Birth of the gay movement - Homosexual law reform | NZHistory, New Zealand history onle

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So what about gay travellers? It’s always tertg to know more about the untry so we’ve prepared this gui to LGBT rights New Zealand so gay travellers are rmed before they go. The Legal Suatn In Gay New Zealand.

There are a full range of laws supportg the gay muny place New Zealand – same-sex sexual activy has been legal sce 1986, there are extensive discrimatn protectns and was the 13th untry the world to legalise gay marriage. When relig settlers brought Christiany to the islands they also brought the notn that homosexualy was a s and subsequently New Zealand adopted Brish law, crimalisg same-sex sexual activy. Throughout the 60s and 70s gay liberatn groups formed and gathered strength – a talysg event this was when an amic was refed a visor’s perm to the USA bee she was homosexual.

After a uple of unsuccsful attempts, gay sex was crimalised 1986. In 2018 the Government passed a bill allowg men nvicted of homosexual offens before crimalisatn to have their rerds wiped and there was also an official apology. The Human Rights Act 1993 meant that any discrimatn on the basis of sexualy (and genr inty) was illegal and many ernment agenci have gay-iendly polici.

New Zealanrs are overall very acceptg of the LGBT muny – generally, anti-LGBT polil parti are unsuccsful, for example, and there are many openly gay people all walks of life. The gay muny is very visible New Zealand.

There have been Pri events sce the early 1970s, cludg Auckland’s Hero Para and the Big Gay Out. Most ci have some form of gay scene. There are still isolated s of homophobia and the suatn for gay people is easier bigger ci than more ral populatns.

So What Do This Mean For Gay Travelers? What this means for gay travellers to New Zealand is that they’re gog to have a totally credible trip!