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Valda Edyvane (Armstrong and Arthur charitable Trust for Lesbians) - Out in the Park (2018) [AI Text]

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I'm, um, with the Armstrong and Arthur Charitable Trust for lesbians. And, um, we have make a regular, um, presence out in the park. And, uh, we are very happy to, uh, interact with our members of the community and other interested parties and the work that we do for the trust and your still today, you've got lots of photos of, um, be and B. Yes, we have. Um this is a new, um, [00:00:30] a new thing that we've introduced because we were interested in digitising some of the photos of, uh, B and B, but also, uh, show the communities, particularly the youngsters, uh, that that these women had a very interesting life and, uh, how they were behind setting up of the trust. It's such a lovely idea to to kind of keep their spirit alive and and to have their their images here today. It was actually very [00:01:00] it was marvellous. Compiling this is just a sample that we had copied because we do have their photo albums in our archives, and, uh, it really made the women seem to come alive again. I vaguely remember, be and be, uh, they came out to their communities in the 19 eighties during the homosexual law reform. And that's when I I met them. But of course, they'd been around a lot earlier than that. And, um, some, some [00:01:30] of the, um the guys the gay guys will remember and because they were members of the Victoria Club around an Oriental bay, Uh, they actually died in the early two thousands, and our trust went on from there. How is how is the trust going? What? What are some of the projects you've been working on? Well, we have regular funding for the, uh, lesbian library, lilac and the Wellington Community Lesbian [00:02:00] Radio Programme. We've given some money to the drag kings lately and to dance the same sex dancing competitions. Unfortunately, because of our, um, interest rates and our, um, restricted finance our restricted income, we don't have quite as much money to give out as we did. But, um, these are our core core things And be and be, of course, were very keen dancers. And, um, I [00:02:30] I'm sure if they were here today, they'd just be overwhelmed. So what do you think they would have made of? I mean, there are so many people There's so much diversity. Um, so different from the mid eighties. I imagine. I think, Well, I think they would have been overwhelmed. I'm not quite sure if they would have that. They wouldn't have had culture shock because of of the diversity now. But, um, they did, um, have a wide range of friends in, um, in our communities. [00:03:00] And, um and some of those, um, friends participated in their their, um, rather popular um, dinner parties. Uh, but II, I don't know. I mean, I think they were way ahead of their time. And I'd like to think that, you know, they they would be proud. And we're very proud of them. And on a personal note, What? What is it like for you to be at an event like this today? Well, I've been at various fairs and [00:03:30] out in the squares and parks for a number of years, and I think it's very, very important to be visible. But as an older lesbian now, I think it's you know, it's important that I keep coming because, um, we need always need role models. And I mean, I'd like to think, um, just my presence here might you know, inspire some some younger women, Uh, and also that for those women who are a bit older [00:04:00] that you don't have to fade away and, um, go and live in the suburbs and never come out to things like this. And you might not, um, and, uh, always agree with everything, but there's enough here, I think, to to enjoy and inspire and stimulate. And I just think it's it's really, really important that we we come and support, um and be visible.

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AI Text:September 2023
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