Gay New Zealand North Island Cultural Tour | Out Adventur

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• TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED
• THE BT LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND ROW OF SHOPS, RTRANTS AND BARS, AUCKLAND | © CLDE KLODIEN / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO JOE COAT 23 JUNE 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT AUCKLAND HAS, BY QUE A DISTANCE, THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND ECLECTIC LGBTQ SCENE ALL OF NEW ZEALAND. THE BIGGT CY THE UNTRY IS HOME TO MYRIAD BARS, CLUBS, BARET VENU AND EVENTS TERG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. DELVE TO OUR GUI AND CHECK OUT CULTURE TRIP’S TOP CHOIC FOR LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS NEW ZEALAND’S BIG SMOKE. VIEW ALL TRIPS FAY BAR AND CLUB BAR, NIGHTCLUB, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT A LEGENDARY FIXTURE OF AUCKLAND’S LGBTQ CLUB SCENE AND FELY ONE OF THE MOST INIC BARS ON K’ROAD, FAY BAR IS PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR S FUN, CLIVE AND OCSNALLY NGHTY NATURE. ALONG WH A BUMPG NIGHTCLUB CROWD, KARAOKE NIGHTS ARE A REGULAR SPECIALY. FROM DRAG QUEENS TO DANCG QUEENS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAG AND POPULAR LGBTQ SPOTS THE CY. GAR STATN CAFE, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SERVG WOOD-FIRED PIZZA WEDNDAY TO SUNDAY WH A FUN WE LIST AND NZ CRAFT BEER – THOUGH THEIR WEEKEND BNCH IS ALSO WORTH PULLG YOURSELF OUT OF BED FOR – GAR STATN HAS BEEN FLYG THE RABOW FLAG FOR A WHILE NOW. NOT ONLY IS THIS A GREAT PLACE TO PICK UP A TASTY BREAKFAST, BNCH OR LUNCH, BUT YOU N GRAB DNER ON THE WEEKENDS AND THEN TAKE ONE OF THEIR SHOWS THEIR AWOME MUNY THEATRE. THE EAGLE BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © MONSTER VALLEY LERALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD OM FAY BAR AND CLUB IS ANOTHER ONE OF K’ROAD’S EXCELLENT LGBTQ VENU. THE EAGLE BAR IS MORE LOW-KEY THAN S ENERGETIC, SOMEWHAT CRAZY NEIGHBOUR, BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY ’S ANY LS FUN OR APPEALG. IN FACT, THE EAGLE BAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO START YOUR NIGHT BEFORE HEADG OVER THE ROAD AND REALLY LETTG YOUR HAIR DOWN. A GREAT PLACE FOR CKTAILS AND NVERSATNS, YOU N EVEN CHOOSE YOUR OWN MIC ON THE JEBOX. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP GOOD TIM BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN, THAI SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ONE OF AUCKLAND’S – AND K’ROAD’S, OF URSE – NEWT LGBTQ BARS, GOOD TIM, IS A PLACE WHERE ALL SORTS OF FOLK E TOGETHER THE PURSU OF A GREAT NIGHT OUT. WHETHER YOU’RE A LOL, TRAVELLER, QUEER OR STRAIGHT, THIS BAR WON’T DISAPPOT. THEY HAVE SOME EXCELLENT CKTAILS FOR YOU TO SIP ON AS WELL AS SOME YUMMY THAI FGER-FOOD. IF YOU’RE ON K’ROAD THEN MAKE SURE YOU SWG BY GOOD TIM TO SAMPLE ONE OF THEIR TOP-CLASS MARGARAS. CALUZZI BAR & CABARET BAR, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF CALUZZI CABARET CALUZZI IS NEW ZEALAND’S ORIGAL DRAG BARET BAR & RTRANT, AND HAS WON AWARDS TO BACK UP S REPUTATN ON THE LGBTQ SCENE. EXPECT A FUN, OVER-THE-TOP NIGHT OUT WH EXUBERANT STUM, ENTERTAMENT AND SOME GREAT FOOD, TOO. IF YOU FANCY DOG SOMETHG A LTLE DIFFERENT ON YOUR WEEKEND OUT THEN CALUZZI IS WELL WORTH CHECKG OUT. THE FACT THAT YOU N ENJOY A GREAT DNER WHILE TAKG A UNIQUE SHOW EXPLAS WHY THIS JOT HAS BEEN SO POPULAR FOR SO LONG. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. SPQR BAR, RTRANT, ITALIAN, ATRALIAN, FN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT QUTSENTIALLY AUCKLAND, WH LIC FOOD AN UPSLE-YET-SUAL ENVIRONMENT, SPQR THE HEART OF PONSONBY IS POPULAR FOR S SUN-DRENCHED OUTDOOR SEATG, AS WELL A PRIME SPOT TO START A NIGHT OUT WH NOVATIVE CKTAILS. ALTHOUGH SPQR IS NOT AN OUT AND OUT GAY BAR, IS EXTREMELY POPULAR AMONG THE LGBTQ CROWD, AND THE RIPPED TORSO ON THE SIGN IS SOMEWHAT OF A GIVEAWAY. IF YOU’RE TO GREAT FOOD AND FANTASTIC WE THEN YOU SHOULD FELY SWG BY SPQR. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL
• NEW ZEALAND’S MāORI TRIB CELEBRATE THEIR GAY CHILDREN
• GAY NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL GUI
• IS NEW ZEALAND A GAY FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATN?
• GAY NEW ZEALAND
• CATEGORY ARCHIV: GAY CULTURE

