Historical Events - Organisations
| 14 May 1897 | Magnus Hirschfeld founds the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, Germany Info |
| 1919 | Institut fur Sexualwissenschaft opens in Berlin, Germany Info The Science of Sexuality Institute was headed Magnus Hirschfeld |
| 10 Dec 1924 | The Society for Human Rights is formed in Chicago, USA Info The Society is the oldest documented homosexual organization in the USA |
| 11 Nov 1950 | The first meeting of the Mattachine Society is held in Los Angeles, USA Info Alt Info The Mattachine Society is one of the earliest homophile organizations in the USA |
| 15 Sep 1954 | A committee chaired by Lord Wolfenden begins looking into homosexual offences and prostitution in the United Kingdom Info The resulting report was published in 1957 |
| Oct 1955 | Daughters of Bilitis is formed in San Francisco, United States Info It was the first lesbian rights organization in the United States |
| 1962 | The Dorian Society is formed Info It was the first documented organisation for homosexual men in New Zealand |
| 1963 | The Dorian Society forms a legal subcommittee to work towards law reform Info |
| 17 Apr 1967 | Wolfenden Association is formed Info Alt Info It is soon renamed New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society |
| 1969 | Aquarius Inc, a social group is formed in Auckland Info The group is formed in the late 1960s (date unknown) |
| 1971 | The KG (Kamp Girls) Club is formed in Auckland The KG is a social club for lesbians held in private homes |
| 1972 | Gay Liberation Front Christchurch is formed Info |
| 1972 | Gay Liberation Front Victoria University of Wellington is formed |
| 1972 | University Gay Liberation Auckland is formed Info The group diverged from Gay Liberation Auckland |
| 1972 | University of Canterbury Gay Activists Society is formed Info It later is renamed Gay University Students' Society (GUSS) |
| May 1972 | Gay Liberation Front Auckland is formed Info It is later renamed Gay Liberation Auckland Inc. |
| 1973 | First United Women's Convention has a workshop for 'homosexual' women |
| 1973 | Sisters for Homophile Equality (S.H.E.) Canterbury Inc is formed Info S.H.E. was one of the earliest specifically lesbian groups to emerge from Gay Liberation |
| 1973 | Sisters for Homophile Equality (S.H.E.) Wellington is formed |
| 1973 | University of Canterbury Gay Activists' Society is formed |
| 1973 | Victoria University Feminist Group is formed |
| Mar 1973 | Gay-Aid - a phone counselling service is formed, Wellington Info |
| Nov 1973 | Rotorua Gay Liberation Front is formed Info |
| 1974 | Gay Liberation Front Victoria University of Wellington ends |
| 1974 | Radical feminists, members of S.H.E. and Socialist Action League open a Women's Centre, Christchurch |
| Mar 1974 | Gay Feminist Collective is formed |
| Mar 1974 | Gay Liberation Nelson is formed Info |
| Mar 1974 | Lesbian Club is formed, Wellington |
| 1975 | Auckland Gay Welfare Group is formed Info The group became Auckland Gay/Lesbian Welfare Group ca. 1984 |
| 1975 | Club 69 - a social club is formed Info Formed ca. 1975 (date unknown) |
| 1975 | Gay Liberation Front Taranaki (GLT) is formed It later is renamed Taranaki Gay Society |
| 1975 | The Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE) is formed, Christchurch Info CHE moved to Wellington in 1980 |
| May 1975 | Dorian Society Christchurch is formed Info |
| 1976 | Befriend is formed in Christchurch Info The group was earlier known as Gays-An and was one of the earliest counseling services in Christchurch |
| 1976 | Daybreak, New Zealand's first feminist bookshop opens in Dunedin |
