There is a relatively small gay and lbian scene spread around the North Island and here Wellgton, a number of LGBT iendly venu are prent the cy. The tend to be based around Cuba Street and Courtenay Place.
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WELLGTON GAY AND LBIAN SCENE
Be as gay and as lbian as you n all of the time. 'Bigot Bters rally at Wellgton Town Hall, May 1985Wellgton Pri Ftival trac s history back to the first Newtown Lbian and Gay Fair 1986, anised as part of the mpaign for the Homosexual Law Reform Bill which passed on July 9th, then, the pal has been home to an array of rabow ftivals and other events which have celebrated, reprented, and supported the LGBTQIA+ muny Te Whanganui-a-Tara and beyond. Wellgton’s first Lbian and Gay Fair was held at Newtown School 1986, themed ‘A Fair for a Fair Law’.
It was created as part of the muny-led advocy mahi durg the Homosexual Law Reform mpaign. The event marked the 30th anniversary of the first rabow fair Wellgton, origally lled the Lbian and Gay Fair.
If you would like to read more about rabow history Aotearoa, the lks are a good place to start: Queer History (Natnal Library) (Media archiv)LAGANZ (Lbian & Gay Archiv NZ). This ssn is hosted by The Lbian & Gay Archiv of New Zealand Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa.