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Reflections on Church and State (Auckland)

Reflections on Church and State (Auckland)Audio from a marriage equality discussion held at St-Matthew-in-the-City on 22 November 2012. Clay Nelson, Boris Dittrich, Louisa...

Tags: 2010s, age of consent, celebrant, church, civil unions, equality...

Published: November 2012

Found in: Marriage Equality

Remembering Neil Costelloe

Remembering Neil CostelloeJayne (sitting by an open fire) remembers her brother Neil Costelloe. Neil was very active in the fight...

Tags: 1980s, 1990s, activism, anger, gay, lesbian...

Published: April 2016

Found in: Homosexual Law Reform

Now and Then

Now and ThenAudio from the session: Now and Then. A mash-up of readings of new voices and established writers noted...

Tags: 1960s, 1970s, gay, lesbian, queer, transgender...

Published: February 2016

Found in: Same Same But Different (2016)

Violet

VioletDamian talks about growing up and dealing with depression...

Tags: 1970s, alcohol and drug abuse, depression, gay, transcript online, video onlin...

Published: 2010

Found in: Rainbow Touchstones

Third reading of the Bill

Third reading of the BillAudio from the third reading of the Sullivan Birth Certificate Bill. It was introduced into Parliament by...

Tags: 2010s, children, family, human rights, lesbian, parents...

Published: April 2014

Found in: Sullivan Birth Certificate Bill

Katija Vlatkovich

Katija VlatkovichKatija talks about growing up, working with Rainbow Youth and organizing Proud Mary...

Tags: activism, coming out, family, music, performance, youth...

Published: August 2011

Found in: Making a Difference

Tasha

TashaTasha talks about powerlifting and acceptance in sport...

Tags: 1080 poison, 2010s, athletics, butch, cycling, transcript online...

Published: March 2015

Found in: Butch on Butch

Julian Cook

Julian CookJulian talks about organising a variety of corporate and community-based events, including the GABA Gold Charity Auction, and...

Tags: community, event management, organising, support, venues, volunteer...

Published: March 2012

Found in: Creating Our Stories

Participants in Marriage Equality march

Participants in Marriage Equality marchJo Jackson talks to people taking part in the Marriage Equality march through the streets of central Wellington...

Tags: activism, civil unions, community, gay, human rights, lesbian...

Published: August 2012

Found in: Marriage Equality

Features (2)

Features (2)A list of archived articles from GayNZ.com, in the original category of: Features (2)...

Tags: 2000s, 2010s, aotearoa new zealand, gaynz.com, internet, media...

Published: January 2001

Found in: GayNZ

Pacific Human Rights Conference outcomes

Pacific Human Rights Conference outcomesDiscussion on the Pacific Human Rights Conference, held 11-14 May 2015 in Tonga. The conference was hosted...

Tags: bisexual, fa'afafine, fakaleiti, lesbian, transgender, video online...

Published: March 2016

Found in: Proud 2016

Michael Stevens

Michael StevensMichael Stevens from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...

Tags: 2010s, asia pacific outgames (2011), human rights, media, michael stevens, wel...

Published: March 2011

Found in: 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames

Evin Wood

Evin WoodEvin Wood from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...

Tags: 2010s, asia pacific outgames (2011), evin wood, human rights, teaching...

Published: March 2011

Found in: 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames

Yellow

YellowJoe talks about growing up and dealing with depression...

Tags: 1990s, depression, gender identity, transcript online, transgender, video onli...

Published: 2010

Found in: Rainbow Touchstones

Zac

ZacZac talks about identifying as non-binary gender...

Tags: bullying, children, christianity, coming out, community, depression...

Published: May 2014

Found in: South

Gareth Watkins

Gareth WatkinsGareth is a photographer based in Welington, New Zealand who has published three photography books. He...

Tags: 1990s, arts, images online, photography, visual arts, wellington...

Published: 2010

Found in: Gallery

Johnny Givins

Johnny GivinsJohnny 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

Sophie Jayawardene

Sophie JayawardeneSophie 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

Miscellaneouslee

MiscellaneousleeMiscellaneouslee talks about family life, Auckland in the 1980s and performing in drag...

Tags: acceptance, bullying, children, coming out, creativity, culture...

Published: October 2013

Found in: People

Orange

OrangeIvan talks about growing up in Malaysia and dealing with depression...

Tags: 1980s, coming out, depression, gay, transcript online, video online...

Published: 2010

Found in: Rainbow Touchstones

Carmen (documentary)

Carmen (documentary)A television documentary about Carmen, produced in 1989...

Tags: 1960s, 1970s, external resource, trans*, transgender, video online...

Published: 1989

Found in: Carmen Rupe

Pride news

Pride newsA list of archived articles from GayNZ.com, in the original category of: Pride news...

Tags: 2000s, 2010s, aotearoa new zealand, gaynz.com, internet, media...

Published: January 2001

Found in: GayNZ

Hall of fame

Hall of fameA list of archived articles from GayNZ.com, in the original category of: Hall of fame...

Tags: 2000s, 2010s, aotearoa new zealand, gaynz.com, internet, media...

Published: January 2001

Found in: GayNZ

Isikeli Vulavou and Sulivenusi Waqa

Isikeli Vulavou and Sulivenusi WaqaIsikeli Vulavou and Sulivenusi Waqa from Fiji talk about attending the human rights conference...

Tags: 2010s, asia pacific outgames (2011), fiji, human rights, isikeli vulavou, suli...

Published: March 2011

Found in: 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames

Green

GreenHinemoana talks about growing up and dealing with depression...

Tags: 1970s, bisexual, lesbian, takataapui, transcript online, video online...

Published: 2010

Found in: Rainbow Touchstones

Sailor

SailorExplore the iconic figure of the sailor in queer culture. The programme also looks at sexual activity...

Tags: aotearoa new zealand, beats, cruising, icons, programme, sex...

Published: 1999

Found in: Documentary

LAGANZ

LAGANZRoger Swanson talks about the history and purpose of LAGANZ - The Lesbian and Gay Archives of New...

Tags: 1970s, 1980s, archives, gay liberation movement, history, transcript online...

Published: September 2010

Found in: Groups and Organisations

Robert Gant

Robert GantJohn Sullivan talks about the photography of Robert Gant. Robert Gant was born in England in 1854(?) and...

Tags: arts, images online, photography, visual arts, wairarapa, wellington...

Published: November 2010

Found in: Gallery

Charles Mackay

Charles MackayIn 1929 Charles Mackay, a former mayor of Wanganui bled to death on a Berlin street corner -...

Tags: 1910s, 1920s, 2010s, blackmail, crime, homosexual...

Published: September 2011

Found in: People

Second reading of the Bill

Second reading of the BillAudio from the second reading of the Sullivan Birth Certificate Bill. It was introduced into Parliament by...

Tags: 2010s, children, family, human rights, lesbian, parents...

Published: February 2014

Found in: Sullivan Birth Certificate Bill