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Society Five was a gay rights and social support organisation formed in
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, in January 1971. Initially known as
Campaign Against Moral Persecution The Campaign Against Moral Persecution (also known as CAMP or CAMP Inc.) was an LGBT activism group. It was officially established on 6 February 1971, at the first public gathering of gay women and men in Australia, which took place in a church h ...
, 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 Homosexual Law Reform Coalition. 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 LGBTQ political advocacy groups in Australia 1971 establishments in Australia 1981 disestablishments in Australia Organizations established in 1971 Organizations disestablished in 1981 {{Melbourne-stub