The lists below contain a selection of useful. Check their pages of links - they may save you time with search engines.
- Charlotte Museum Trust, a lesbian museum for New Zealand
- Lesbian Code video on Youtube - a compilation of "interesting" Xena & Gabrielle moments set to Alix Dobkin's song Lesbian Code.
Help Lines
- Wellington Gay & Lesbian Help-Line - GLBTQ information and advice phone line
- OUTline provides a free confidential telephone help line from Auckland for Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender & Takataapui (GLBTT) - 0800 688 5463 (0800 OUTLINE)
- curious.org.nz a resource for young people to share feelings and experiences about sexuality and gender identity with the aim of enhancing connectedness and supporting them to promote diversity in their communities.
- Ask Joanne - a discussion board for married women attracted to women, a moderated service that helps women who are questioning their sexual orientation (international)
Local lesbian websites
- Armstrong & Arthur Charitable Trust for Lesbians
- All the Cunning Stunts - the series of sixteen image, graphic and text-based works for the Courtenay Place light boxes in Wellington in 2011 to coincide with the 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames. Also on facebook
- LILAC - Wellington's lesbian library. It has a page of links to lesbian full-text titles on the web, and an catalogue on the web.
- Jean Kahui - Lesbian art and accommodation available at Waikanae; studio visits welcome by arrangement
- Magdalena Aotearoa - a network of women in contemporary performance (not just lesbian)
- Mermaid Guesthouse - lesbian-friendly accomodation in central Wellington
- Strumpet - local women making music
Queer Wellington websites
- 2nd Asia Pacific Outgames - in Wellington March 2011
- Wellington gay/lesbian/queer groups and venues - a listing at gaynz.com
- Booketarians - Wellington Queer Book Group
- DANSS - same sex ballroom and Latin dancing classes
- Different Strokes - Wellington's gay and lesbian swim team
- Gayline Wellington - they have great listings of local links
- The Glamaphones - Wellington's gay and lesbian choir
- LAGANZ - Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand
- LeGaLE - Lesbian and Gay Legal Equality
- Out in the Square - the Lesbian and Gay Fair
- Queer Tango Wellington - experience the intimacy and sensuality of Argentine tango in a queer environment.
- Rainbow Wellington - providing opportunities for members to network with regular social events.
- School's Out - support group for queer and questioning youth
- UNIQ on facebook - Gay, Lesbian, Bi & Transgender group at Victoria University, for any tertiary students in Wellington
- Wellington Rainbow Gardening Group
Queer New Zealand websites
Lesbian websites
- Auckland Lesbian Business Association
- Lesbian Elders Village project
- Deco Divas - Hawke's Bay lesbians
- LSG - Waikato's Social Group for Lesbians
- divaWeb.co.nz - Auckland-based, news, what's on, message boards, etc.
- LOWdown - the hub for lesbians out west (Auckland)
- Christchurch lesbians
- christchurchlesbians perform on MashItUp Comedy
- pulseart.co.nz - group of lesbian artists
- Lesbian Nelson, Motueka, Tasman
The Pink Sofa a meeting place for lesbians who want to meet other lesbians online
Kiwi lesbians on YouTube etc.
We are everywhere ... on the internet - some to look out for include:
- Local Wellington lesbian musician, Dr Falconer singing on youtube
- Amazon Softball recruiting video - join up for the 2011 season!
- Lesbian Elders Village video - hamming it up at their Winter Hui
- The world is turning gay - some Christchurch lesbians on Mash Pit Comedy
Queer websites
- PrideNZ audio files - a diverse range of quirky characters from diverse queer communities, yarning on topics and ponderings such as dis/abilities, gender fluidity, writing, history, activism, spirituality, out at school etc etc.
- Legalise Love - a movement to support gay marriage and adoption in New Zealand
- About us - an online legal resource for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, takataapui, fa'afafine, transsexual, transgender and intersex people
- Agender - Support organisation for transgendered people and their families.
