Since 2004, 'The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands' has fought for independence from which country?
"Coral Sea Reserves Ramsar Site The Coral Sea Reserves Ramsar Site comprises the 17,292 km of oceanic island and reef habitats within the former Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve and the former Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve in the Australian Coral Sea Islands Territory. The existence of the islands and cays within the two reserves has been known to navigators since the early nineteenth century. Lihou Reef was named after Captain John Lihou of HMS ""Zenobia"", who discovered the reef and its cays in 1823. The Coringa Islets were named after the cargo ship ""Coringa Packet"", which foundered off Chilcott Islet"
"prevent homosexual couples who were married overseas to have their relationship recognised, had taken from homosexual people the right to be treated equally, “whether it be marriage, superannuation, hospital visits, adoption or IVF treatments”. Based on the law of “Unjust Enrichment” (“If something is unjustly taken compensation must be made.”) and with reference to international law, which states “Oppressed people of overseas territories have a right to self government and self determination”, the activists claimed “territorial compensation” by establishing an independent gay state, claiming The Coral Sea Islands as its territory. On 14 June 2004, after sailing on a ship"
"Islands Territory and raised the rainbow flag, proclaiming the territory independent of Australia, calling it the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands in protest to the Australian government's refusal to recognise same-sex marriages. The rainbow flag is the official flag of the kingdom. In June 2015, The Museum of Modern Art acquired the rainbow flag symbol as part of its design collection. On June 26, 2015, the White House was illuminated in the rainbow flag colors to commemorate the legalization of same-sex marriages in all 50 U.S. states, following the ""Obergefell v. Hodges"" Supreme Court decision. On"
"R. In a scheme similar to Israel's Law of Return, a person was automatically granted permanent resident status and immediately eligible for citizenship in the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands simply by being gay or lesbian. The kingdom issued its first stamps in July 2006 ""with the aim of creating a high and distinctive reputation amongst the philatelic fraternity"". The kingdom's website stated that tourism, fishing and philatelic sales were its only economic activities. However, swimming, reef walking, lagoon snorkelling, bird-watching, seashell-collecting, and shipwreck-exploring were all gay government-sanctioned non-economic activities. Other than the protester inhabitants, the"
"the legalization has been proposed or is pending. Since 2014, homosexuality is legal in all 51 countries, 5 disputed territories and 6 dependencies and other territories of Europe, becoming in the first continent where homosexuality is legal completely. As of September 2018, homosexuality is legal in 8 of 14 countries (Australia , Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau and Vanuatu) and in 11 of 12 territories (American Samoa, Easter Island, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Wallis and Futuna) of Oceania. However, all the countries and"
"the British Indian Ocean Territory have legalized same-sex marriage. In a 2011 UN General Assembly declaration for LGBT rights, state parties were given a chance to express their support or opposition on the topic. Only Armenia, Georgia, Cyprus, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Thailand, and East Timor expressed their support. They were later joined by Vietnam and the Philippines. State parties who expressed opposition were Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, the Maldives, North Korea, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Syria, Afghanistan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. Other Asian parties did not"
"Solomon Islands, Malawi, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, Kiribati and Tonga. Homosexual activity remains a criminal offence in 36 of the 53 sovereign states of the Commonwealth; and legal in only 18. However, developments in the area of employment discrimination suggests some progress being made, with member states such as the Seychelles (2006), Fiji (2007), Mozambique (2007), Mauritius (2008) and Botswana (2010) introducing legislation against employment discrimination on sexual orientation. In November 2012, Malawi's President Joyce Banda suspended all laws that criminalised homosexuality. A report produced in November 2015 by the Human Dignity Trust in association"
"vegetables such as chickpeas and potato, seafood such as shrimp and conch, or meats such as chicken, beef, goat, and liver. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people living in Saint Lucia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT members of the population. Saint Lucia prohibits male-on-male sexual activity, punishing those found guilty with 10 years in jail. Saint Lucia was also the only UN member in the Americas to formally oppose the UN declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity. Saint Lucia Saint Lucia (; ) is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean"
"(86), Nauru (87) and Micronesia (90). In 2011, the Marshall Islands signed the ""joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity"" at the United Nations, condemning violence and discrimination against LGBT people. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 2005. The age of consent is equal at 16, regardless of sex and sexual orientation. The Marshall Islands does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions. Same-sex couples lack legal recognition. There is no legal protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Despite a lack of anti-discrimination"
"the islands. In 2008, police arrested a Massachusetts gay man after he kissed his partner on a nightclub dancefloor. He was later released. LGBT rights in the Cayman Islands Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the Cayman Islands may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in the Cayman Islands, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples. The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory. Although the local Legislature and courts are independent"
