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The Rise (and Rise) of Zines
Auckland Zinefest is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’re looking at the rise of zine publishing and the role it plays in...
Starr Ratapu
Jul 20, 20223 min read


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...
Elizabeth Simpson
Oct 8, 20214 min read


It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To
“Reading between the lines is a life-long skill acquired by lesbians.” – Doreen Agassiz-Suddens All over the world and across every...
Starr Ratapu
Sep 27, 20214 min read


The Story of the Labrys
Lockdown has currently put a hold on all our archiving work at the Charlotte Museum until we go back down to Level 2 or Level 1. But...
Annaida Varghese
Sep 20, 20214 min read


Where To Get an Abortion
The cover page of Broadsheet Magazine Jan 1978, issue no. 56. While doing some archiving work for the Charlotte Museum, our team was...
Annaida Varghese
Aug 30, 20214 min read


Our Logo
Our Beginnings Since 2000 a group of women discussed how to preserve the many lesbian cultural objects such as labrys, paintings,...
Miriam Saphira
Feb 7, 20183 min read


“Am I changing into something of a monster or am I just claiming back my rights?”
Could violence be liberating? Not a commonly posed question concerning women’s relationship to the serious issue of domestic and related...
Miriam Saphira
Nov 2, 20152 min read


Why not a lesbian museum? Miriam Saphira reflects
In 2001 a small archives group was set up in Auckland to try to encourage people to write their stories and send them to LAGANZ (Lesbian...
Miriam Saphira
Aug 23, 20153 min read


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...
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May 25, 20155 min read


Colour glaze and venereal disease: food for thought
Recently I had the pleasure of playing tourist in the fine city of Auckland, casting aside my commuters’ hat in favour of walk socks and...
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May 12, 20153 min read


When lesbians knit.
You know that feeling when you come across a photo of a woman knitting and you know you know her partner from somewhere but for the life...
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Apr 13, 20153 min read


A Small Sampling of Our Collection
See these items and more at the Charlotte Museum! Shown below are some of the interesting items we have on display at the museum.
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Sep 21, 20131 min read


Tui Hobson: Va’ine Warrior - Retrospective. Feb - April 2025 by Marilyn Kohlhase.
Faye Kaulima (left) Tui Hobson Sina Tagiilima Marilyn Kohlhase at the opening of Va'ine Warrior. Tui Hobson's 30 year career began ib...


View of Our Street | Karangahape Road Queer Space
This blog is taken from the zine 'VIEW OF OUR STREET' a companion zine to the exhibition A View of OUR STREET 16 June 2023 - 9 September...


The Rise (and Rise) of Zines
Auckland Zinefest is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’re looking at the rise of zine publishing and the role it plays in...


Tui Hobson: Va’ine Warrior - Retrospective. Feb - April 2025 by Marilyn Kohlhase.
Faye Kaulima (left) Tui Hobson Sina Tagiilima Marilyn Kohlhase at the opening of Va'ine Warrior. Tui Hobson's 30 year career began ib...


View of Our Street | Karangahape Road Queer Space
This blog is taken from the zine 'VIEW OF OUR STREET' a companion zine to the exhibition A View of OUR STREET 16 June 2023 - 9 September...


The Rise (and Rise) of Zines
Auckland Zinefest is just around the corner! To celebrate, we’re looking at the rise of zine publishing and the role it plays in...
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