Australian Lesbian and Gay ArchivesThe Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives is the biggest repository of historical materials about lesbian and gay experience in Australia. It was established in 1978 at the Fourth National Homosexual Conference. Based in Melbourne, the Archives is the only community group in Australia that actively collects and preserves lesbian and gay material from across the country, and makes it readily accessible to students, historians, and anyone else who is interested.
The collections include material of national or international scope, but the heart of the Archives’ work is the collection and preservation of the historical life of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities of Australia, from the time of the Gold Rush to the battles against AIDS.