| 1976 | Eros Northland - a social club is formed, Whangarei Info The group was provisionally named The 'G' Club |
| 1976 | Gay Teachers and Students Union is formed, Christchurch Info It later is renamed Gays in Education (1981) |
| 20 Oct 1976 | National Gay Rights Coalition is formed The coalition comes out of the fifth National Gay and Lesbian Conference held in Wellington |
| 1977 | Alliance group is formed, Dunedin Info It becomes the Otago Gay Equality Society in May 1978 |
| 1977 | Gay Liberation Auckland Inc. ends Info |
| 1977 | Manawatu Gay Rights Association (MAGRA) is formed, Palmerston North Info |
| 1977 | National Gay Rights Coalition Resource Centre is formed Info It later becomes the Lesbian and Gay Rights Resource Centre, and in 1995 it becomes the Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand |
| 1977 | The Amazons lesbian softball team is formed, Wellington |
| 1977 | Wanganui Gay Rights Group is formed Info |
| Jan 1977 | Campaign to Oppose Persecution begins, Wellington Info Formed in response to scandals involving allegations of homosexuality against Members of Parliament |
| 8 Jan 1977 | First meeting is held to set up the National Gay Rights Coalition of New Zealand Info |
| Feb 1977 | Auckland Gay Social Club is formed Info It becomes the Laetus Social Club in March 1978 |
| Feb 1977 | Hawkes Bay Gay Society - a social club is formed Info |
| Mar 1977 | Christchurch Women's Liberation Collective is formed |
| Apr 1977 | Lesbians Ignite Fire Brigade is formed, Wellington |
| May 1977 | Lesbian Club ends, Wellington |
| 1978 | Auckland Gay Rights Activists is formed Info |
| 1978 | Gay Liberation Front Christchurch ends Info |
| 1978 | Gay Rights of Waikato is formed Info |
| 1978 | Taranaki Gay Society is formed Info It grew out of Gay Liberation Taranaki |
| 1978 | Victoria Club - a social club is formed in Wellington Info |
| Mar 1978 | Laetus Social Club is formed in Auckland Info |
| 1979 | Breathing Space - a coming-out group for lesbians, is formed in Wellington |
| 1979 | Gay Community Centre opens at 6 Boulcott Street, Wellington Info |
| 1979 | Gay Health Workers Alliance is formed Info |
| 1979 | Gay Switchboard is formed in Wellington |
| 1979 | HERA (Help End Repressive Attitudes) is formed in Dunedin HERA was a support group for lesbians |
| 1979 | Otago Gay Support Group is formed in Dunedin Info |
| 1979 | Otago University Gay Rights Society is formed Info |
| 1979 | Taranaki Gay Society ends Info |
| 1979 | Women's Resource Centre and Hecate Women's Health Collective opens at 6 Boulcott St, Wellington |
| Aug 1979 | Geyserland Gay Club is formed in Rotorua |
| Dec 1979 | Nelson Gay Society is formed Info The Society grew out of the Nelson Gay Welfare Group |
| 1980 | Auckland Gay Rights Activists ends Info |
| 1980 | Gay Health Workers Alliance ends Info |
| 1980 | Gay Information Centre is formed in Christchurch |
| 1980 | Gay Liberation Wellington ends Info |
| 1980 | Gay Rights of Waikato ends Info |
| 1980 | Gays In Education is formed, Auckland Info It is later renamed to Gays and Lesbians are Everywhere in Education (GLEE) |
| 1980 | Lesbian Action for Visibility in Aotearoa (LAVA) is formed Info A lesbian feminist separatist group formed in the 1980s (date unknown) |
| 1980 | Lesbian Legal Advisory Committee is formed Info |
| 1980 | Lesbian Mothers' Defence Fund is formed Info |
| 1980 | Network Group is formed to oppose the Warren Freer Bill Info |
| Feb 1980 | Auckland Gay Task Force is formed Info Formed as a result of the Westside sauna raid |
| Mar 1980 | World's first Lesbian Centre officially opens at 6 Boulcott Street, Wellington Info |
| Jul 1980 | Gay Information Centre is formed in Christchurch Info |
