The New Zealand Parliament’s "Rabow Room" first opened more than ten years ago when then Speaker Hon Margaret Wilson approved the ditn of one of Parliament’s 11 select mtee meetg rooms to the natn’s gay, lbian, and trans-genr muny and to their ntributn to New Zealand society.
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- NEW ZEALAND APPOTS FIRST GAY DEPUTY PRIME MISTER, FEMALE MAORI FOREIGN MISTER
- JACDA ARRN APPOTS NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST OPENLY GAY PUTY PRIME MISTER
- THE UK’S PARLIAMENT IS STILL THE GAYT THE WORLD AFTER 2019 ELECTN
NEW ZEALAND APPOTS FIRST GAY DEPUTY PRIME MISTER, FEMALE MAORI FOREIGN MISTER
* gay nz members of parliament *
In the UK there are currently 45 openly gay members the 650-member Hoe of Commons, or 7 percent. Natnal now has 35 members Parliament, none of which are openly gay. Openly gay Labour MPs clu newly-elected Wellgton list MP Ayha Verrall and Northte MP Shanan Halbert.
In 2009, Parliament named one of s 11 select mtee meetg rooms 'Rabow Room', dited to gay, lbian, and transgenr New Zealanrs. By parison, the Uned Kgdom - the former tle holr - has 45 openly gay members s 650-member Hoe of Commons, or 7 percent.
JACDA ARRN APPOTS NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST OPENLY GAY PUTY PRIME MISTER
When Tim Bart was elected to Parliament 1996, he was the only openly gay MP and jt the third the untry's history. "It was MMP was a new system, I was h to the stutn, one of the New Zealand First MPs said homophobic thgs his main speech so I had to addrs that.
"I worked full time lbian and gay rights Bra so I was workg across the spectm to enurage members of Parliament to be open about themselv bee they were role mols. Natnal now has 35 members Parliament, none of whom are openly gay.
THE UK’S PARLIAMENT IS STILL THE GAYT THE WORLD AFTER 2019 ELECTN
ACT also has no openly gay reprentativ sce s ndidate Stephen Berry rigned back July. After prime mister Jacda Arn‘s landsli w on Saturday (October 18), there is set to be 12 openly lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer members the untry’s 120-seat parliament, up om seven.
New Zealand’s first openly gay Member of Parliament.
Campaigner for the advancement of gay, lbian and transgenr rights sce the early 1970s. Followg a landsli victory for Jacda Arrn's Labour Party electns nclud Saturday, the New Zealand parliament is set to bee the gayt ever. 1603064453Wall, who submted the bill to legalize marriage equaly 2012, was joed victory by Labour's gay fance mister Grant Robertson, who tweeted he was "exced" to wele the new MPs.