TURNS OUT, BARBIELAND ISN'T AS GAY AS S QUEER FANS HAD HOPED

Auckland has been rated alongsi Toronto, San Francis and London as one of the top gay-iendly ci the world, wh a remarkable pri ftival. There's no gayborhood per se, but you'll fd the most mixed venu along Courtenay Place and Cuba Street the hip Te Aro district at the cy center. "Alex AvilaAnd Gay Tim, a Brish LGBTQ news se, celebrated Friday, the day of the film’s official release, as “Barbie day“ and lled the world-renowned doll a “queer cultural phenomenon.

PicturIn an terview wh Fandango, actor Kate McKnon, who is openly gay and plays “Weird Barbie” the film, said Barbie is about “imagatn. Many also flagged the teased scene which Barbie, now the real world, exchang a longg look wh Ameri Ferrera’s Gloria character; though, the relatnship between the two turns out to be a tribute to motherhood and the tradnal, nuclear before the film’s release, Robbie all but squashed the mors that some or any of the Barbi and Kens would be gay, tellg the Brish LGBTQ magaze Attu: The dolls don’t “actually have sexual orientatns.

There are brief appearanc by Earrg Magic Ken and Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken, both of which Mattel has always nied were tentnally gay-d.

THE BT LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND ROW OF SHOPS, RTRANTS AND BARS, AUCKLAND | © CLDE KLODIEN / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO JOE COAT 23 JUNE 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT AUCKLAND HAS, BY QUE A DISTANCE, THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND ECLECTIC LGBTQ SCENE ALL OF NEW ZEALAND. THE BIGGT CY THE UNTRY IS HOME TO MYRIAD BARS, CLUBS, BARET VENU AND EVENTS TERG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. DELVE TO OUR GUI AND CHECK OUT CULTURE TRIP’S TOP CHOIC FOR LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS NEW ZEALAND’S BIG SMOKE. VIEW ALL TRIPS FAY BAR AND CLUB BAR, NIGHTCLUB, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT A LEGENDARY FIXTURE OF AUCKLAND’S LGBTQ CLUB SCENE AND FELY ONE OF THE MOST INIC BARS ON K’ROAD, FAY BAR IS PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR S FUN, CLIVE AND OCSNALLY NGHTY NATURE. ALONG WH A BUMPG NIGHTCLUB CROWD, KARAOKE NIGHTS ARE A REGULAR SPECIALY. FROM DRAG QUEENS TO DANCG QUEENS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAG AND POPULAR LGBTQ SPOTS THE CY. GAR STATN CAFE, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SERVG WOOD-FIRED PIZZA WEDNDAY TO SUNDAY WH A FUN WE LIST AND NZ CRAFT BEER – THOUGH THEIR WEEKEND BNCH IS ALSO WORTH PULLG YOURSELF OUT OF BED FOR – GAR STATN HAS BEEN FLYG THE RABOW FLAG FOR A WHILE NOW. NOT ONLY IS THIS A GREAT PLACE TO PICK UP A TASTY BREAKFAST, BNCH OR LUNCH, BUT YOU N GRAB DNER ON THE WEEKENDS AND THEN TAKE ONE OF THEIR SHOWS THEIR AWOME MUNY THEATRE. THE EAGLE BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © MONSTER VALLEY LERALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD OM FAY BAR AND CLUB IS ANOTHER ONE OF K’ROAD’S EXCELLENT LGBTQ VENU. THE EAGLE BAR IS MORE LOW-KEY THAN S ENERGETIC, SOMEWHAT CRAZY NEIGHBOUR, BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY ’S ANY LS FUN OR APPEALG. IN FACT, THE EAGLE BAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO START YOUR NIGHT BEFORE HEADG OVER THE ROAD AND REALLY LETTG YOUR HAIR DOWN. A GREAT PLACE FOR CKTAILS AND NVERSATNS, YOU N EVEN CHOOSE YOUR OWN MIC ON THE JEBOX. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP GOOD TIM BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN, THAI SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ONE OF AUCKLAND’S – AND K’ROAD’S, OF URSE – NEWT LGBTQ BARS, GOOD TIM, IS A PLACE WHERE ALL SORTS OF FOLK E TOGETHER THE PURSU OF A GREAT NIGHT OUT. WHETHER YOU’RE A LOL, TRAVELLER, QUEER OR STRAIGHT, THIS BAR WON’T DISAPPOT. THEY HAVE SOME EXCELLENT CKTAILS FOR YOU TO SIP ON AS WELL AS SOME YUMMY THAI FGER-FOOD. IF YOU’RE ON K’ROAD THEN MAKE SURE YOU SWG BY GOOD TIM TO SAMPLE ONE OF THEIR TOP-CLASS MARGARAS. CALUZZI BAR & CABARET BAR, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF CALUZZI CABARET CALUZZI IS NEW ZEALAND’S ORIGAL DRAG BARET BAR & RTRANT, AND HAS WON AWARDS TO BACK UP S REPUTATN ON THE LGBTQ SCENE. EXPECT A FUN, OVER-THE-TOP NIGHT OUT WH EXUBERANT STUM, ENTERTAMENT AND SOME GREAT FOOD, TOO. IF YOU FANCY DOG SOMETHG A LTLE DIFFERENT ON YOUR WEEKEND OUT THEN CALUZZI IS WELL WORTH CHECKG OUT. THE FACT THAT YOU N ENJOY A GREAT DNER WHILE TAKG A UNIQUE SHOW EXPLAS WHY THIS JOT HAS BEEN SO POPULAR FOR SO LONG. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. SPQR BAR, RTRANT, ITALIAN, ATRALIAN, FN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT QUTSENTIALLY AUCKLAND, WH LIC FOOD AN UPSLE-YET-SUAL ENVIRONMENT, SPQR THE HEART OF PONSONBY IS POPULAR FOR S SUN-DRENCHED OUTDOOR SEATG, AS WELL A PRIME SPOT TO START A NIGHT OUT WH NOVATIVE CKTAILS. ALTHOUGH SPQR IS NOT AN OUT AND OUT GAY BAR, IS EXTREMELY POPULAR AMONG THE LGBTQ CROWD, AND THE RIPPED TORSO ON THE SIGN IS SOMEWHAT OF A GIVEAWAY. IF YOU’RE TO GREAT FOOD AND FANTASTIC WE THEN YOU SHOULD FELY SWG BY SPQR. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

