Historical Events - Media
| 5 Jul 1907 | The Girlhood of a Man by N. O. Body is reviewed in the Ashburton Guardian Info |
| 23 Feb 1924 | NZ Truth headline: The Growth of Degeneracy of Sex Crime, Sterilisation Proposed Info |
| 1971 | Up From Under magazine is published by Wellington Women's Liberation Front |
| Jul 1972 | Broadsheet publication begins, Auckland Info It was New Zealand's first feminist magazine |
| 1973 | G.L.F. Gay Liberation Front is published |
| Jun 1973 | The cover of Broadsheet shows two lesbians |
| Dec 1973 | Circle publication begins Published by Sisters for Homophile Equality (S.H.E.) It is later renamed Lesbian Feminist Circle |
| 1974 | Herstory Press is formed, Wellington |
| Apr 1974 | Circle magazine marked 'strictly not for men' It was later changed to 'women only' |
| 1975 | Gay Publishing Collective is formed Info The Collective published New Zealand Gay News which was superseded by Out! in 1977 |
| 1976 | Spiral women's art magazine begins |
| Apr 1976 | Diana Marvel Speaks magazine begins It's published by a Radical Feminist Caucus |
| 1977 | National Gay Rights Coalition of New Zealand is published |
| 1977 | Out! magazine begins publication Info It supersedes New Zealand Gay News |
| 1979 | Pink Triangle magazine begins Info Published by the Pink Triangle Publishing Collective |
| 1980 | Behind Enemy Lines newsletter begins, Wellington |
| 1980 | Bitches, Witches and Dykes newsletter begins, Auckland |
| 1980 | Herstory Press ends |
| 1981 | How to work with the media: a manual for lesbian and gay rights groups is published Published by National Gay Rights Coalition of New Zealand |
| 30 Mar 1981 | Lesbian/Gay Media Collective is formed, Wellington Info The group later merged with the Pink Triangle Publishing Collective in 1982 |
| 1985 | Gay Broadcasting Collective is formed, Wellington Info Gay BC broadcast weekly on Access Radio |
| 8 Sep 1985 | Alison Laurie appears on television about homosexual law reform (930pm, TV1, responding to Barry Reid) |
| 1986 | Lesbian Feminist Circle publication ends Info |
| May 1987 | Glad Rag magazine begins publication in Wellington |
| Jul 1990 | Pink Triangle publication ends Info Published by the Pink Triangle Publishing Collective |
| 1991 | Man to Man magazine begins Info It is later renamed to Express |
| Apr 1992 | Human Rights Commission publishes the discussion paper Discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation Info |
| Jun 1992 | Bog Spy - an underground newsletter is published Info The newsletter is about sexual activity in Auckland's public toilets |
| Apr 1993 | Taranaki Lesbian Newsletter begins publication |
| Oct 1995 | Queer News Aotearoa online newsletter begins Info |
| 1996 | Queer Nation begins screening on TVNZ Info It became the world's longest running free-to-air TV programme for an LGBT audience |
| 1996 | The Topp Twins tv series begins |
| 16 May 1996 | Sexual Healing? a documentary about former homosexual Noel Mosen is broadcast on TV One Info Alt Info A number of people complain to the Broadcasting Standards Authority about the content |
| 14 Nov 1996 | A complaint against the Sexual Healing? documentary is upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Authority Info Alt Info The documentary was about former homosexual Noel Mosen, and broadcast on TV One |
| 1997 | Broadsheet publication ends |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Hero Parade is broadcast by TV 3 |
| 1999 | Out! publication ends Info |
| 2004 | Queer Nation broadcasts end Info It became the world's longest running free-to-air TV programme for an LGBT audience |
| Nov 2005 | UP magazine begins Info |
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