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media_sourcePrideNZ.com
copyright_positionIn copyright
copyright_ownershipGareth Watkins (PrideNZ.com)
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submitted_to_nlnz26-09-2023
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production_date10-11-2021
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production_month11
production_year2021
recording_typeInterview
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titleKevin
descriptionKevin talks about growing up in the 1960s, friendship with Carmen Rupe and the LGBTI rainbow scene in Wellington in the 1970s and later.
summary_computer_generatedThis summary covers a podcast recording about an individual's personal journey and experiences within the LGBTI community, predominantly set in Wellington, New Zealand, during the 1960s through to the 2000s. The recording begins with a reflection on the lack of sex education during the speaker's upbringing and how exploration and understanding of sexual identity came through natural curiosity and social interactions. The speaker attended Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College, a polytechnic-style school, where they engaged in both sporting activities and held a Prefect position. Throughout this time, the individual experimented socially and personally with substances like marijuana but found it impacted their sports performance. A transformative experience at Outward Bound led to the realization of leadership skills and the start of the speaker's first significant relationship. This relationship coincided with a deeper involvement in Wellington's LGBTI scene. The speaker describes the experience of working in various hotel bars, including the St. George Hotel and, notably, the Royal Oak Hotel where they became immersed in the local gay community. The Royal Oak had several bars frequented by different social groups, and the Tavern Bar there was recognized as a gay bar. Anecdotes from this period include humorous and insightful stories from the Dorian Club, where the speaker witnessed the range of people involved in the community, and a police raid at the venue that was mistakenly perceived as a crackdown on the gay community but was actually a search for a burglar. Involvement in sports continued side by side with the speaker's growing presence in the LGBTI scene, balancing a public persona with their personal life without overtly acknowledging their sexual orientation. The narrative details significant encounters with well-known figures like Carmen Rupe and experiences working in television, including facilitating Carmen's appearance on Telethon in 1976. As time passed, the speaker's life evolved, including overseas travel and witnessing the talent and class of international drag acts. Upon return to New Zealand, changes in society and acceptance of the gay community were noted, particularly in the television industry that embraced presenters like Hudson and Halls. The conversation also touches upon the progression of gay rights, the lifting of the glass ceiling for women in television, and personal choices in love and sexuality. The recording also covers other societal shifts, such as addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis, with the speaker recounting interactions with colleagues affected by the disease and the impact of this period on both professional and personal levels. Recounting engaging anecdotes from the play "On the Corner" for the Fringe Festival and various interactions with local and national personalities, the speaker illustrates the changing social landscape of the times, including their contributions to Rainbow Wellington and activism.
interviewerGareth Watkins
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tagsbisexual; gay; homosexual; 1960s; 1970s; 2000s; 10 o'clock closing; acceptance; anti-COVID 19 vaccination protest; Betty Goodbox award (Dorian Society); blood donation; Buzz O'Bumble; camp; children; civil unions; closet; COVID-19 (coronavirus); COVID-19 lockdown; COVID-19 vaccination; cricket; gay liberation movement; HIV / AIDS; homosexual law reform; hypocrisy; marriage; marriage equality; mask; Member of Parliament; ostracisation; parties; pasties; police; public bar; public toilet; rugby; sailor; saunas; sex education; sex work; skiing; sport; striptease; television; toll call; window dresser; Avalon Television Studios; Bethany Home (Wellington); Bistro bar; Blue Note Bar; Britannia Hotel; Carmen's Curio Shop (second location); Carmen's International Coffee Lounge; Club bar (Royal Oak Hotel); Club Ivy; Duke of Edinburgh Hotel; Evergreen Coffee House; Hotel St George; Kirkcaldie and Stains; The Balcony / Le Balcon; Logan Brown; Royal Vauxhall Tavern (London); San Francisco Bath House; Tavern bar (Royal Oak Hotel); The Carlton Hotel (Willis Street); The Green Parrot Cafe (Wellington); The Purple Onion; Toledo bar (Royal Oak Hotel); Wellington Public Library toilet; Aotearoa New Zealand; Dixon Street; Invercargill; Island Bay; Manners Street; Marion Street; Raumati; United Kingdom; Victoria Street; Waipukurau; Wellington; BBC; Body Positive; Dorian Society; Dorian Society (former site); Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College; Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand (LAGANZ); NFU (National Film Unit); NZPC: Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers' Collective; Outward Bound; Radio Windy; Rainbow Wellington; Salvation Army; Television New Zealand Archive; TVNZ (Television New Zealand); Close Up (television); Hudson and Halls (television); On the Corner (play, 2007); Telethon (1976); Candlelight Memorials; Enough is Enough (2004, Destiny Church rally); Fringe Festival (Wellington); classical gay; cottaging; faggot; glam; good meat; homo; how's your father; played straight; poof; poofter; Taylors Mistake (Christchurch); tranny; twink; Bas Tubert; Bill Sutch; Brian Tamaki; Carmen Rupe; Cees Kooge; Chrissy Witoko; Colin Moyle; Daniel Fielding; David Halls; David Hindley; Des Smith; Eve van Grafhorst; Frank Lund (a.k.a. Toni Roget); Georgina Beyer; James Shaw; Jevan Goulter; John Jolliff; John Key; Jonathan Dennis; Lee Sutton; Lew Pryme; Lindsay Yeo; Malcolm Kennedy-Vaughan; Norman Jones; Peter Hudson; Peter Sinclair; Robert Jones; Roger Swanson; Ron Irvine; Toni Roget (aka Frank Lund); Trevor Morley; Winston Peters
tags_computer_generatedprogramme; education; media; movies; radio; drag; theatre; sex; health; activism; history; Homosexual Law Reform; archives; homophobia; Dunedin; Auckland; straight; law; Christchurch; San Francisco; support; library; writing; music; research; Destiny Church; Fiji; London; scene; school; friends; travel; death; Palmerston North; film; community; Coming Up; drugs; respect; women; The Closet; dance; dating; Cambodia; cars; trust; church; love; computers; Fielding; Ireland; confidence; leadership; Drag Queen; class; difference; newspapers; rainbow; attitude; liberation; Russia; building; hope; Stuff; Queenstown; flatting; news; fun; bear; awards; healing; memorial; swimming; running; ladies; collective; change; Vietnam; protest; french; pants; top; bottom; clubs; flamboyant; leather; rent; Chinese; voice; walking; feelings; choice; bars; meeting place; other; army; conversation; public library; broadcasting; shopping; wisdom; soul; condoms; horse; teacher; Banana bar; cruise ship; work; cancer; pool; shoes; escape; face; blood; sleep; water; environment; normal; dresses; queen; skirt; Job; God; Cuba Street; epidemic; coffee; glass ceiling; Vivian Street; Hole in the Wall; wig; records; Space; touch; bus; boat; the other side; hat; dressed up; barman; cheese; hell; dancing; People; Older People; birthday; Cuba; access; flying; audience; Christmas; organised; time; hotel; piano; flowers; steward; David; Joe; tucking; fire; smile; dj; window; skies; purple
location_nameWellington
locationWellington
broader_locationAotearoa New Zealand
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