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Will Hansen

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Will Hansen is a trans history student at Victoria University of Wellington, and a trustee of Te Pūranga Takatāpui o Aotearoa, the Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand.

Carmen Rupe at Sydney Mardi Gras in 2008 (Photo: Anoek de Groot/Getty. Design: Tina Tiller)

A trans history of gay liberation in New Zealand

Trans women – particularly Māori trans women – were 'the very first freedom fighters in the gay movement'.

By Will Hansen | 27th March, 2022