Out of the ashes: Celebrating queer histories

The Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa was born as a Trust in 1992. Join us as we mark four major queer anniversaries in Aotearoa, celebrate all that we have achieved over the last 30 years, and consider all that we have yet to achieve.

Join us in person or online for this event.

Celebrating queer resistance
When arsonists tried to destroy the Lesbian and Gay Rights Resource Centre in 1986, they could never have imagined the strengthened resolve of our communities to preserve as much of our heritage as possible.

Mark major queer anniversaries with us!
The National Gay Rights Coalition Resource Centre was born 45 years ago, in 1977, and the Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa (LAGANZ) was formed 30 years ago, in 1992.

Haere mai! and celebrate all that we have achieved throughout these queer milestones, and consider all that we have yet to achieve.
We would also love to celebrate with you 60 years since the formation of The Dorian Society in Pōneke, and 50 years since the formation of the Gay Liberation Front across Aotearoa. Come along and hear from queer folk involved in these radical organisations.

Launching the third volume of The Archive is Alive
And there’s more! We’re also launching the third volume of The Archive is Alive — a zine created by and for queer rangatahi and their histories and tīpuna. Light refreshments will be served from 5:30pm.

About the speakers
The Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa (LAGANZ) are a charitable trust housed in the Alexander Turnbull Library of the National Library of New Zealand in Pōneke. LAGANZ collects, preserves and makes available for research the records and personal papers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, takatāpui, fa’afafine, intersex or queer and includes any same-sex attracted, transgender or intersex members of any indigenous community of the Pacific.