مملكة بحر المرجان للمثليين والسحاقيات
Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands | |
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 العلم | |
النشيد: Zadok the Priest[1] | |
| الموقع | Coral Sea Islands Territory |
| العاصمة | Heaven, Cato Island |
| اللغات الرسمية | English |
| العضويات | LGBT people |
| البنية التنظيمية | Constitutional monarchy |
• Emperor | Dale Parker Anderson |
| التأسيس | |
• Founded | 14 June 2004 |
| العملة المزعومة | Euro[2] |
The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands (also known as The Gay Kingdom of the Coral Sea - for example on postage stamps) was established as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay rights activists based in Australia. Declared in 2004 in response to the Australian government's refusal to recognise same-sex marriages, it was founded on Australia's external overseas Territory of the Coral Sea Islands, a group of uninhabited islets east of the Great Barrier Reef.[3] It is an expression of queer nationalism.
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History
Founded in June 2004, the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands was created by a group of gay protesters against the refusal of the Australian government to acknowledge same-sex marriages. They chose the Coral Sea Islands Territory as their location. The island chosen for their capital is the largest island in the territory, Cato Island. The leader of the protesters, Dale Parker Anderson, was elected Administrator of the territory and then "declared emperor" of the kingdom upon its independence, becoming Dale R. Other than the protester inhabitants, the islands of the Coral Sea Islands Territory are uninhabited and the kingdom's independence is not recognised by Australia or any world government. The Coral Sea Islands are recognised as an external overseas Territory of Australia by the United Nations.[4][5][6] On 13 September 2004, the Gay Kingdom declared war on Australia.[7]
On Cato Island, the settlers founded a camp site they named "Heaven" after the famous gay nightclub in London, and set up a post office where they obtain funds for the kingdom by "selling its unique coins and stamps".[5]
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References
- ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماةintroduction - ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم
<ref>غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماةgoogle1 - ^ Nick Squires (4 مايو 2010). "The world's micronations unite to demand recognition". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 أغسطس 2011.
- ^ "Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands (Queensland, Australië)". Columbus. 22 يونيو 2010. Retrieved 10 أغسطس 2011.
- ^ أ ب Talek Harris (22 يوليو 2010). "Emperors, princes and Australia's league of mini-nations". Sin Chew Daily. Retrieved 11 أغسطس 2011.
- ^ Nick Squires (24 فبراير 2005). "Mini-states Down Under are sure they can secede". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 أغسطس 2011.
- ^ http://gaykingdom.info/history.htm
للاستزادة
- Dapin, Mark, "If at first you don't secede...", The Sydney Morning Herald – Good Weekend, 12 February 2005, pp 47–50
- Lattas, Judy, “Queer Sovereignty: the Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands”, Cosmopolitan Civil Societies journal, UTS September 2009
- Josh Butler (27 February 2017). "The Gay Kingdom" http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/02/27/an-lgbtq-micronation-declared-war-on-australia-in-2004-and-a-sen/
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