Transgender History in Aotearoa New Zealand
A DigitalNZ Story by Will Hansen
This story collects items relating to transgender history in Aotearoa, including those identifying as whakawaahine, tangata ira tane, tangata ire kore, non-binary, transsexual, transvestite, any gender diverse Pasifika idenity, and more.
"The Gender Woo Woo" collage
Uploaded by DigitalNZ user Will Hansen
Tina, Dianne and Tracy Karl at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Carmen for Mayor election advertisement
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Keri Pratt, Virginia, Violet Pratt, Queen St near Wyndham St, Auckland
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
"Every Bloody Right To Be Here": Trans Resistance in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1967 - 1989
Victoria University of Wellington
Part of The Whānau: The Emergence of Takatāpui Identity - He Whāriki Takatāpui
Victoria University of Wellington
Black Hoodie
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Jewelled King's Crown
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Queen of the Evergreen
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Trans Women Are Women poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Trans Women Are Women poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
She Her Hers poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Trans Men Are Men poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
She Her Hers poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
They Them Their poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Family: Tony, Mini, Kerry and Violet Pratt near Wyndham St
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Violet and Kerry Pratt, chic in entrance way above Century Theatre, Queen St
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
US Marine: Where do you get these girls? Violet and Kerry Pratt
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Yes to BDMRR poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Indigenous Genders Are Real poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Trans People Have Always Existed poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Yes to BDMRR poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
The Balcony menu folder
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Yes to BDMRR poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
'The silver outfit' dress
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Yes to BDMRR poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Carmen condom packet
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Condom Fit Kit
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Yes to BDMRR poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Conference lanyard and name label
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Trevor Rupe
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
'Gay to Z'
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Hidden Home
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Lipbrush holder
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Poutokomanawa comic
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Drag Legend: Kiwi Carmen
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Playing like a bunch of girls poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Queer our Schools poster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
'Dolly does Devotion' bag
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Devotion Festival parade. From Johnny Croskery’s photograph album 1980s - 1990s
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Hero programme
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Johnny Croskery and Fran Wilde. From Johnny Croskery’s photograph album 1980s - 1990s
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Collage
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Hero programme
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Customised police helmet
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Collage
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Ian/Geraldine at home
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Tina and Dianne at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Tina and Dianne at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Dianne and Mandy at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Tina and Tracy Karl at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Tracy Karl at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Tina at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Tina at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', Auckland, 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Mamie at Miss NZ Drag Queen Ball, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Bev at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Ian - Geraldine at home, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Chrissy at Mojo's nightclub, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Jacquie at Mojo's nightclub, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Sheila at Miss NZ Drag Queen Ball, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Diana stripping at Mojo's nightclub, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Diana and Sheila at Mojo's nightclub, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Lisa at Miss NZ Drag Queen Ball, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Diana Adams and Perry at Miss NZ Drag Queen Ball Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Diana performing at Mojo's nightclub, Auckland, 1975
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Tracy Karl and Dianne at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Tracy Karl at 'Gay Lib Dance Party', 1974
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Jackie at Mojo's
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Chrissy Witoko at The Evergreen Club, Wellington
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Diana Adams at Mojos Nightclub, Auckland
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Terri at home, Auckland
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Tiny Tina and Ian Geraldine dress at home, Auckland
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Geraldine at home
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Carmen at Miss NZ Drag Queen Ball, Auckland
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Donna Terri and friend at Mojos. Auckland
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Carmen Rupe
Wikipedia
Carmen Rupe
DigitalNZ
Carmen Rupe
DigitalNZ
Carmen Rupe
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Carmen Rupe
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Carmen Rupe
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Remembering Carmen Rupe
Alexander Turnbull Library
Remembering Carmen Rupe
PrideNZ
Cuba Street rainbow crossing celebrates Carmen Rupe
Radio New Zealand
Carmen Rupe's silhouette to light up Cuba St lights
Radio New Zealand
Carmen Rupe's silhouette to light up Cuba St lights