- “Ex-gay” Australia & New Zealand - dispelling the “ex-gay” myth and telling the stories of survivors
- GayNZ.com - magazine style site, mainly gay
- Lavender Islands survey of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in New Zealand
- MaLGRA & Club Q - Manawatu Lesbian and Gay Rights Association and Club Q in Palmerston North
- Out@Work - the Council of Trade Union's network for lesbian, gay, takataapui, bisexual, intersex, transgender and fa'afafine union members
- Outtakes - the annual gay and lesbian film festival
- Out There - joint National Queer Youth Development Project between the New Zealand AIDS Foundation and Rainbow Youth.
- PFLAG South Dunedin is a support network for parents and families of lesbian and gays - email: PFlag South. There is also a Waikato group
- Police diversity liaison officers
- thequeeravengers.org.nz - Queer Avengers are a political activist group
- Queer Resources Aotearoa - the original queer NZ website, where Lesbian Wellington online began in November 1995.
- Rainbow families and Rainbow Families Wellington
- Rainbow Tourism International
- Rainbow Youth - an Auckland based organisation that provides support, information and advocacy and education for queer young people and their families.
International lesbian websites
- ILGA - International Lesbian and Gay Association
- Lesbian Blogs - a directory
- Gingerbeer - guide to lesbian London
- glbtq - an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer culture
- Lesbian Avengers - history, pixs, videos, and the full text of the classic Lesbian Avengers Handbook, 3rd ed.
- Out History - a freely accessible educational website in development about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and heterosexual history.
- Muslim Refusenik
- Wikipedia LGBT portal - not just lesbian but an interesting and eclectic collection of articles and links
Wellbeing and health
- Lesbian Health: Myths and Realities
- from ILGA (pdf)
- Lesbian Zest: tips on how to survive and flourish - brings together stories from 27 Australian lesbians about where they get support and what helps them to flourish. It includes advice and tips on how to thrive as a lesbian. Based on original research by Ea Mulligan and Mary Heath of Flinders University, Australia (pdf 2 Mb).
- Thriving as a bisexual or queer woman: tips on how to flourish - brings together stories from 20 Australian women who identify as bi or queer and who are leading thriving lives. Based on original research by Mary Heath and Ea Mulligan (pdf 1.4 Mb)
- lesbianSTD.com - lesbian sexual
health, by and for lesbians
- Leaflet
on breast and cervical cancer prevention - produced by ILGA, together with the Belgian
Foundation against Cancer and Belgian lesbian groups (pdf 197kb)
- Your
mental health booklet for LGBT people - produced by queer groups in Ireland (pdf 1432kb)
Human rights
- 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames Human Rights Conference - audio of presentations from the conference held in Wellington in March 2011.
- International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission - check their publications including Equal and Invisible
- UNHCR report - 'Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity', United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, A/HRC/19/41 (17 November 2011) (pdf file
- Courage Unfolds - a film about LGBT human rights and the Yogyakarta Principles in Asia. It is available at Vimeo
- ARC International - a good source of global information on advocacy, campaigns and networking.
- Yogyakarta Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity.
- An Activist's Guide to the Yogyakarta Principles
- Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities - the chapter from the N.Z. Human Right's Commission's 2010 report
Lesbian families and pregnancy
- Rainbow families and Rainbow Families Wellington
- Fertility friend - chart your cycle by entering your temperature everyday. Connect with other lesbians trying to conceive. Get advice from fertility experts who can analyze your cycles online.
- baby4u.co.nz - affordable home based fertility products & practical information
- lesbianfamilies.co.uk
- Mombian - a lifestyle site for lesbian mums and other LGBT parents, offering a mix of parenting, politics, diversions, and resources for all our varied roles
LesbianFamily.org
- has a lot of great resources that help people find other like families on the Internet. Also has a long list
of blogs written by lesbians trying to conceive.- Lesbian mothers: Queer Families - the experience of planned pregnancy - by Caroline Bree (thesis, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Auckland Univarsity of Technology, 2003)
Travel
- Women Travel New Zealand - essential information for the woman traveller in New Zealand, including guided outdoor trips.
- Rainbow Tourism International - the good guys who host this website!
- Gaystay.co.nz - includes a list of women-hosted homestays
