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Peter de Waal
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'''Peter de Waal''' (1938-) is an Australian LGBT rights activist and author. He was a foundation member of the Campaign Against Moral Persecution (CAMP) and participated in the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
==Biography==
De Waal was born in 1938.<ref></ref> As lifelong activists for the gay and lesbian community in Sydney, de Waal and his partner [[Peter Bonsall-Boone]] shared Australia's first televised gay kiss, established a counselling service from their Balmain home and confronted police during the first [[Sydney Mardi Gras]] parade in 1978.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
De Waal was one of the group known as the "78ers" who participated in the events in Sydney in 1978 including the first [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]] parade, protests at Darlinghurst and Central Police Stations and Central Court, and marches through the city.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref name ="apology"></ref> De Waal attended the New South Wales State Parliament formal bipartisan apology to the 78ers on 25 February 2016.<ref name ="apology"/><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
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==Awards==
In June 2017, de Waal and Bonsall-Boone (posthumously) were both inducted as a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in the [[2017 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2017 Queen's Birthday Honours]],<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> "for significant service to the community as a LGBTQI advocate and supporter, and through a range of volunteer roles."<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:LGBT rights activists from Australia]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of Australia]]
[[Category:People from Sydney]]
[[Category:LGBT culture in Sydney]]
==Biography==
De Waal was born in 1938.<ref></ref> As lifelong activists for the gay and lesbian community in Sydney, de Waal and his partner [[Peter Bonsall-Boone]] shared Australia's first televised gay kiss, established a counselling service from their Balmain home and confronted police during the first [[Sydney Mardi Gras]] parade in 1978.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
De Waal was one of the group known as the "78ers" who participated in the events in Sydney in 1978 including the first [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]] parade, protests at Darlinghurst and Central Police Stations and Central Court, and marches through the city.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref name ="apology"></ref> De Waal attended the New South Wales State Parliament formal bipartisan apology to the 78ers on 25 February 2016.<ref name ="apology"/><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Works==
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==Awards==
In June 2017, de Waal and Bonsall-Boone (posthumously) were both inducted as a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in the [[2017 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2017 Queen's Birthday Honours]],<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> "for significant service to the community as a LGBTQI advocate and supporter, and through a range of volunteer roles."<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:LGBT rights activists from Australia]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of Australia]]
[[Category:People from Sydney]]
[[Category:LGBT culture in Sydney]]
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