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==Country== | ==Country== | ||
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==Birth - Death== | ==Birth - Death== | ||
| − | 1943 - | + | 1943 - 2014 |
==Occupation== | ==Occupation== | ||
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==Notable Achievements== | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
| − | + | Order of Australia | |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Active in numerous LGBTQ rights groups, notably CAMP (Campaign Against Mental Persecution). Helped form the Gay Rights Lobby in the 1980s. | + | Active in numerous LGBTQ rights groups, notably CAMP (Campaign Against Mental Persecution). Helped form the Gay Rights Lobby in the 1980s with [[Craig Johnston]]. Became a Member of the Order of Australia, 2014. |
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/pioneering-australian-gay-rights-activist-lex-watson-passes070514 | ||
| + | * http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/feature/lgbti-sydney-mourns-death-of-trailblazer-lex-watson-13741.html | ||
| + | * http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/06/09/australia-gay-rights-campaigner-lex-watson-granted-honour-after-death/ | ||
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Revision as of 11:34, 31 August 2014
Contents
Country
Australia
Birth - Death
1943 - 2014
Occupation
Activist
Notable Achievements
Order of Australia
Description
Active in numerous LGBTQ rights groups, notably CAMP (Campaign Against Mental Persecution). Helped form the Gay Rights Lobby in the 1980s with Craig Johnston. Became a Member of the Order of Australia, 2014.
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/pioneering-australian-gay-rights-activist-lex-watson-passes070514
- http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/feature/lgbti-sydney-mourns-death-of-trailblazer-lex-watson-13741.html
- http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/06/09/australia-gay-rights-campaigner-lex-watson-granted-honour-after-death/