”As far as the queer-d trailers and promotnal clips for the new “Barbie” film, Rand poted to a phenomenon known as “gay wdow advertisg, ” or the practice of advertisers gturg to queer dienc a way that will go over the heads of those who would disapprove. Although SPQR is not an out and out gay bar, is extremely popular among the LGBTQ crowd, and the ripped torso on the sign is somewhat of a giveaway. 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.

NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL

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.

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.

NEW ZEALAND’S MāORI TRIB CELEBRATE THEIR GAY CHILDREN

It’s worth notg that gay or straight, New Zealand is not a party statn – if gay travellers are prrisg back-to-back partyg and sndalo nights out then Bangkok, Berl or Mykonos might be better statns. Generally, New Zealand will never be a place for lots of public displays of affectn, somethg which both gay and straight travellers should be aware of. Before gettg to specifics, ’s worth remdg potential gay travellers that there are lots of small, isolated towns and villag sttered about the unspoiled landspe of the untry which might have ls progrsive views.

Not to mentn the Wter Pri/Gay Ski Week September, an queer romp the snow or the semi-regular Theta / Proponda gay party seri.

GAY NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL GUI

Those planng a trip to New Zealand won’t be surprised to hear that such a gay-iendly untry there’s basilly no such thg as a gay uniendly hotel. From budget hostels to chic boutiqu to glampg to geo outdoor lodg, there’ plenty to choose om and gay travellers should know that they are wele almost everywhere. Given the posive stance on LGBT rights New Zealand, gay people are extremely unlikely to be the closet so there are lots of opportuni to meet people.

IS NEW ZEALAND A GAY FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATN?

The suatn for members of the queer muny is better than the vast majory of other untri the world, so gay travellers should travel there to support the stance on LGBT rights New Zealand. Public OpnRecent surveys New Zealand have revealed a mixed rponse towards LGBTQ+ rights and Zealand Surveys of New Zealanrs support allowg same-sex upl to marry of New Zealanrs do not support allowg same-sex upl to marryHistoryHomosexual activy New Zealand? Current statSce Aug 8, 1986Legal Legalised wh the mencement of the Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986, troduced as a bill by former member of Parliament Fran marriage New Zealand?

GAY NEW ZEALAND

Current statSce Feb 1, 1994Illegal some ntexts Unr sectn 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993, discrimatn agast "heterosexual, homosexual, lbian, or bisexual orientatns" is prohibed, wh no other sexual orientatns beg protected. However, protectns only apply to those of heterosexual, homosexual, lbian, or bisexual orientatns, and currently genr inty is ambiguoly regard as beg protected unr the ground of sex. Current statSce Aug 8, 1986Equal Equal age of nsent sce homosexual (male-and-male) activy was legalised wh the mencement of the Homosexual Law Reform Act on 8 Augt 1986.

New Zealand is socially a progrsive untry where lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenrs are not only tegrated but wele members of society. 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. 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.

CATEGORY ARCHIV: GAY CULTURE

© 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. Regardls, the South Island’s latt cy has plenty of gay-iendly bars and clubs wh a diverse vibe, cludg The Dirty Land (131 Victoria Street) and Boo Radley’s Food & Liquor (1/98 Victoria Street).