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Rainbow groups and activities
Queer Histories of Poneke
Thursday 31st July 6pm @ Newtown Library
Relive the days of Devotion, Carmen’s Curios & Pound!
To celebrate queer history month we’re diving into the rich histories of Wellington’s rainbow communities. Participate us for a free discussion with Will Hansen (Kawe Mahara Queer Archives Aotearoa), Kerryn Pollock (Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga) and Gareth Watkins (); hosted by Leilani Sio (Wheako Poneke Experience Wellington) more on the facebook event page.
LGBTI history amble tours
Sunday 3rd August 1pm: Resonance tour
Join this free minute walk tour of inner city Wellington looking at sites of significance to Wellington’s LGBTI rainbow communities. Most of the walk is on the flat using accessible widespread footpaths.
While many of the buildings still exist, the inhabitants and their activities have changed dramatically over time. This walk tour gives you an opportunity to be transported assist to earlier days to discover stories of courage and resilience while standing in the locations where it all happened. More
Scotty and Mal &#; Mein Hosts!
Scotty and Mal own Scotty & Mal&#;s Cocktail and Lounge Lock in Wellington. They&#;ve been out for decades and so have an appealing historical perspective on what makes Modern Zealand LGBT kind. For the first of our interviews with our trusted LGBT locals, I sat down with Mal for a chat to understand more.
How is Wellington for LGBT people?
Wellington is probably the best city in the country for LGBT people. Cuba Street, where our bar is located, is famous for being bohemian, hippie, a little favor the Castro in San Francisco on a much smaller scale. Men can walk down the street arm and arm and no one bats an eyelid. Gay people are integrated everywhere. Even the flamboyant queens are in various bars in Wellington, not just our bar.
Are you out in your daily life?
We’re adequately known in Wellington, and nationally actually, as fighters for LGBT rights. I’ve worked in every gay bar in Wellington for the last 40 years, and Scotty and I have been together 26 years. We won our wedding in a radio marketing campaign to raise knowledge for marr Wellington’s city centre is renowned for its thriving café scene, cosmopolitan culture, and diversity of people. In the s a new generation of late night coffee drinkers emerged. Alongside the nightclub boom of the s and s, locals and visitors to the urban area were presented with an increasingly wide variety of late bedtime entertainment options. Many of these places are represented in the collages Chrissy Witoko made and hung in the Evergreen Coffee House - all of which are now at Te Papa. Nightclubs, coffee bars and everything in between The Vivian-Cuba Street quarter increasingly emerged as the red light district. From the s, nightclubs, strip clubs, late night coffee bars with dance floors, and hotel taverns all provided night-time amusement, and gave rise to some of Wellington’s most famous (and infamous) establishments. For those wishing to party on after the licensed bars closed (at pm), delayed night coffee bars began to covertly sell unlicensed alcohol – known as sly grog. Coffee was often laced with whisky, or alcohol was sol New Zealand is home to stunning scenery, wonderful outdoor pursuits and an astounding range of adventure activities. It might not be the most vibrant queer destination in the nature but there endless reasons to visit this astonishing country. Here are some of the best Wellington gay bars to verify out while you’re in town. Ivy Bar This stalwart of the Wellington gay scene is always busy on the weekends. In the early evenings, it has more of a lounge feel but once the music starts everything changes and the club vibe kicks in. They contain regular cabaret shows and different theme nights which keep things interesting. They are well-known for their fabulous cocktails and work pretty good tapas too. They’ve also started hosting comedy nights with some of New Zealand’s top comedians featuring on the bill. S&M’s Cocktail Bar & Lounge S&M’s is your common gay cocktail bar but what they do, they do really well. It’s popular with the post-work crowd and also with tourists visiting the town. Don’t expect anything too crazy but it’s a great venue to chill with Queer nightlife in Wellington
Best gay bars in Wellington