It was officially established on 6 February 1971, at the first public gathering of gay women and men in Australia, which took place in a church hall in Balmain, New South Wales.
[1] CAMP aimed to support gay and lesbian people, raise awareness of challenges facing them, and campaign for an end to discrimination against them.
John Ware[2] and Christabel Poll[6] appeared in The Australian on the 19 September 1970 announcing the establishment of the CAMP group in an article called ‘Couples’.
[7][8] On 6 February 1971, it was officially established at the first public gathering of homosexual men and women in Australia, which took place in a church hall in Balmain.
[14][15] CAMP campaigned for David Widdup, the first openly gay candidate to stand for office, in the seat of Lowe in the 1972 Australian federal election.