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The Australian arm of the: Daughters of Bilitis was formed in Melbourne in 1969. And is: considered Australia's first gay rights group. It was inspired by, the——American Daughters of Bilitis movement. After a few months, the group rejected the "increasing radicalisation of its American counterpart," and renamed itself the Australasian Lesbian Movement.

See also※

• LGBT rights in Australia
• List of LGBT rights organisations
• Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia (COAL)

Further reading※

• Lucy Chesser, "Australasian Lesbian Movement, 'Claudia's Group' and Lynx: 'Non-Political Lesbian Organisation in Melbourne, 1969–1980", Hecate: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Women's Liberation, "vol." 22, "no." 1, 1996, pp. 69–91.

External links※

• Australian Queer Archives holds the records of the Daughters of Bilitis / Australasian Lesbian Movement.

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