Radio New Zealand
Poutokomanawa: The Carmen Rupe Generation - opening night
Alexander Turnbull Library
Carmen Rupe at Carmen's Curios, Wellington
Alexander Turnbull Library
Carmen Rupe interviewed by Jack Body (1991)
Alexander Turnbull Library
Carmen Rupe memorial, Wellington
Alexander Turnbull Library
NZ Biography: Carmen Rupe
Radio New Zealand
Carmen Rupe memorial, Auckland
Alexander Turnbull Library
Electric Light Ball
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Diamante tiara
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Headdress
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Johnny Croskery and Carmen Rupe. From Johnny Croskery’s photograph album 1960-1980
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Johnny Croskery and Carmen Rupe. From Johnny Croskery’s photograph album 1960-1980
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Poutokomanawa: The Carmen Rupe Generation - interviews
Alexander Turnbull Library
'The silver and fur outfits', headdress
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Carmen Rupe and Georgina Beyer
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Johnny Croskery, Carmen Rupe and another drag performer. From Johnny Croskery’s photograph album 1960-1980
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Bust of Tutankhamun
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Uiuinga o Carmen Rupe, 1996
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
'Voodoo doll'
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Poutokomanawa: The Carmen Rupe Generation - storytelling
Alexander Turnbull Library
Dana de Milo on Carmen Rupe
Alexander Turnbull Library
TV interview with Carmen Rupe, 1975
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Carmen Rupe and Georgina Beyer, 2006
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Gender diversity
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Dana de Milo on Carmen Rupe
PrideNZ
Carmen Rupe rāua ko Georgina Beyer, 2006
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Uinga pouaka whakaata ki a Carmen Rupe, 1975
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Carmen
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Jacquie Grant ONZM
PrideNZ
Carmen's Coffee Lounge
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Drag performer. From Johnny Croskery’s photograph album 1960-1980
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Carmen's Curios in Cuba Street
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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[Carmen's Curio Store]
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Maoritanga - Scenes from Maori Life, Carmen
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Drag performers. From Johnny Croskery’s photograph album 1960-1980
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Drag performer on stage. From Johnny Croskery’s photograph album 1960-1980
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Maoritanga - Scenes from Maori Life, Carmen
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Le Balcon
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Maoritanga - Scenes from Maori Life, Carmen
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Maoritanga - Scenes from Maori Life, Carmen
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Johnny Croskery photograph album 1960 - 1980
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Carmen
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Poutokomanawa
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Carmen
Alexander Turnbull Library
Collage
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Interior views of the Purple Onion revue bar, Vivian Street, Wellington
Alexander Turnbull Library
Interior views of the Purple Onion revue bar, Vivian Street, Wellington
Alexander Turnbull Library
Ricca Paris and Carmen at Beresford's Hotel, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Alexander Turnbull Library
Carmens Coffee Lounge. 5 pm to 1 am .... with charming hostesses to serve you [Menu. 1960s]
Alexander Turnbull Library
Carmen's silhouette lights up Cuba St again
Radio New Zealand
Collage
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Collage
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Eiby, George Allison, 1918-1992 :Carmen's Nite Spot, Victoria Street. George Eiby. 1 Dec 1973
Alexander Turnbull Library
Digital scans
Alexander Turnbull Library
Takatāpui taonga at Te Papa
Alexander Turnbull Library
Trans Archives Zine launch
PrideNZ
Collage
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Collage
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Resist Transphobia rally
PrideNZ
Georgina Beyer profile
PrideNZ
Will Hansen
PrideNZ
Rainbow elders panel (2018)
Alexander Turnbull Library
Rally for Trans Rights (15 July 2021)
Alexander Turnbull Library
Remembering the Evergreen Coffee House and Chrissy Witoko
Alexander Turnbull Library
Our Stonewall
PrideNZ
Rainbow elders panel (2018)
PrideNZ
Morgan, Kim, 1951- : Kim's Story
Alexander Turnbull Library
About Face - Jewel's Darl
NZ On Screen
Carmen
NZ On Screen
Interview with Carmen, 1975-11-22
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Carmen as a mayoral candidate for Wellington
Alexander Turnbull Library
Trans awareness
Alexander Turnbull Library
Big reveal
Alexander Turnbull Library
Hui Takatāpui 2010
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Hermaphrodites with Attitude (Fall, 1999)
Digital Public Library of America
Rupe, Carmen Tione
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Hermaphrodites with Attitude (Fall, 1997)
Digital Public Library of America
No Pride in Prisons picket
Alexander Turnbull Library
Politics at pride?
FigShare
Agender NZ [electronic resource] : transgender support.
National Library of New Zealand
PrideNZ [electronic resource] : [web site].
National Library of New Zealand
Georgina Beyer becomes first transgender woman elected to Parliament
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Georgina
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Upper Hutt College visit; Georgina Beyer, "Differences Day"
Upper Hutt City Library
Hero Parade 1998
NZ On Screen
Hero programme
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Transgender people at work [electronic resource] : guide for employees.
National Library of New Zealand
Awards recognise Pacific artists
Radio New Zealand
Reflections on transgender immigration
University of Waikato
To Be Who I Am: Transgender Inquiry
Social Investment Agency
Takatāpui - Gay Xmas Special
NZ On Screen
Takatāpui
NZ On Screen
GenderBridge [electronic resource] : Auckland transgender support, advocacy, education.
National Library of New Zealand
Takatāpui - First Episode
NZ On Screen
Takatāpui - Episode Two
NZ On Screen
Georgie Girl
NZ On Screen
Rooster tails [electronic resource].
National Library of New Zealand
Pasifika 2005
NZ On Screen
Snapshot 2000 - Mary
Alexander Turnbull Library
NAGS Nelson - KAHA Youth Hui 2009
Alexander Turnbull Library
The Big Experiment - First Episode
NZ On Screen