Queer Aotearoa: We've Always Been Here
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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1.Seeing is Believing: Queer Representation in Media
01-02-202523mJoin 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.
2.Fighting for Our Rights: Homosexual Law Reform
01-02-202522mAfter 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 group...
3.Resilience: New Zealand's Fight Against AIDS
01-02-202523mThe 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 t...
4.Beyond the Binary: Trans Stories
01-02-202523mExploring 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...
5.Love Thy Neighbour: The Church and the Rainbow Community
01-02-202523mNotorious Christian speaker Sy Rogers once preached 'healing' from homosexuality, an experience host Eli Matthewson personally witnessed. We hear from Joan Bellingham, a nurse subj...
6.Thank You For Your Service...But Not Your Identity: Queer in the Public Sector
01-02-202524mDuring 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 psychia...
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