Coral Sea Islands Territory Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands 2004-06-14T00:00:00 2017-11-17T00:00:00 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_and_Lesbian_Kingdom_of_the_Coral_Sea_Islands https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423680 A micronation established as a symbolic political protest by a group of gay rights activists based in Australia. Declared in 2004 in response to the Australian government's refusal to recognise same-sex marriages, it was founded on Australia's external overseas Territory of the Coral Sea Islands, a group of uninhabited islets east of the Great Barrier Reef. The Kingdom was dissolved on 17 November 2017 following the decision made by the Australian people to legalise gay marriage.