Gay New Zealand 2023 Travel Gui - Hotels, Bars, & Events

Contents:

• IS NEW ZEALAND A GAY FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATN?
• GAY NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL GUI
• NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL
• GAY AUCKLAND
• SHARE OF POPULATN WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL NEW ZEALAND 2018/19 BY AGE
• FORMER NEW ZEALAND GBY PLAYER CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE BE FIRST ALL BLACK TO E OUT AS GAY
• GAY SOCCER PLAYER JOSH CAVALLO TO JUDGE RUPL’S DRAG RACE DOWN UNR

IS NEW ZEALAND A GAY FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATN?

New Zealand society is generally acceptg of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) peopl.

New Zealand has an active LGBT muny, wh well-attend annual gay pri ftivals most ci. 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.

GAY NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL GUI

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.

NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL

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.

The gay muny is very visible New Zealand.

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.

GAY AUCKLAND

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! 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.

SHARE OF POPULATN WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL NEW ZEALAND 2018/19 BY AGE

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.

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

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. 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.

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

There’s no need for exclively gay acmodatn here bee all plac are 100% clive. 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. One-off s like this seem to ntue world-wi, even other very gay-iendly untri.

Bis, the media uproar that followed shows jt how gay-iendly New Zealand really is…. Activi In Gay New Zealand. For gay activi, there are several Pri events.

New Zealand even has a gay gby team that travellers n show support for. Meetg People In Gay New Zealand.

Gay travellers should jt be prepared to make the first move. 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.

Gay hook-up apps are popular but Auckland also has some popular (and safe) cisg loung and snas.

A trip to New Zealand is guaranteed to be one that travellers – gay, straight or unirn! 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.

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. New Zealand tied for 10th on the 2020 Spartac Gay Travel Inx, which monors the safety of LGBTQ+ people every untry. Is New Zealand a Gay-Friendly Country?

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. © 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.