July is Queer History Month Pūmahara Ia Te Wā, and 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Homosexual Law Reform Act.
The National Library in Wellington will be hosting a panel discussion, Untold Stories: Activists Reflect – 40 Years On, on Wednesday 8 July, and will be running an exhibition, Through the Collections: 40 Years of Homosexual Law Reform, on Saturday 1 August.
For more information about Queer History Month events at the National Library, click here.
To celebrate Queer History Month, the Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wāhine o Aotearoa in Auckland has opened a new exhibition, Queer to Stay – Celebrating Queer Activism, which will run through the month of July.
For more information about Queer History Month events at the Charlotte Museum, click here.