Digital Transgender Archive
Georgina Beyer Profile
Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and suicide.
An interview conducted by Gareth Watkins in which Georgina Beyer shares details about her life from her early childhood to transitioning as a young adult, and then becoming a politician. In 1995, Beyer became the first openly transgender mayor in the world; she then became the first transgender Member of Parliament in 1999. Before starting her career in politics, Beyer was active in the nightlife scene in New Zealand and pursued an acting career as a young adult.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- 7d278t377
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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PrideNZ
- Creator(s)
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Beyer, Georgina
Watkins, Gareth
- Date Created
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Jan. 21, 2013
- Dates Covered
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circa 1960
1979
1984
1976
1992
1995
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Subject(s)
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Carmen Rupe
Chrissy Witoko
Georgina Beyer
Jewel’s Darl (film)
Manurewa Theatre
The Balcony
The Club Exotique / The Club Exotic
Vivian Street
- Places
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New South Wales
>
Sydney
Wellington > Wellington City
Auckland
- Topic(s)
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Criminalization of homosexuality
Drag community
Gender identity
HIV/AIDS
Law
LGBTQ+ actors
Sexual orientation
Trans women
Transgender politicians
Transitioning (Gender)
Transphobia
- Resource Type
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Audio
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://www.pridenz.com/georgina_beyer_significant_legislation.html
https://www.pridenz.com/georgina_beyer_people_remembered.html
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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