A Queer Existence

The lives of young gay men in Aotearoa New Zealand
GROWING UP GAY IN NEW ZEALAND OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS
A Queer Existence is a major documentary project that uses photographic portraitureand oral history to record the life experiences of a group of 27 gay men bornsince the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform Act in 1986. In New Zealand,discrimination in work was outlawed in 1993, same-sex relationships were grantedlegal recognition in 2005, and marriage equality followed in 2013. In 2018 Parliamentapologised to those whose lives had been blighted by criminal prosecution forexpressing their sexuality.As a result, these men have life experiences very different to earlier generationsof gay New Zealand men. Even so, gay men growing up today may continue to feelstigmatised, and for many coming out is still a major hurdle. Candid, powerful andaffecting, the first-person narratives of A Queer Existence form a valuable andunique insight into how gay men continue to have to step out of the main streamand face their own challenges as they forge their queer identities.

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