{{Short description|LGBT+ wing of the Liberal Party of Australia}} {{Infobox LGBT party wing | logo = | colorcode = {{party colour|Liberal Party of Australia}} | president = Heath Wilson | chairman = | founded = 2017 (officially) | ideology = LGBT conservatism<br />Liberal conservatism | preceded by = Montalto Branch (VIC) | position = Centre-right | mother party = Liberal Party of Australia | slogan = | website = {{url|https://liberalpride.net.au}} }}
'''Liberal Pride''' is an Australian organisation for LGBT conservatism and liberalism in Australia. It is affiliated to and the official LGBT branch of the centre-right Victorian Liberal Party.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://liberalpride.net.au/about |access-date=2018-04-10 |website=Liberal Pride}}</ref> The Liberal Pride branch operating in Victoria maintains a presence across the state. Although LGBT networks and friendship groups exist within other divisions of the Liberal Party of Australia, the Victorian Liberal Pride Branch is presently the only formal LGBT Branch of any division of the party.
The group campaigns for LGBT rights alongside the main political beliefs and policies of the Liberal Party, which it promotes within the party, LGBT community, and the wider public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Preiss |first=Benjamin |date=2019-06-09 |title=Liberal Party Pride group pushes for pill-testing in Victoria |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/liberal-party-pride-group-pushes-for-pill-testing-in-victoria-20190609-p51vz8.html |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> The Liberal Pride branch in Victoria also campaigns and raises funds for LGBT candidates.
== Activity == Liberal Pride hosts a range of social and network events, both within Victoria and around the country in collaboration with other LGBT organisations active within the Liberal Party of Australia.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-09-01 |title=Liberal Pride gay group launched at Sydney World Pride |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/liberals-in-a-pink-over-mardi-gras-float-get-up-20220227-p5a047.html |access-date=2010-05-20 |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Liberal Pride hosts many fundraising events across the for members of both the House of Representatives and Senate.
There are also plans to launch a branch in South Australia.<ref>https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-liberal-party-embroiled-in-new-pride-row-as-split-emerges-over-plans-to-launch-branch-for-gay-and-trans-members/news-story/b308f55ff831d8ae56f985bab03f7b32?amp</ref>
== See also == {{Portal|LGBTQ|Conservatism|Liberalism|Australia}}
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Category:2017 establishments in Australia Category:LGBTQ conservatism in Australia Category:Liberal Party of Australia Category:LGBTQ affiliate organizations of political parties Category:Political organizations established in 2017