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Contents:
- HAVE A GAY DAY! THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF WELLGTON’S DORIAN SOCIETY
- GAY DATG NEW ZEALAND
- NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL
- 50 YEARS OF GAY LIBERATN AOTEAROA
- JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
- TIMELE: GAY RIGHTS NEW ZEALAND
HAVE A GAY DAY! THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF WELLGTON’S DORIAN SOCIETY
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Sixty years ago, on 27 May 1962, a group of sixteen men met at a hoe on The Terrace central Wellgton to discs formg what would bee New Zealand’s first documented homosexual anisatn – the Dorian Society.
GAY DATG NEW ZEALAND
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At the time, homosexual activy was still an imprisonable offence and homosexualy self was fed by psychiatrists as a personaly disorr. Unrstandably, the mut of that first meetg of the Dorian didn’t clu any reference to homosexualy.
NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL
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In 1964, Jack Goodw wrote to Monte Holcroft, the edor of the Listener, sayg the Dorian would help “homosexuals, particularly the young on, to adjt themselv to society so that they are ls of a risk to themselv or a sndal to others. While was primarily a social group, the Dorian also tablished a legal sub-mtee to beg layg the groundwork for homosexual law reform – somethg that would eventually occur 1986. In a highly judgmental world which even the accatn of homosexualy uld e people to lose their job, fay and iends, the Dorian was a space which s members uld simply be themselv.
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You would often hear him, drsed one of his amazg outfs, llg out to people “Have a Gay Day! Lbian and Gay Archiv of New Zealand Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa.
50 YEARS OF GAY LIBERATN AOTEAROA
Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male ach major North Amerin men's sports after g out publicly an terview wh Outsports. * gay day nz *
New Zealand is socially a progrsive untry where lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenrs are not only tegrated but wele members of society.
JAGUARS’ KEV MAXEN IS FIRST MALE ACH TO E OUT AS GAY US MEN’S PRO SPORTS
After beg oted om the U.S. ary for beg gay, she beme an early fighter for gay rights and a proment figure the nascent L.G.B.T.Q. rights movement. * gay day nz *
We do warn you, however, the bar scene and muny is que small, so New Zealand is by no means a statn to go exclively for s gay scene.
TIMELE: GAY RIGHTS NEW ZEALAND
In 1999, she beme the world’s first transgenr member of Parliament Discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn and genr inty/exprsn has been illegal sce 1993 LGB members have been allowed to serve the ary openly sce 1993 Openly gay and lbian policians have been servg sce 1993, wh Rabow Labour, a branch of the Labour Party, beg formed 1997 to reprent LGBTQ people.
© Unsplash The Gay Scene Auckland Offerg the most eclectic LGBTQ scene New Zealand, Auckland is a mt-go for gay and lbian travellers lookg to meet like-md people. LGBTQ and Gay Bars Auckland The Eagle Bar, 259 Karangahape Road Good Tim Bar, 146 Karangahape Road Caluzzi Bar & Cabaret, 461 Karangahape Road Fay Bar & Club, 270 Karangahape Road For more about Auckland’s bars and clubs, see The Gui to Auckland Nightlife. © The Gay Scene Wellgton New Zealand’s pal might have a small gay scene when to bars and clubs, but what lacks quanty mak up for qualy.
While the cy centre has two exclive gay bars, venu like The Frge Bar (36-32 Allen Street) and Hawthorn Lounge (2/82 Tory Street) are popular LGBTQ hangouts rporatg edy and luxury. LGBTQ and Gay Bars Wellgton Stty & Mal’s (S&M’s), 176 Cuba Street Ivy Bar & Cabaret, 49 Cuba Street For more about Wellgton’s bars and clubs, see The Gui to Wellgton Nightlife. © Nancy Zhou - ChristchurchNZ The Gay Scene Christchurch Aga, Christchurch is an example of a small LBGQT scene a New Zealand cy.