"was announced. Later in the day, some LGBT supporters were physically attacked and beaten by anti-gay protesters. The ruling could serve as a precedent for other Caribbean island nations, including, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to decriminalise homosexuality. LGBT activists in these countries also celebrated the ruling. A final judgment on how to deal with the now unconstitutional sections 13 and 16 was scheduled for July, but was later moved to 20 September. At which time, it was decided if they ought to be modified to"
"ten administrative areas, of which nine are provinces administered by elected provincial assemblies and the tenth is the capital Honiara, administered by the Honiara Town Council. [1] excluding the Capital Territory of Honiara There are human rights concerns and issues in regards to education, water, sanitation, women, and persons who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Homosexuality is illegal in Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands is an island nation that lies east of Papua New Guinea and consists of many islands: Choiseul, the Shortland Islands; the New Georgia Islands; Santa Isabel; the Russell Islands; Nggela (the Florida Islands); Malaita; Guadalcanal;"
"LGBT rights in the Marshall Islands Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the Marshall Islands may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Homosexuality has been legal in the Marshall Islands since 2005. Despite this, households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples, as same-sex marriage and civil unions are not allowed. The country possesses no laws protecting LGBT people from discrimination. The Human Truth Foundation has listed the Marshall Islands at rank 88 for LGBT rights. This was similar to other Pacific nations, such as Palau"
"the end of 2014. On 27 May 2016, Nauru decriminalised homosexuality. LGBT history in Nauru Nauru is a small island nation in Oceania. Homosexuality was criminalised in 1899, when the island was a German protectorate. The current sodomy laws were introduced in 1921 when the island was under Australian rule and are based on the Criminal Code of Queensland. Those laws were retained following Nauruan independence in 1968. In January 2011, Mathew Batsiua, Minister for Health, Justice and Sports, stated that the decriminalisation of ""homosexual activity between consenting adults"" was ""under active consideration"". In October 2011, the government pledged to"
"LGBT rights in the Turks and Caicos Islands Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 2001, and discrimination based on sexual orientation is constitutionally banned. Nevertheless, same-sex couples are unable to marry or jointly adopt. Same-sex sexual acts were expressly decriminalised under the United Kingdom's ""Caribbean Territories (Criminal Law) Order, 2000"", which took effect on 1 January 2001. The law received considerable local media coverage. The two largest"
"as valid. The Aruban Government initially did not recognize these marriages, but was challenged by a lesbian couple who had legally married in the Netherlands and then moved to the island. The case went to the Dutch Supreme Court, which ruled on 13 April 2007 that the Kingdom's constituent countries must recognize all of each other's marriages. In April 2015, representatives of all four constituent countries agreed that same-sex couples should have equal rights throughout the Kingdom. The same month a registered partnership bill was submitted to Parliament. On 22 August 2016, Desirée de Sousa-Croes, an openly gay MP, who"
"no reports in 2010, 2011, 2012, or 2013 of arrests or prosecutions directed at LGBT people. It is advisable that gay and lesbian citizens - travellers avoid public displays of affection, which could be categorized by the Solomon Islands penal code as an act of gross indecency, a felony, liable to imprisonment for five years. The Law Reform Commission proposed legalising gay and lesbian status in December 2008, but the move was strongly opposed. The government told the United Nations in 2011 that it had no intention of decriminalising homosexuality. Solomon Islands is currently reforming its Constitution. In the first"
"South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands since 2014, Akrotiri and Dhekelia and the British Indian Ocean Territory (for UK military personnel) since 3 June 2014, the Pitcairn Islands since 14 May 2015, the British Antarctic Territory since 13 October 2016, Gibraltar since 15 December 2016, Ascension Island since 1 January 2017, the Falkland Islands since 29 April 2017, Tristan da Cunha since 4 August 2017 and Saint Helena since 20 December 2017. Of the three Crown dependencies, same-sex marriage has been legal in the Isle of Man since 22 July 2016 and in Guernsey and Alderney since 2 May"
"One Voice Virgin Islands One Voice Virgin Islands is a hate group formed in June 2014 to oppose same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands. It is based in Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. territory. The group was organized after the introduction of a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It bills itself on its Facebook page as ""a coalition made up of very concerned Virgin Islanders of different walks of life and faiths to include Christians, Muslims, Rastafarians, and others,"" but it also acknowledges that the former religion is ""predominant"" in"
"legal. The Caribbean Island of Nevis—part of the nation of St. Kitts and Nevis—barred a cruise ship carrying 110 mostly American gays from docking March 23 2005. A police boat halted the Source Events/Windjammer Barefoot Cruises ship and took the captain to shore for a meeting with port, police, customs and immigration officials, after which the ship was ordered to sail on. Port authority Acting General Manager Oral Brandy told reporters that Nevis does not want homosexuality “to be a part of our culture.” LGBT rights in Saint Kitts and Nevis Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Saint"
"Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and United States Virgin Islands) by a total of 47. However, in all countries in The Americas where homosexuality is illegal the penalty is not enforced ""de facto"" and in some cases the legalization has been proposed or is pending. In Asia, as of September 2018, homosexuality is legal in 30 of 50 countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam) with"