| Nov 1980 | World's first Lesbian Centre opens at 6 Boulcott Street, Wellington It was officially opened in March 1980 |
| 1981 | Otago Gay Support Group ends Info |
| 1981 | The Women's Place bookshop opens in Cuba Street, Wellington |
| 1981 | University Gay Liberation Auckland ends Info |
| 1981 | Waxing Moon Archives begins in Hamilton |
| 1981 | Young Gays Group is formed in Auckland Info Formed ca. 1981, the group worked closely with the University Gays Group |
| 1981 | Young Lesbian and Gay group formed in Auckland |
| Sep 1981 | Lesbians and Gays Against Racism is formed during the campaign against the Springbok rugby tour Info |
| 1982 | Daybreak, New Zealand's first feminist bookshop closes |
| Jan 1982 | Gays in Education ends Info |
| Apr 1982 | Mobilisation for the Opening of Parliament is formed Info |
| Aug 1983 | Gay and Lesbian Information Centre is formed in Dunedin Info It is absorbed by the Otago Gay and Lesbian Welfare Council in 1984 |
| 12 Dec 1983 | Laetus Social Club ends Info |
| 1984 | AIDS Support Network is formed Info Alt Info |
| 1984 | National Gay Rights Coalition of New Zealand ends Info |
| 1984 | Otago Lesbian and Gay Welfare Council is formed Info |
| 1984 | Wanganui Gay Rights Group ends Info |
| 1984 | Wellington Gay Task Force is formed Info |
| 1985 | Accept: Human Rights for Homosexuals is formed, Nelson Info |
| 1985 | Auckland Gay Task Force is reformed to campaign for homosexual law reform Info |
| 1985 | Campaign for Tolerance is formed in Auckland Info A largely heterosexual group set up to support the homosexual law reform campaign |
| 1985 | Dunedin Gay Task Force is formed Info |
| 1985 | Gisbourne Gay Task Force is formed Info The task force consisted of two men who left the area in the face of anti-gay discrimination and harassment |
| 1985 | Greater Auckland Business Association (GABA) is formed Info It later becomes the Gay Auckland Business Association |
| 1985 | HUG: Heterosexuals Unafraid of Gays is formed Info A (nominally) straight organisation set up to support the homosexual law reform campaign |
| Jan 1985 | Hawkes Bay Gay Society ends Info |
| Mar 1985 | AIDS Support Network becomes a chartiable trust Info |
| Sep 1985 | New Zealand AIDS Foundation is formed Info Alt Info The Foundation grew out of the AIDS Support Network, after receiving a government grant in April 1985 |
| 1987 | New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society ends Info Its files are donated to the Lesbian and Gay Rights Resource Centre |
| 1988 | The Dorian Society ends Info |
| 1 Dec 1988 | New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt is formed Info Alt Info |
| 1989 | Auckland Gay Men's Health Group is formed Info |
| 1989 | Gay and Lesbian Community Centre opens in Wellington Info It is absorbed into the Evergreen Coffee Lounge |
| 1989 | Spectrum - a social group is formed, Nelson Info |
| 1989 | The Women's Place bookshop closes, Wellington |
| 24 Feb 1989 | Lesbian Club ends, Wellington The club ends for the 3rd time |
| Jun 1989 | GLAD is formed in Hamilton Info The group was formed to work for anti discrimination legislation such as the broadening of the Human Rights Commission Act |
| Sep 1989 | Gay motorbike club formed It soon became the Mercury Motorbike Club |
| 22 Jun 1990 | Gay Community Centre in Wellington closes |
| Jan 1994 | Buddies - New Zealand's first gay massage parlour opens, Wellington |
| 22 Feb 1996 | Gay Association of Professionals (GAP) is formed in Wellington Info |
| Aug 1996 | Gays and Lesbians in Business (GLIB) is formed, Christchurch |
| 7 May 1997 | World's first Intersex Centre opens, Wellington |
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