The title of this recording is "Cindy Lewis (2)". It was recorded in Wellington Town Hall, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington on the 16th March 2011. Cindy Lewis is being interviewed by Gareth Watkins.  Their names are spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 4 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Cindy Lewis from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference. The content in the recording covers the 2010s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: In a recorded interview at Wellington Town Hall, Cindy Lewis reflects on participating in a human rights conference alongside the 2011 Asia Pacific Outgames. The conversation with interviewer Gareth Watkins, captured on the 16th of March, 2011, spans four minutes and provides insight into the experiences and events that marked Lewis's attendance. Lewis arrived in Wellington the previous Friday night and planned to return to Hamilton the following morning. They highlight the human rights conference on Tuesday as a key moment of their week, where they had the opportunity to engage with over 100 transgender individuals. It was a significant and enjoyable occasion for Lewis, as it enabled meaningful connections and a sense of community among those present. Besides attending the conference, Lewis also visited local cultural events, such as the 'Assume Nothing' exhibition - a display they were already familiar with, thanks to a movie adaptation. Indeed, their involvement with the exhibition extended to a personal contribution; Lewis was requested by the Waikato Museum to create a digital story about their transition, a project they undertook alongside another individual. The finished digital story and its associated storyboard were both generously donated to the archives, further enriching the historical record with their personal narrative. Their participation in the week's activities also included the opening ceremony for the Outgames. Lewis fondly recalls the experience of joining together with an extensive community of 1,500 gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual individuals. For Lewis, the environment was freeing and universally welcoming, allowing them to genuinely enjoy the company of new acquaintances from across the Pacific Rim. The social connections extended beyond the physical space as Lewis planned to continue these newfound friendships through social media platforms like Facebook. The interview touches on the more festive aspects of the week, with parties being a central part of the celebration. Despite the exhaustion from a busy week, Lewis planned to attend the final party, joking about the risk of missing their bus home due to the late-night revelries. These parties were well-attended, contributing to the vibrant atmosphere of the event. From the perspective of Lewis, the core value of the Outgames and the affiliated human rights conference lay in the unity and diversity of the attendees. They emphasized the importance of this gathering as an opportunity to raise awareness of issues affecting the community, share stories of discrimination and violence, and strategize on how to support each other in prompting change in their respective countries. One particularly compelling account was of a young Nepalese individual who was dismissed from the army and incarcerated due to their gender transition. The retelling of such stories was crucial to the dialogue during the conference, prompting tearful empathy and illustrating the severe human rights violations faced by the transgender community internationally. The full transcription of the recording follows.  It includes timestamps every thirty seconds in the format [HH:MM:SS].  The transcription begins:  So, Cindy, here we are on the out. Games closing. How's the week been for you? Excellent. I've thoroughly enjoyed it. It's been worthwhile making the effort to come down here. And it's been overwhelming a number that are here and the friends we have made from other parts of the Pacific. Have you been down here all week? Yes. I arrived here on Friday night, and I'm heading off back to Hamilton tomorrow morning. So, what have been the highlights [00:00:30] for you? Well, the the biggest highlight for me was the, um, human rights on the Tuesday, um, when we had over 100 transgender people there and we mixed up and had a good time, That was one of the main thing, but, uh, yes, I think the whole the whole week was good. Have you been out to any cultural events or some of the, um, exhibitions around town I've seen? Well, I've seen the [00:01:00] assume Nothing exhibition. Uh, I saw that in the movie. Um, need no need to go to that. Um, I've got the video now so I can watch it when I go home. Did you go to the opening of that exhibition? Yes, I in Hamilton. Uh, the Waikato Museum made told us we had to go and make a digital story of my our transition. There were two of us, and, uh, I've just donated the, uh I showed the story on, um, [00:01:30] Thursday afternoon here, and I donated the, um, story and the story board that I made up to the, um, to the archives. And were you were you, um, involved with the opening ceremony for the art games? Yes. I was here on Saturday, and that was great, too. How was that? How was that to be involved with, uh, 1500 other gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual people? It's marvellous. You know, it's great to be able to [00:02:00] come out and enjoy oneself without being, um, you know, tied up, told Well, then being enjoy enjoying meeting the others as well, you know, from all over the Pacific Rim, you know, and I met up with quite a few Indians and made great friends, and we'll be going when I get home, we'll be adding them to the old Facebook page. What about the parties? Have you been to any [00:02:30] of the parties? I'm going to the last one tonight, and, um, I went last night to me. Um, I didn't stay too long, I. I was getting tired and been a hard week. So how have the parties been? Have they been well attended? Yes, they have. Um Well, um, I think I was at the And what? I'll be going to the Revolution tonight. Um, [00:03:00] I hope I don't sleep in for the bus in the morning. So what do you think the best part of this whole week has been about? Well, I think it's the getting together of, of all the people of of the the different diversity and, um, being able to speak out of their problems. And we got to go back knowing what we can do to try and help others to get their countries [00:03:30] to, you know, toe the line, as it were with discrimination and violence. Some of those countries, some of the rights violations were pretty horrific. Aren't they very especially hearing the story of the young Nepalese boy who got fired from the army. It was an amazing story. I haven't heard that one. What was that about? He was He's only a little short fellow. He got, uh [00:04:00] he was in the Nepalese army and they threw him out. And I from what I could gather, got very limited English. And he was thrown in jail because of his transition from female to male. Do you know how long he was in jail for? Not sure. At the, um, who we had in at the ST Andrews Church hall. Um, he broke down [00:04:30] when he was telling us the story. Very moving. There you go. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. These tags contain the correct spellings of names and places which may have been incorrectly spelt earlier in the document. The tags are seperated by a semi-colon: 2010s ; Asia Pacific Outgames (2011) ; Cindy Lewis ; Events ; Gisborne ; Hamilton ; Pacific ; People ; Waikato ; Wellington ; YouTubers ; archives ; army ; bisexual ; bus ; church ; discrimination ; diversity ; exhibition ; friends ; gay ; human rights ; lesbian ; march ; other ; parties ; revolution ; time ; transgender ; transition ; video ; violence. The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/apog_cindy_lewis_2.html. The master recording is also archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.  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