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Peter "Bon" Bonsall-Boone {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} ({{circa}} 1938^[1] – 19 May 2017) was an Australian LGBT rights activist. He was a foundation member of the Campaign Against Moral Persecution (CAMP) and participated in the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

Biography

At the age of 19, in 1957, Bonsall-Boone was convicted twice of homosexual activity after being arrested on separate occasions at a public bathroom and a Sydney train station where he went to meet other gay men.^[2] He later said that these convictions prevented him from his goal of becoming an Anglican priest; he was expelled from his theological college in 1962 when his criminal record was discovered.^[1] He met his life partner, Peter de Waal, in 1966, and they both became foundation members of the Campaign Against Moral Persecution (CAMP), one of the earliest gay rights organisations in Australia.^[3]

In 1972, Bonsall-Boone and de Waal appeared in an episode of the ABC documentary series Chequerboard that featured them kissing briefly.^[4] Their kiss has been reported as the first kiss between a same-sex couple on Australian television.^[5]^[1] At the time, Bonsall-Boone was working as a secretary for St Clements Anglican Church in the Sydney suburb of Mosman; he lost this job as a result of his television appearance.^[6] In 1973, Bonsall-Boone and de Waal set up an LGBT help line called Phone-A-Friend from their home. In 1978, Bonsall-Boone participated in a protest that would later be recognised as the inaugural Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and was charged in the aftermath of the event.^[4]

When Bonsall-Boone was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, he said that his dying wish was to be able to marry de Waal.^[7] They campaigned parliament and wrote to the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in 2017 in an attempt to have same-sex marriage legalised, noting: "please do it quickly as Bon's time is fast running out!"^[8] Bonsall-Boone died on 19 May 2017, several months after celebrating his 50th anniversary with de Waal.^[4]

Legacy

In June 2017, Bonsall-Boone (posthumously) and de Waal were both inducted as a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours,^[9] "for significant service to the community as a LGBTQI advocate and supporter, and through a range of volunteer roles."^[10]

References

1. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/when-new-state-law-allows-removal-of-historic-gay-sex-convictions-peter-bonsallboone-wants-to-be-first-in-line/news-story/a45ae1562cbccc9d9596e7ad8dcddb52|work=The Daily Telegraph|title=When new state law allows removal of historic gay sex convictions, Peter Bonsall-Boone wants to be first in line|date=27 October 2014|first=Laura|last=Suckling|accessdate=1 June 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/couple-embrace-historic-gay-law-change-20141003-10ph2r.html|title=Couple embrace historic gay law change|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|first=Josephine|last=Tovey|date=3 October 2014|accessdate=1 June 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111221953/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/couple-embrace-historic-gay-law-change-20141003-10ph2r.html|archivedate=11 November 2014|df=}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.outinperth.com/peter-bon-bonsall-boon-dies-still-waiting-marriage-equality/|title=Peter ‘Bon’ Bonsall-Boone dies waiting for marriage equality|date=20 May 2017|work=OutInPerth|accessdate=1 June 2017}}
4. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://www.mardigras.org.au/latest-news/2017/5/22/vale-pete-bonsall-boone|title=Vale Pete Bonsall-Boone|publisher=Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras|date=22 May 2017|accessdate=1 June 2017|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531172544/http://www.mardigras.org.au/latest-news/2017/5/22/vale-pete-bonsall-boone|archivedate=31 May 2017|df=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/video/902436931664/Mardi-Gras-2017-Peter-De-Waal-and-Peter-Bonsall-Bo|title=Mardi Gras 2017: Peter De Waal & Peter Bonsall-Boone|publisher=Special Broadcasting Service|date=21 March 2017|accessdate=1 June 2017}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Reynolds|first=Robert|title=From Camp to Queer: Re-making the Australian Homosexual|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VqLV13IG5j4C&pg=PA44|year=2002|publisher=Melbourne University Press|isbn=978-0-522-85022-2|page=44}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/weve-been-secondclass-citizens-for-50-years-a-dying-mans-wish-to-marry-the-man-he-loves-20170406-gvf3ni.html|title= 'We've been second-class citizens for 50 years': A dying man's wish to marry the man he loves |date=9 April 2017|first=Michael|last=Koziol|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=1 June 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/peter-boone-passes-away/158410|title=Marriage equality activist Peter Bonsall-Boone passes away|work=Star Observer|date=19 May 2017|first=Matthew|last=Wade|accessdate=1 June 2017}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/queens-honours-list-the-most-progressive-since-1975-20170611-gwovfx.html |title=Queen's honours list the most progressive since 1975 |first=Damien |last=Murphy |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=12 June 2017 |accessdate=20 June 2017 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616160549/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/queens-honours-list-the-most-progressive-since-1975-20170611-gwovfx.html |archivedate=16 June 2017 |df= }}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/qb/qb2017/mnxi3_8skq/Media%20Notes%20-%20AM%20(A%20-%20L).pdf |title=Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia |work=The Australian Honours Secretariat |accessdate=20 June 2017}}