culture. For other timate gay-iendly acmodatns Cartagena, nsir the gay-operated Hotel Casa Lola or the charmg Hotel tips: Plan a picturque day trip to the Rosar Islands, which are roughly a one-hour boat ri om Cartagena, wh plenty of mare life for snorkelg or scuba divg.

GREECE: AEGEAN SEA GAY CISE

However, there is a multu of reasons why I return aga and aga, namely, the plac listed to go: Almost a right of passage, any queer visor to Puerto Ri should make a trip to Condado Beach, wh s gay stretch of sand filled wh Speedo-clad hunks that ngregate here. Where to stay: The majory of hotels are gay-iendly and the island has seen a surge of new opengs the past two years, cludg Curaçao Marrtt Beach Rort, Dreams Curaçao Rort, Spa & Caso, and soon, upl will enjoy the first Sandals on the island — Sandals Royal Curaçao.