Pray the Gay Away
Last night I watched the movie, "the miseducation of Cameron Post." The movie's plot was about a teenager forced to go to conversion...
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Elizabeth Simpson
- Oct 8, 2021
- 4 min
Happy International Lesbian Day
International Lesbian Day is a day for celebration in the lesbian community, but what exactly is International Lesbian Day? And what is...
Miriam Saphira
- Jan 27, 2018
- 2 min
Lesbian Community
The lesbian community is part of the bigger LGBTI community. In the past the LGBTI community has come together in times of strife, such...
Rachel Jackson
- Nov 15, 2017
- 2 min
Queerest Tea Party 2017 @Otago University
Kia Ora My name is Rachel an I am one of the workers at the Charlotte Museum, but I am also an anatomy and genetics student at Otago...
Dr. Alison J. Laurie
- Dec 20, 2015
- 5 min
Vanishing Lesbians? Dr Alison J Laurie considers the history and significance of lesbian spaces
Are lesbians vanishing? Or has the way we understand visibility changed? World wide, it seems that there are very few lesbian bars, clubs...
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- Jun 26, 2015
- 4 min
Jumping on board the flag wagon: union jacks and rainbow stripes
Flags are an excellent way of identifying things from a distance – Raleigh Choppers parked at the end of a suburban street – for example....
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 5 min
A little something we like to call volunteering
Who keeps the cogs turning, the balls rolling, and the gears oiled when it comes to the Charlotte Museum Trust? In this blog we let you...
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- May 24, 2015
- 5 min
For lesbian lips only.
The Charlotte Museum Trust contains within its archives a selection of lesbian feminist newsletters and magazines from the 1980s. Run by...
Starr Ratapu
A Celebration of Aotearoa's Lesbian Queer Music
In honour of New Zealand Music Month, we’re shining a spotlight on some of the lesbian and queer women who have made waves in Aotearoa’s...
Elizabeth Simpson
Katherine Mansfield
A brief look at the life and loves of Katherine Mansfield. After discussing female companionship, it would be difficult not to talk about...
Elizabeth Simpson
Who Was Sappho?
The famous poet Sappho may be well known, but not many details about her life are clear. Born around 615 B.C., her life and its events...