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Queer Aotearoa: We've Always Been Here

2025-02-01 Documentary 0

Join Eli Matthewson for a journey through the untold history of New Zealand's queer community, celebrating the resilience of trailblazers who pushed for an inclusive Aotearoa

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Queer Aotearoa: We've Always Been Here

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Join Eli Matthewson for a journey through the untold history of New Zealand's queer community, celebrating the resilience of trailblazers who pushed for an inclusive Aotearoa

  • First Aired
    2025-02-01
  • Last Aired
    2025-02-01
  • Creator
    Eli Matthewson
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    6
  • Status
    Returning Series
  • Language
  • Network
    TVNZ+
Keywords:
real life queer activism queer documentary queer documentary

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  • Season 1
Seeing is Believing: Queer Representation in Media

1. Seeing is Believing: Queer Representation in Media

Join Eli Matthewson for a journey through the untold history of New Zealand's queer community, celebra...More
Join Eli Matthewson for a journey through the untold history of New Zealand's queer community, celebrating the resilience of trailblazers who pushed for an inclusive Aotearoa.Less
23mins 2025-02-01
Fighting for Our Rights: Homosexual Law Reform

2. Fighting for Our Rights: Homosexual Law Reform

After six teens are acquitted of killing a gay man in a public park, the queer community rallies to fi...More
After six teens are acquitted of killing a gay man in a public park, the queer community rallies to fight for Homosexual Law Reform—sparking a fierce battle with conservative groups.Less
22mins 2025-02-01
Resilience: New Zealand's Fight Against AIDS

3. Resilience: New Zealand's Fight Against AIDS

The first series to revisit New Zealand’s AIDS crisis and its impact on gay men. We meet Michael Steve...More
The first series to revisit New Zealand’s AIDS crisis and its impact on gay men. We meet Michael Stevens, diagnosed with HIV at 27 in 1988, who survived hospice stays long enough to access groundbreaking HIV treatments. The episode also honours Bruce Burnett, a pioneer in New Zealand’s fight against HIV, and Denny Marks, the first New Zealander known to die from the virus.Less
23mins 2025-02-01
Beyond the Binary: Trans Stories

4. Beyond the Binary: Trans Stories

Exploring New Zealand’s trans history on mainstream TV for the first time, this episode introduces fig...More
Exploring New Zealand’s trans history on mainstream TV for the first time, this episode introduces figures like Peter Alexander, a trans man who fled Palmerston North due to public scrutiny, and Carmen Rupe, a pioneering trans icon who paved the way for Georgina Beyer to become the world’s first trans member of parliament.Less
23mins 2025-02-01
Love Thy Neighbour: The Church and the Rainbow Community

5. Love Thy Neighbour: The Church and the Rainbow Community

Notorious Christian speaker Sy Rogers once preached 'healing' from homosexuality, an experience host E...More
Notorious Christian speaker Sy Rogers once preached 'healing' from homosexuality, an experience host Eli Matthewson personally witnessed. We hear from Joan Bellingham, a nurse subjected to 12 years of electroconvulsive therapy due to her sexuality, and from former pastor Andre Afamasaga, who later became a leading critic of conversion practices after attempting to ‘fix’ his own sexuality. WARNING: Contains references to suicide.Less
23mins 2025-02-01
Thank You For Your Service...But Not Your Identity: Queer in the Public Sector

6. Thank You For Your Service...But Not Your Identity: Queer in the Public Sector

During WWII, Kiwi female impersonators played a vital role in maintaining morale. Yet, post-war, the D...More
During WWII, Kiwi female impersonators played a vital role in maintaining morale. Yet, post-war, the Defence Force and Police classified homosexuality and trans identity as psychiatric disorders, with severe consequences for those serving. We also discuss the 2018 Auckland Pride Parade’s controversial ban on uniformed officers and its impact on takatāpui police officers working to foster understanding within the forceLess
24mins 2025-02-01

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Cast

Eli Matthewson

Eli Matthewson
Presenter
Anika Moa

Anika Moa
Self
Mike Puru

Mike Puru
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Dame Jools Topp

Dame Jools Topp
Self
Dame Lynda Topp

Dame Lynda Topp
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Amanaki Prescott-Faletau

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