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The Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand (LAGANZ) are hosting a special event at the National Library on Wednesday to mark Queer History Month. It will feature speakers Mani Mitchell and Mark Hutchins-Pond. Mani Mitchell - 'A fire and rattlesnake year' Human rights activist Mani Mitchell will talk about the year so far, ranging from the devastating effects of losing important papers to fire to managing life as an Intersex advocate. Mark Hutchins-Pond Mark is contemporary art curator at Pataka museum and will present a queer history of early to mid-20th Century New Zealand art illustrated with examples from the Alexander Turnbull Library and Te Papa collections. Friends of LAGANZ and non-members very welcome Light refreshments available Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 5.30pm for 6pm start Venue: Ground Floor, National Library of New Zealand, Molesworth St, Wellington RSVP by Noon 24 September to events@laganz.org.nz GayNZ.com staff - 19th September 2014