Gay activism and law reform – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Contents:

• PAGE 2. GAY ACTIVISM AND LAW REFORM
• MEET PNEER OF GAY RIGHTS, HARRY HAY
• THIRTY YEARS ON OM NZ’S TUMULTUO GAY LAW REFORM BILL
• WHāRANGI 2. GAY ACTIVISM AND LAW REFORM

PAGE 2. GAY ACTIVISM AND LAW REFORM

ImageTlePetn agast homosexual law reform prented at Parliament, Wellgton, New ZealandContent partnerAlexanr Turnbull LibraryCollectnTAPUHIDcriptnPolician Peter Ta and bsman Keh Hay, rryg box to Parliament ntag the petn agast homosexual law reform. 0057-ABPublic meetg (19 April 1985) - Coaln Agast Homosexual Law Reform, Auckland Town Hall, and news ems on the spread of AIDS, The Natnal Council of Church and Geoff Braybrooke.

0063-APoems – “The Old” and “New Zealand Gay Liberatn Day, 9 July 1986” (1986), terview wh Bce Burt (Febary 1985) about AIDS New Zealand, and two songs om English gay songwrer Daniel Lee. 0091-ABInsight ’85 - The Moral Majory (16 September 1985) - The rise of the relig right New Zealand, Insight ’85 – Atralia/New Zealand ti (1985), and a news ems on lays blood donor ttg for AIDS and the validy of nam on the anti Homosexual Law Reform Petn (1985). 0139-BMorng Report (28 March 1986) on the day after the age of nsent is nfirmed at sixteen for homosexual acts (27 March 1986), also Jim Bolger replac Jim McLay as the lear of the Natnal Party.

0191-ANorm Jon terviewed by Jsi Wedll (4 May 1985), Holot memoratn (6 May 1985) by Wellgton’s gay muny, and a Gay BC rep on the begng of public submissns on the Homosexual Law Reform Bill (11 May 1985). 0207-A (LGRRC #26)Interview wh Norm Jon (13 November 1985) jt prr to the vote allowg the Homosexual Reform Bill to be read a send time, and an terview wh Fran Wil (14 November 1985) on the day after the vote to send the Homosexual Law Reform Bill to ’s Send Readg. 0207-AB (LGRRC #16)Rad Pacific talkback jt after the Human Rights Commissn rejects Natnal Gay Rights Coaln submissns, remendg that they be referred to the Crimal Law Reform Commtee ( September 1980).

MEET PNEER OF GAY RIGHTS, HARRY HAY

0208-AChurch service (26 June 1967) St Peter’s Church Wellgton, tled “The Outsirs” featurg a story about a gay man, along wh rad broadsts on the Col Moyle affair (November 1976). 0210-AB (LGRRC #19)Rad New Zealand Human Rights Awards (1978) featurg “The Right to an Appropriate Edutn”, “Child Abe” and “The Right to be Different” (about gay rights, Wellgton High School stunts). 0213-BFirst day of Parliamentary bate (9 October 1985) on the send readg of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, also news reports (10 October 1985) and two queer edy sks – ‘The Polician’ and ‘The Kid’.

0215-AParliamentary bate (9 October 1985 and 16 October 1985) on the send readg of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, pl excerpts (8 March 1985) om the troductn of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. 0223-ABParliamentary bate (6 November 1985) on the send readg of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, pl terviews wh Alison Lrie and Pol McCann (2 November 1985), Noel Mosen (a self-clared ‘ex-gay’, 5 November 1985), John Steenhof, and var news reports on the llectn of signatur for the Hay Petn. 0227-ABGay Task Force member’s panel discsn (10 September 1986) and reflectns on the Homosexual Law Reform mpaign (this tape - Gay Pri and visibily 1985, Select Commtee proceedgs).

THIRTY YEARS ON OM NZ’S TUMULTUO GAY LAW REFORM BILL

0228-ABGay Task Force member’s panel discsn (10 September 1986) and reflectns on the Homosexual Law Reform mpaign (this tape – Moral Imperialism, ternatnal fluenc, Gay Task Force activi). 0229-ABGay Task Force member’s panel discsn (10 September 1986) and reflectns on the Homosexual Law Reform mpaign (this tape – Gay Task Force activi 1985, HUG - Heterosexuals Unaaid of Gays, Ralli, Salvatn Army, events at the begng of 1986). 0230-ABGay Task Force member’s panel discsn (10 September 1986) and reflectns on the Homosexual Law Reform mpaign (this tape – advertisg mpaign, age of nsent, and the aftermath of the Bill passg).

WHāRANGI 2. GAY ACTIVISM AND LAW REFORM

0234-AParliamentary Commtee Stag (25 March 1986) of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill and a news report on the drawn out nature of Parliamentary proceedgs and new anti-discrimatn laws passed New York to bat AIDS ( 20 March 1986). 0237b-AParliamentary Commtee Stag (16 April 1986) of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill (the night Part Two was lost - anti discrimatn measur), news reports and talkback on the loss of Part Two (17 April 1986).