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| master_duration | 2:48 |
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| media_reference | 001046 |
| media_source | PrideNZ.com |
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| copyright_ownership_note | The music, vocals and audio production in this recording were generated using artificial intelligence tools and no copyright is claimed in those elements; lyrics by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). |
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| production_date | 08-03-2026 |
| production_day | 08 |
| production_month | 03 |
| production_year | 2026 |
| recording_type | Performance |
| series | Equality: A Work in Progress |
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| title | Queer History 101 (v1b) - Equality: A Work in Progress |
| description | The musical opens with late-night talkback radio host Karen Hertz. It is the 8th of March 1985, and we cut to a radio news bulletin detailing the day’s top headlines. Leading the news is a story about MP Fran Wilde introducing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill into Parliament. This is followed closely by a group of queer activists holding a press conference in support of the legislation. Among them is activist Ali Way, determined to remind the media, and the country, that the fight for equality did not begin in 1985. It stretches back decades, carried forward by earlier generations who had already begun challenging discrimination and demanding change.The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the CC BY 4.0 licence; reuse and adaptation with attribution are permitted and encouraged. See the full licensing statement. Ali Way:. [Prelude]Time to step backAnd pay attentionAttention must be paidCause’ ‘85 ain’t the beginning[Verse 1]Back to the first attempt in 1974They offered 21 as the age of consentBut we screamedNo way, it’s equality and nothing less!And then Ngāhuia in ‘72was labelled a deviant by the StatesBut instead of hiding, we screamed right back“Let’s all be deviants!”[Chorus]It didn’t start in ‘85It’s Queer History 101Pay attention to your ancestorsThey’re gifting you a possibility[Verse 2]Back to June ‘69And in New York City, Stonewall explodedAnd the anger grew, and the anger spreadAnd swept across the worldAnd what was a call for toleranceBecame a scream forQueer Liberation![Chorus]It didn’t start in 1985It’s Queer History 101Pay attention to your ancestorsThey’re gifting you a possibility[Instrumental break][Verse 3]Back to 1967And the Law Reform SocietyA time to quietly organiseA time to start petitioningIt was the Queers withtheir allies, and their friendsAll demanding changeThere needs to be a change[Verse 4]Because in January ‘64The murder of a gay manShowed the injustice of justiceAnd a fire was sparkedAnd our outrage grewAnd here we areHere we still are![Final Chorus]It’s Queer History 101And it’s 1985And our ancestorsThey’re gifting us a possibilityIt’s Queer History 101And it’s 1985And we will notWe will not throw away this dream!We will not throw away our dream! |
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| voices | Ali Way (AI) |
| tags | Homosexual Law Reform; 1980s; 2020s; artificial intelligence; homosexual law reform; musicals; chatgpt.com; landr.com; suno.com; Aotearoa New Zealand; Homosexual Law Reform Act (1986); Ali Way (AI) |
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| location_name | Aotearoa New Zealand |
| location | Aotearoa New Zealand |
| broader_location | Oceania |
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