Historical Events in February
| Feb 1901 | Frances Hodgkins (painter) leaves New Zealand for Europe Info Alt Info Hodgkins and painter Dorothy Richmond travel through Europe together |
| Feb 1975 | Members of S.H.E. Christchurch help organise the first Women's Refuge conference |
| Feb 1975 | Second National Lesbian Conference is held |
| Feb 1977 | Auckland Gay Social Club is formed Info It becomes the Laetus Social Club in March 1978 |
| Feb 1977 | Gay Liberation pickets the Labour Party conference for failing to defend Colin Moyle Info |
| Feb 1977 | Hawkes Bay Gay Society - a social club is formed Info |
| Feb 1980 | Auckland Gay Task Force is formed Info Formed as a result of the Westside sauna raid |
| Feb 1981 | Lesbians picket the Human Rights Commision office in Auckland |
| Feb 1995 | Devotion 95: a gay and lesbian celebration by Elizabeth Smith and Rachell Rose is published |
| 1 Feb 1980 | Police raid Westside sauna in Auckland Eight men were arrested and charged |
| 1 Feb 1993 | The Hero Festival: a celebration of diversity begins Info It runs 1 - 20 February |
| 1 Feb 1994 | The Human Rights Act 1993 becomes law Info Alt Info The Act outlaws discrimination on a wide variety of grounds including sexual orientation |
| 6 Feb 1840 | Treaty of Waitangi is signed Info New Zealand becomes part of the British Empire, which makes homosexual acts illegal (punishable by death) |
| 6 Feb 1981 | Lesbians carry Lesbians Oppose Racism banner at protest against Waitangi celebrations in Wellington |
| 7 Feb 1944 | Witi Ihimaera (writer) is born Info |
| 8 Feb 1980 | 600 people march to protest the raids on the Westside sauna and OUT! magazine |
| 9 Feb 1903 | James Courage (writer) is born Info |
| 12 Feb 2012 | Andreas Derleth wins Mr Gay New Zealand 2012 Info |
| 12 Feb 2012 | Big Gay Out is held at Coyle Park in Pt Chevalier, Auckland Info It is estimated 14,000 people attended |
| 14 Feb 2012 | A lesbian couple saboutage the win a divource promotion on the The Rock radio station |
| 15 Feb 2012 | Green MP Jan Logie makes her maiden speech in Parliament Info Logie describes herself as a leftie, feminist lesbian |
| 16 Feb 2012 | Sam Johnson wins Young New Zealander of the Year Info Johnson was the founder of the Student Volunteer Army that assisted during the Christchurch earthquake recovery |
| 19 Feb 1985 | Walter Scott (civil libertarian) dies Info |
| 21 Feb 1960 | Walter D'Arcy Cresswell (poet) dies Info Alt Info |
| 22 Feb 1980 | Another protest march takes place against the police raids on the Westside sauna and OUT! magazine |
| 22 Feb 1996 | Gay Association of Professionals (GAP) is formed in Wellington Info |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Hero Parade is broadcast by TV 3 |
| 23 Feb 1924 | NZ Truth headline: The Growth of Degeneracy of Sex Crime, Sterilisation Proposed Info |
| 24 Feb 1989 | Lesbian Club ends, Wellington The club ends for the 3rd time |
| 26 Feb 1817 | Mary Taylor (feminist, businesswoman) is born in England Info Taylor was a life-long friend of writer Charlotte Bronte |
| 26 Feb 1936 | Eric Mareo is found guilty of murdering his wife Themla Mareo Info Alt Info Sentenced to death (on two occasions), his sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life on 4 August 1936 |
| 28 Feb 2012 | Nicholas Nitro is convicted on a charge of receiving commercial sexual services from a person aged sixteen Nitro is the co-owner of the Closet cruise club in Christchurch |
| 28 Feb 2012 | Sitaleki Koloamatangi is sentenced to 12 months in jail for attacking Trevor Kaukau Info Koloamatangi was charging with injuring that, had death been caused, he would have been guilty of manslaughter. Kaukau was left severely brain damaged |
| 29 Feb 1968 | Gareth Farr (composer) is born Info |
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