Queer Aotearoa: We've Always Been Here
Season 1, Episode 5: Love Thy Neighbour: The Church and the Rainbow Community
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Notorious Christian speaker Sy Rogers once preached 'healing' from homosexuality, an experience host Eli Matthewson personally witnessed. We hear from Joan Bellingham, a nurse subjected to 12 years of electroconvulsive therapy due to her sexuality, and from former pastor Andre Afamasaga, who later became a leading critic of conversion practices after attempting to ‘fix’ his own sexuality. WARNING: Contains references to suicide.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Seeing is Believing: Queer Representation in Media
Episode 2
Fighting for Our Rights: Homosexual Law Reform
Episode 3
Resilience: New Zealand's Fight Against AIDS
Episode 4
Beyond the Binary: Trans Stories
Episode 5
Love Thy Neighbour: The Church and the Rainbow Community
Episode 6
Thank You For Your Service...But Not Your Identity: Queer in the Public Sector