"application on the chair's casting vote (May 19, 2005), a decision condemned by gay councillors in Westminster and the then Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. In November the council announced a reversal of policy, stating that most shops and bars would be allowed to fly the rainbow flag without planning permission. Today some LGBT individuals and straight allies put rainbow flags in the front of their yards or front doors, or use rainbow bumper stickers on their vehicles to use as an outward symbol of their identity or support. In June 2004 LGBT activists sailed to Australia's uninhabited Coral Sea"
"Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. ""Against"": Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States. All four member states that voted against have their origins as colonies of the United Kingdom, and have large non-indigenous immigrant majorities and thriving"
"LGBT rights in Oceania Oceania is, like other regions, quite diverse in its laws regarding homosexuality. This ranges from significant rights granted to the LGBT community in New Zealand, Australia, Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Pitcairn Islands to remaining criminal penalties for homosexual activity in 6 countries and one territory. Although acceptance is growing across the Pacific, violence and social stigma remain issues for LGBTI communities. This also leads to problems with healthcare, including access to HIV treatment in countries such as Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands where"
"but were rebuffed by the High Court on 29 January 2016 and again by the Court of Appeal on 21 February 2017. The ""Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2016-17"", a private member's bill, was filed by Tim Loughton on 21 July 2016 to amend Civil Partnership Act 2004 and extend civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples, but after second reading debate took place on 13 January 2017, further debate was postponed and eventually cancelled due to the calling of a subsequent general election. As of July 2016, the Isle of Man is currently the only part of the British Isles"
"raise funds for his legal campaign. His Instagram, Twitter and Facebook) accounts often feature posts on his campaign for LGBTQI+ rights in Trinidad and Tobago. Jason Jones (activist) Jason Jones is a gay LGBTQI+ activist from Trinidad and Tobago who successfully challenged the constitutionality of Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act prohibiting consensual adult intercourse per anum and sexual acts between consenting same-sex adults. In a landmark judgment in the English-speaking Caribbean, Justice Devindra Rampersad ruled the clauses unconstitutional and null and void. (See also: LGBT rights in Trinidad and Tobago.) Born in Port of Spain, Jones"
"LGBT rights in the Isle of Man Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the British Crown dependency of the Isle of Man have evolved substantially since the early 2000s. Private and consensual acts of male homosexuality on the island was decriminalised in 1992. LGBT rights have been extended and recognised in law since then, such as an equal age of consent (2006), employment protection from discrimination (2006), gender identity recognition (2009), the right to enter into a civil partnership (2011), the right to adopt children (2011) and the right to enter into a civil marriage (2016). While not"
"LGBT rights in the Cayman Islands Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the Cayman Islands may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in the Cayman Islands, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples. The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory. Although the local Legislature and courts are independent from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Her Majesty's Government deals with all international relations on behalf of the Territory."
"or be imprisoned for up to two years."" When the law took effect on 1 January 2007, the Faroe Islands became the last Northern European country to ban discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation. Prior to 2012, LGBT rights was not a high-profile issue in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands had been viewed by neighboring countries and worldwide media as a homophobic country for a long time. Generally, this was because religious observance is stronger and more widespread in the Faroe Islands than any other Nordic country, and due to the lack of LGBT rights, such as recognition"
"and Caribbean countries including Honduras. In May 2018, relying on the IACHR ruling (see above), Honduran LGBT activists filed a suit with the Supreme Court in order to legalise same-sex marriage in Honduras. A second case was filed shortly thereafter, but was dismissed due to technical errors in November 2018. The first case remains pending. In 2013, the National Congress adopted several amendments to the Penal Code (Decree No. 23-2013), including the following: In March 2017, the newly enacted Penal Code came into effect. It was reported that several LGBT rights groups had been received in Congress to dispel doubts"
"""de facto"" and in some cases the legalization has been proposed or is pending. In The Americas, as of September 2018, homosexuality is legal in 26 of 35 countries (Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela) and in all 21 territories (Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands , Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sint Maarten, South"
"2018, homosexuality is illegal in 69 or 70 countries (if Palestine is included, where homosexuality is illegal in Gaza but legal in West Bank), 2 disputed territories (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Somaliland) and 1 territory (Cook Islands) by a total of 72 or 73. However, all the countries and territories in The Americas and Oceania where homosexuality is illegal the penalty is not enforced ""de facto"" and in some cases the legalization has been proposed or is pending, the same situation repeat itself in few countries in Asia and Africa: In Africa, homosexuality is illegal in 34 of 54"
"LGBT rights in the United States Virgin Islands Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. Virgin Islands face legal challenges and discrimination not faced by other people. Same-sex sexual activity is no longer criminalized, and neither is same-sex marriage. The Virgin Islands lacks a hate crimes statute and provides LGBT residents no protection against discrimination. Following the Supreme Court's ruling in ""Obergefell v. Hodges"" on June 26, 2015, which found the denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples unconstitutional, same-sex marriage became legal in the islands. The first anti-gay criminal law was imposed by Denmark, who had"