Tag: history
Gareth Watkins looks back at the events that shaped our rainbow community.
17 July 1867
Hon. John Richardson introduced the Offences Against the Person Bill in Parliament. Under the heading of Unnatural Offences, a person convicted of the “abominable crime of buggery” (e.g. sodomy) could be imprisoned for life. This related...
Gareth Watkins looks back at the events that shaped our rainbow community.
10 June 1868
“Harry” Holland was born in Australia. A printer by trade, Holland went on to lead the New Zealand Labour Party from 1919-1933. After his death, artist Richard Gross was commissioned to sculpt a public monument that...
