New zealand lgbtq rights
I don&#;t know about you, but when I&#;m planning a trip anywhere, it&#;s the first doubt I ask. Is the destination gay friendly? Will we be welcome there? It&#;s also the question I always get from LGBTQ travellers considering a trip to Unused Zealand. &#;Is Modern Zealand a gay friendly travel destination?&#;
Absolutely, I tell them! We&#;ve met almost all the LGBTQ milestones in New Zealand, making it a great place for LGBTQ people to live. Rather than just give my opinion, I interviewed several of our friends in the LGBT community, getting their thoughts about life in Fresh Zealand for LGBTQ people.
Scotty and Mal
Scotty and Mal are two our our LGBTQ Heroes! They&#;ve been part of the fight for LGBTQ rights from the start. They own and dash S&M&#;s Cocktail and Lounge Bar in Wellington.
Mals recalls that during the combat to decriminalise homosexual activity 30 years ago, the so-called Christians were chanting, “Kick them back to the gutters and sewers where they came from.&#; Sadly, it&#;s the same hate we&#;re seeing raise it&#;s head again
New Zealand
New Zealand, also known as Aotearoa, has made great strides in protecting and promoting the human rights of LGBTIQ persons. In , it became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. Transgender people have been competent to change their legal gender markers based on self-determination since Nonbinary persons can also employ "X" as their gender marker on identification documents, while the registered sex on birth certificates can be updated to "non-binary" or "indeterminate."
Discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation is banned under the Human Rights Act . This law does not explicitly cover gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics, though the government has interpreted “sex” in this law as inclusive of trans people. The Law Commission is currently examining the protections in the Human Rights Act for trans, nonbinary, and intersex people, and will publish its recommendations in mid
Various forms of violence against LGBTIQ people are prohibited by law, but critical gaps remain. The Sentencing Act
Gay Rights
‘A closet is a very risky place to be… the more visibility we have, the safer, the stronger our community will be’. Alison Laurie, Activist,
The Homosexual Law Reform Bill polarised New Zealanders. Gay rights campaigners, including lesbian groups, clashed with opponents of the bill, who warned of declining morality and the spread of Aids. Despite the unrest, and earlier failed attempts at law reform, the bill passed in , decriminalising homosexuality. Find out more here.
For three-quarters of the 20th century, ‘coming out’ was a daunting decision for most gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in New Zealand. Discrimination was all but inevitable. Sex between men was illegal, and many of the ‘guilty’ faced prison, with doable flogging and challenging labour. Some people left the noun for more accepting communities.
In , the legal sub-committee of the Dorian Society – a social club for homosexual men – formed the Homosexual Law Reform Society. It challenged the illegality of sex between men, but its voice went unheard. During the more liberal 70s, gay-ri
LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to New Zealand
Interesting Cities to Visit in Recent Zealand
AUCKLAND
The gateway to New Zealand for the vast majority of its visitors, Auckland is also the largest town in Polynesia, with an urban population of just over a million and a half people. Not surprisingly, Auckland also has the largest LGBTQ+ scene in the noun, with much of it centered downtown on hip and arty Karangahape Road (just K Road to locals) and Ponsonby Road. Auckland Pride, held every February, is the country's largest. Auckland is sometimes called the "City of Sails" thanks to the large number of sailboats always on view in its gorgeous harbor—making good use of the country's warmest and sunniest urban climate.
WELLINGTON
Move over, Chicago—the world's true Windy City is Wellington, thanks to its position on the strait separating the North and South Islands. The capital of New Zealand, adorable Wellington is also its second largest city—and despite what Aucklanders may tell you, it's considered the country's cultural capital as