Wellington calls for more gender diverse bathrooms
13 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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More gender diverse bathrooms are on council s to-do list. Photo / 123rf
NZ Herald
As the capital celebrates Wellington s Pride Festival this month, members of the rainbow community say there are still fights to fight .
Gender diverse bathrooms are on the council s agenda, as gender diverse Wellingtonians call for accessibility in both public and private settings.
Non-binary student Rhys Bilderbeck said public bathrooms had always been something that made them uncomfortable.
As a university student, they usually had access to gender diverse bathrooms on campus, but said they needed to be more available around the city.
Wellington Pride Festival to paint the town rainbow this month
11 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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The Wellington Pride Festival runs from March 13 to March 27. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
Drag brunches, pool parties and marches with glamaphones are some of the events to look forward to over the next two weeks as the capital turns rainbow for the Wellington Pride Festival.
In spite of the uncertainty of Covid alert levels in 2021, the event will host more than 80 events this month, following on from last year s record-breaking festival.
The event has been on the city s calendar since the first Newtown Lesbian and Gay Fair in 1986, which was organised as part of the campaign for the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, which passed later that year.
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