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• GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR
• FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY
• GAY DATG NEW ZEALAND
• GAY NEW ZEALAND
• IS NEW ZEALAND A GAY FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATN?
• THE WILD KIWI: GAY TRAVEL NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE TOUR

GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR

Hannah Wilkson, the gay New Zealand player, is the early hero of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, after srg the lone goal New Zealand’s 1-0 upset w over Norway.

“This legislatn is the latt a strg of asslts on the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people, this time unr the bric of state-ced transphobia. “First Rsia tried to erase lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr inti om public view, and now they are targetg transgenr people themselv, ” Reid said. “Rsia should reverse s outrageo policy and ensure rights to inty, fay life, and medil re for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people – startg wh reversg the anti-trans law.

FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY

So what about gay travellers? 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. The Legal Suatn In Gay New Zealand.

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. After a uple of unsuccsful attempts, gay sex was crimalised 1986.

GAY DATG NEW ZEALAND

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.

GAY NEW ZEALAND

The gay muny is very visible New Zealand.

IS NEW ZEALAND A GAY FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATN?

There have been Pri events sce the early 1970s, cludg Auckland’s Hero Para and the Big Gay Out. Most ci have some form of gay scene. There are still isolated s of homophobia and the suatn for gay people is easier bigger ci than more ral populatns.

So What Do This Mean For Gay Travelers? What this means for gay travellers to New Zealand is that they’re gog to have a totally credible trip!

THE WILD KIWI: GAY TRAVEL NEW ZEALAND ADVENTURE TOUR

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.

There is no need to self-censor or worry about perceptns; gay visors n enjoy all that this untry has to offer eedom. 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. Plac To Go In Gay New Zealand.

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.

Auckland has tablished self recent years and now has a thrivg gay scene. Gay Acmodatn In New Zealand.