The homosexual law reform mpaign moved beyond the gay muny to wir issu of human rights and discrimatn. Extreme viewpots ensured a lengthy and passnate bate before the Homosexual Law Reform Act was passed July 1986.
Contents:
- PRIME MISTER BILL ENGLISH'S FIRST BIG GAY OUT
- GAY MAN REFLECTS ON 'SRY' LIFE BEFORE NEW ZEALAND'S HOMOSEXUAL LAW REFORM
PRIME MISTER BILL ENGLISH'S FIRST BIG GAY OUT
New Zealand's new Prime Mister has attend his first Big Gay Out - but ma a much quieter appearance than his English - who 2012 voted agast legalisg gay marriage - arrived at Coyle Park Pt Chevalier this afternoon for the event which celebrat the lbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgenr was drsed a light blue sual shirt - ntrast to John Key's bright pk number last Prime Mister John Key wore a pk shirt and was booed off stage last year. "In December, durg his first prs nference after beg selected as Natnal Party lear, the "active Catholic" said he would vote favour of same-sex marriage if another vote was held, sayg he has wnsed the posive impact has had on gay upl New Zealand.
"English was flanked by several Natnal MPs, cludg Pla Bent, Nikki Kaye, Aled Ngaro, Pl Goldsmh, Amy Adams and Pl Foster sun shoneat Coyle Park after dark clouds threatened to spoil the of stalls offered food and clothg and a number of polil parti had set up lear Andrew Ltle was also at the event and said he backed the New Zealand AIDS Foundatn's mpaign to end HIV New ngratulated the Government on the expungg of nvictns related to homosexualy. "Labour has always been there for the gay muny, " he was joed on stage by a number of Labour Party MPs, cludg Louisa Wall and Jacda lear David Seymour was also attendance, as was Auckland mayor Phil Goff.
'The Homosexual Law Reform Act, which was signed by the ernor-general on 11 July 1986 and me to effect on 8 Augt, crimalised sexual relatns between men aged 16 and over. Sex between women was not illegal, but many lbians suffered the same social discrimatn as gay men and so were stnch supporters of mpaign to reform the law extend beyond the gay muny to wir issu of human rights and discrimatn. ' Homosexual law reform New ZealandTo mark the 20th anniversary of homosexual law reform New Zealand, Rad New Zealand add rare d rerdgs to s webse.
GAY MAN REFLECTS ON 'SRY' LIFE BEFORE NEW ZEALAND'S HOMOSEXUAL LAW REFORM
’, a documentary broadst on Natnal Rad on 9 July 2006, the 20th anniversary of the fal vote of the prott and rally d was origally rerd for Accs Rad programm ma by the Gay Broadstg Collective and had not prevly been broadst natnally. Former Gay Task Force member Bill Logan, who was part of the ph to legalise , says life as a gay person before the reform was "pretty sry" given you uldn't expect to have a public life or get many secure jobs. As the reform mpaign began, verage newspapers and on televisn helped change the mds of New Zealanrs, but so did the many people who me out as gay.
"Early on the mpaign, people would say, 'well 's not such a big problem, I don't know anyone who's gay, there's no one my fay who's gay', " Logan says. "You're not gog to be able to have gay men discs what they need to discs to prevent the spread of AIDS wh their doctors, wh health profsnal workers unls they n be open about their sexual practic.