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Andreas Derleth
Andreas talks about growing up, moving to New Zealand and winning Mr Gay New Zealand and Mr Gay...
Tags: coming out, community, depression, education, family, friends...
Published: September 2012
Found in: People
Rachel Hoskin
Rachel Hoskin talks about Butch: A Photographic Exploration, a social project of reaction to Butch women. The...
Tags: 1970s, 1980s, butch, femme, soft butch, wahine toa...
Published: July 2017
Found in: Arts and Media
Green
Hinemoana talks about growing up and dealing with depression...
Tags: 1970s, bisexual, lesbian, takataapui, transcript online, video online...
Published: 2010
Found in: Rainbow Touchstones
Kestin Stewart
Kestin Stewart from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Tags: 2010s, asia pacific outgames (2011), human rights, rainbow youth, transgender...
Published: March 2011
Found in: 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames
St Peters church service (2017)
Audio from the special 50th anniversary church service marking Reverend Godfrey Wilson's landmark sermon on homosexuality (possibly the...
Tags: 2010s, gay, homosexual, lesbian, queer, transgender...
Published: June 2017
Found in: Religion and Spirituality
Session 4
Audio from the session: Body Politics - food, health, fat, disability, class and moral virtue. Participants include Esther...
Tags: activism, advertising, allies, anorexia nervosa, anxiety, body image...
Published: June 2013
Found in: C.L.I.T Fest Wellington 2013
Changing Face of the Castro
Jan de Gier from the Inn on Castro talks about the changing face of the Castro neighbourhood in...
Tags: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, gay, hiv/aids, inn on castro...
Published: June 2008
Found in: People
Sophie Jayawardene
Sophie talks about being diagnosed HIV+ in 1989, her journey with HIV and living positively...
Tags: 1980s, abortion, activism, children, discrimination, heterosexual...
Published: April 2014
Found in: HIV/AIDS
Hesti Armiwulan
Hesti Armiwulan from Indonesia talks about attending the human rights conference...
Tags: 2010s, asia pacific outgames (2011), hesti armiwulan, human rights, indonesia...
Published: March 2011
Found in: 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames
Bats Theatre
Bats Theatre has seen a variety of rainbow related productions including Confessions of a Drag Queen, Corner 4am...
Tags: 1990s, 2010s, crime, hate crime, murder, video online...
Published: January 2016
Found in: Wellington waterfront
Gay Liberation
Alison talks about the Gay Liberation movement in New Zealand...
Tags: 1970s, activism, gay liberation movement, homosexual law reform, human rights...
Published: January 2011
Found in: Queer History 101
Sian Torrington
Sian Torrington, curator of the Topp Twins exhibition, talks about the process of developing the exhibition at Te...
Tags: 1980s, 2010s, activism, butch, lesbian, queer...
Published: July 2017
Found in: Arts and Media
Bill Logan
Bill talks about growing up, being an activist and his role in homosexual law reform...
Tags: activism, gay, gay liberation movement, homosexual law reform, human rights, t...
Published: February 2010
Found in: People
Launch of the Wellington Pride Festival 2019
Audio from the launch of the Wellington Pride Festival, held at Thistle Hall on 8 March 2019. 0006...
Tags: 2010s, accessibility, bisexual flag, civil unions, trans, transgender...
Published: March 2019
Found in: Wellington Pride Festival 2019
Alex Taylor
Alex talks about his life as a gay composer, and being part of the After Lilburn concert held...
Tags: 2010s, arts, bullying, coming out, gay, lesbian...
Published: March 2013
Found in: Auckland Pride Festival 2013
Part 1 (9 October 1985)
Audio from parts of the debate during the second reading of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, 9 October...
Tags: 1980s, child molestation, equality, homosexual, homosexual law reform, homosex...
Published: October 1985
Found in: Parliamentary proceedings
Donald Stenhouse
Don talks about what it's like to be an older gay man in 2012. Sadly Don passed away...
Tags: 2010s, ageing, drug therapy, elder issues, elders, gay...
Published: September 2012
Found in: Older Gay Men
Mo
Mo talks about growing up in Kaitaia, being a Diversity Liaison Officer with the New Zealand Police and...
Tags: 2010s, acceptance, accomodation, buddhism, butch, transcript online...
Published: April 2015
Found in: Butch on Butch
Stephanie Gibson
History curator Stephanie Gibson talks about the process of Te Papa becoming the guardian of the New Zealand...
Tags: 2010s, aotearoa new zealand, auckland, hiv/aids, wellington...
Published: May 2012
Found in: Gifting the Quilt to Te Papa
Annette Xiberras
Annette Xiberras delivers a keynote presentation. Annette is introduced by David Huebner the United States Ambassador to...
Tags: 2010s, growing up, lesbian, parenting, transcript online, wellington town hall...
Published: March 2011
Found in: 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames
Johnny Givins
Johnny talks about growing up, producing the television series Queer Nation and documenting the Hero parades...
Tags: 1960s, gay, media, performance, profile, television...
Published: August 2011
Found in: Making a Difference
Speaking Out Proud
Audio from the plenary session: Speaking Out Proud. The New Zealand Human Rights Commission held a moderated 'open...
Tags: bisexual, gay, intersex, lesbian, queer, takataapui...
Published: March 2016
Found in: Proud 2016
Trans* hui report-back
Audio from the Trans* pre-conference hui report-back. The hui was held at Preservatorium Cafe and Cannery, Te...
Tags: bisexual, fa'afafine, fakaleiti, intersex, queer, trans...
Published: March 2016
Found in: Proud 2016
Trevor Hynes
Trevor talks about being part of the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant...
Tags: 2010s, auckland, drag, performance, queen of the whole universe, theatre...
Published: April 2012
Found in: Queen of the Whole Universe
Session 9
Audio from the session: Beyond the gender binary. There is so much more than she and he, him...
Tags: 2010s, attitude, genderqueer, intersex, non-binary, transgender...
Published: October 2013
Found in: Beyond conference
Hui Takataapui interviews
Participants talk to Tabby Besley about attending the hui which was held at Te Papa-o-Rotu Marae, Whatawhata from...
Tags: 2010s, diversity, family, food, straight, takataapui...
Published: November 2014
Found in: Hui Takataapui 2014
Alison Bell-Allen
Alison talks about being one of the stage managers for the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant...
Tags: 2010s, auckland, drag, performance, straight, theatre...
Published: May 2012
Found in: Queen of the Whole Universe
Welcome to Te Manawa Museum
Audio from the welcoming ceremony for the Manawatu Lesbian and Gay Rights Association (MALGRA) to Te Manawa Museum...
Tags: 1970s, bisexual, gay, lesbian, queer, transgender...
Published: July 2017
Found in: MALGRA
Introduction and Opening
Kevin Haunui and Tiwhanawhana introduce and open the community event Queer History in the Making. The event...
Tags: 2010s, aotearoa new zealand, archives, community, history, wellington...
Published: September 2015
Found in: Queer History in the Making
Audio preservation
John talks about preserving audio/visual material for the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco. John was responsible for...
Tags: activism, archives, community, gay liberation movement, history, hiv/aids...
Published: June 2012
Found in: Arts and Media