RNZ·3 min read·medium

'Pride is not glittery underpants and rainbow flags - it's the right to dignity'

'Pride is not glittery underpants and rainbow flags - it's the right to dignity'
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Filmmaker Welby Ings reflects on his experiences as a gay man in 1970s New Zealand and the importance of dignity over performative pride. He discusses the evolution of social acceptance and the challenges of invisibility in rural communities.

As a 70-year-old gay Kiwi, Welby Ings says grief and a belief in New Zealand's goodness must co-exist within him.

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