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- Title
Trans Liberation in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1972 - 1975.
- Abstract
Transgender people in Aotearoa New Zealand were active participants in gay liberation and lesbian-feminism, and began developing their own trans liberation movement in the early 1970s. These are facts which have long been ignored in histories of queer activism yet are vital to acknowledge amid contemporary culture wars over trans lives. Using a transfeminist framework, this article explores the relationships forged between trans activists and their gay liberationist and lesbian-feminist comrades. While transphobia and transmisogyny was certainly present within these movements, so too was trans inclusion and solidarity. Trans activists conducted workshops about their oppression at gay liberation conferences, wrote about trans politics within lesbian-feminist journals, and protested for their rights at rallies supported by their cisgender queer allies. In doing so, these activists articulated the beginnings of a local trans liberation movement.
- Subjects
LGBTQ+ activists; TRANSGENDER people; LGBTQ+ history; GAY rights movement; CULTURE conflict; FEMINISM; CISGENDER people; LESBIAN relationships; TRANSPHOBIA
- Publication
New Zealand Journal of History, 2024, Vol 58, Issue 1, p70
- ISSN
0028-8322
- Publication type
Article