Queer News Aotearoa (New Zealand) Issue 9

10th December 1995

This issue:

Editorial

Firstly apologies for the non appearance of QNA last Sunday and the delay in getting this issue out. A number of events conspired to prevent last weeks issue getting completed not least been a dispute between my previous ISP and a number of its customers. Somehow I ended up in the middle of this dispute presenting a number of customer issues to the management. They appear to have listened to a number of these issues. As a consequence of the events in the past two weeks I have now moved ISP so please note my new email address is proffitt@iprolink.co.nz. Of course I can always be contacted via proffitt@nz.com.

Feedback on Television complaint upheld article

As a result of the last issues article on the television complaint about "Craving for Love" Selene Mize (SMIZE@gandalf.otago.ac.nz) wrote the following to me. It is reproduced below with permisssion.

Mark,

It depends on the circumstances whether a broadcaster can continue to run an item when an earlier complaint was successfully upheld. For example, for some standards, context matters. So if the broadcaster runs the same item later in the day, OR WITH A WARNING OF BIAS, it might be OK. The BSA will do something about it (sooner or later) if the broadcaster is just flouting them, however, so it is really important to complain each time a programme airs.

I like your QNA (but isn't anything ever happening in Dunedin?)

Selene 

Selene Mize
Lecturer in Law

P.S. I teach Media Law. Feel free to invite people to get in touch with me for information on broadcasting standards and addresses and procedures for making a complaint, and list my e-mail address. But warn people, if you decide to do that, that I am going to be overseas from early December to early February and won't be able to respond during that period.

Selene

NZAF Media Awards Results

The winnders of the 1995 AIDS Media Awards in the five categories are as follows:

1)Print: Pamela Stirling, Assistant Editor, NZ Listener, for her piece " Fresh Start for Orphans".

Judges Henare Te Ua and Barbara Lusk said they "were moved by the author's research, sensitivity and hands on credibility."

Highly commended were Heather Worth, researcher, NZAF for her piece "AIDS and the Other Race, Gender and Social Policy in the Peter Mwai affair" and Victor Van Wetering managing editor of the "Hero" paper.

2)TV Feature: Derek Stuart for his feature "A Stitch in Time", the story of the Quilt Project.

3)TV News: Lorelei Mason, One Network news for her close up piece on sex workers and condom use.

4)Radio: Elizabeth Alley and Jonathon Dennis for "A Day Without Art".

Highly commended in this category were Paul Bushnell's piece "The Last Dance" an interview with Michael Parmenter. Also commended were Steve Danby and Peter Wells for "Transiberian and Different Landscapes."

5)Open: Michael Parmenter for his one man show "A Long Undressing". judges were Ian Fraser and Kate Lesley who commented that this work was "Rich, dramatic, deeply moving and almost beyond classification. Highky commended were Scott Johnson and Bruce Kilmister for the "HERO Project" and Jonathon Smith for "HIV Walk for Life".

HIV Walk for Life

The second HIV Walk for Life held at the end of November has raised about $7,500. About 1500 people attended the walk from Victoria Park to Aotea Square.

Devotion Festival Line Launched

The launch of the Devotion Paper occurs on December 15. "Unity, visibility and pride are the underlying themes of the Devotion Festival. For more information watch the Aotearoa NZ Queer pages or contact 64-4-3834930.

Events - Reviews

Auckland Coming Out Day Parade and Concert 3 December

An extremely hot day with over 3000 people involved in the Parade and an estimate of about 5000 people in the streets altogether. This years Parade was a tremendous success with the concert be extremely successful. In fact when we started to clean up at 5pm people still were sitting around until we turned the music off at 5:45pm.

The only complaint was the black official T shirts... They really kept the heat in! A good start to summer and the festivities that are to come.

Wellington Lesbian Ball, 9th December ... The Party of the year

Hundreds of gorgeous women from all over the country converged on the Wellington town hall on Saturday night for a most splendid ball. We were greeted at the door with red or white carnation buttonholes and dance cards! Inside the hall, a big crowd dancing and partying ... teenagers to octogenarians ... tuxes, miles of chiffon, glitter, silk boxers and tall boots, restoration wigs, brocade waistcoats over black singlets, top hats and cute 50's cocktail-hour hats, butches in slinky black numbers split to the waist. There was also a special celebration - the local lesbian community's most senior couple leading out a waltz after one had been presented with flowers and a cake for her 80th birthday.

And there was music - the Virgin Marys came out in a misty swirl of Gregorian chant, in costumes from a wild Shakespearian fantasy. The drummer picked up her sticks - and mesmerised 500 women. Then they set us dancing dancing ... well into Sunday.

We are all grateful to Brendy, Willow, Sally, Alofa, Ann-Marie, Elizabeth, Carol and Lainey, that fine consensus of lesbians who sweated for several months organizing this very classy ball. Also the sponsors (Caspers, DOODS, Devotion Trust, Over 35's Dances and Lesbians on Campus) for their generous support.

Ellen, one rather tired but happy partier

Events - Upcoming

Wellington events for lesbians (from srg3dbn@dbv.grace.cri.nz)

LILAC - The Wellington lesbian library is open:

Lesbian Overland and Cafe Club Programme, Oct. - Dec.:

meet outside the Wellington Railway Station at 10 am stout walking shoes or boots; bring lunch, drink and raingear

Auction of arts and crafts produced by lesbian/women artists, woodworkers, craftswomen

Lesbian Mountain Bike Riders

Ascent Wellington events

  • 13 December : Ascent Mass at St Marys Convent, Guildford Tce, Thorndon, Wellington. 7.45pm. Contact Roger/Ron for details (Ph 64-4-387 3205)

    Auckland Community Church - 17 December 1995 8pm St Matthews in the City

    Taranaki Christmas Party - 15 December 1995

    What is happening on the Internet

    Well besides the dramas at iconz which you will have to watch the Listener for.. or read nz.general.. the other big news is the imminent arrival of HERO on the Net. I picked up the text files for the festival program from the HERO office and everything is go for the official launch of HERO on the Net next week.

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