Queer Aotearoa: We've Always Been Here (2025)
Eli Matthewson goes on 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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Episodes
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1. Seeing is Believing: Queer Representation in Media2025-02-01 · 23mJoin 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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2. Fighting for Our Rights: Homosexual Law Reform2025-02-01 · 22mAfter 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
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3. Resilience: New Zealand's Fight Against AIDS2025-02-01 · 23mThe 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
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4. Beyond the Binary: Trans Stories2025-02-01 · 23mExploring 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
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5. Love Thy Neighbour: The Church and the Rainbow Community2025-02-01 · 23mNotorious Christian speaker Sy Rogers once preached 'healing' from homosexuality, an experience host Eli Matthewson personally witnessed. We hear from Joan Bellingham, a nurse subj
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6. Thank You For Your Service...But Not Your Identity: Queer in the Public Sector2025-02-01 · 24mDuring 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
Cast
Eli MatthewsonSelf - Presenter
Anika MoaSelfMike PuruSelf
Jools ToppSelf
Lynda ToppSelfAmanaki Prescott-FaletauSelf
Ramon Te WakeSelfImages
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