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John Jakeman
John Jakeman talks about growing up in Wellington in the 1950s, working at the Royal Oak tavern in...
Tags: bisexual, gay, homosexual, lesbian, queer, transexual...
Published: May 2017
Found in: People
Wellington Pride Parade 2017
Audio from the Wellington Pride Parade 2017. This was the first time in over two decades that a...
Tags: bisexual, gay, genderqueer, intersex, lesbian, non-binary...
Published: March 2017
Found in: Wellington Pride Festival 2017
Launch of Carmens traffic light
Audio from the launch of Carmen's traffic light, which can be seen on the corner of Ghuznee and...
Tags: 1970s, 2010s, abortion, takataapui, trans*, transgender...
Published: August 2016
Found in: Carmen Rupe
Part 2
Audio from the opening ceremony at Parliament: remembering the Homosexual Law Reform era - 30 years on. Note...
Tags: agender, asexual, bisexual, demisexual, gay, gender fluid...
Published: March 2016
Found in: Wellington Pride Festival 2016
The Balcony
We begin the walk tour at Carmen Rupe's Le Balcon - a cabaret nightclub on the corner of...
Tags: 1970s, cabaret, drag, entertainment, transgender, video online...
Published: January 2016
Found in: Wellington waterfront
POPCAANZ presentation
Emma Kelly and Gareth Watkins present at the POPCAANZ conference (Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand)...
Tags: cis male, gay, heterosexual, lesbian, queer, trans*...
Published: June 2015
Found in: Events
Remembering Carmen Rupe
Audio from people remembering Carmen after the powhiri gifting of her taonga (cultural treasures) to Te Papa -...
Tags: 1970s, 2010s, abuse, takataapui, transexual, transgender...
Published: November 2013
Found in: Carmen Rupe
Georgina Beyer - places and personalities
Georgina remembers some of the clubs, venues and personalities in Wellington from the mid-1970s and her time in...
Tags: 1970s, 1980s, queen, transcript online, transexual, transgender...
Published: January 2013
Found in: People
Dana de Milo on Carmen Rupe
Dana talks about her friendship with Carmen, working at The Balcony and sex work in the 1970s. Dana...
Tags: 1960s, 1970s, art-a-rama, black magic, transexual, transgender...
Published: December 2012
Found in: Carmen Rupe
Dana de Milo
Dana talks about growing up in the 1950s, working with Carmen Rupe and becoming the first person to...
Tags: 1960s, abuse, back slang, bullying, butch queen, transgender...
Published: December 2012
Found in: People
Carmen Rupe memorial, Auckland
Audio from the memorial to Carmen held at St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland. A special thank you to the...
Tags: 1970s, 2010s, drag, human rights, performance, transgender...
Published: February 2012
Found in: Carmen Rupe
Carmen Rupe memorial, Wellington
Audio from the memorial to Carmen held at Scotty and Mal's Cocktail and Lounge Bar. Text on...
Tags: 1970s, carmen's international coffee lounge (wellington), drag, newspapers, pu...
Published: January 2012
Found in: Carmen Rupe