30 Queer Lives

Conversations with LGBTQIA+ New Zealanders

30 Queer Lives
Matt McEvoy
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NZ$ 39.99
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NZ$ 31.99
Paperback
h230 x 163mm - 328pg
10 Feb 2022 NZ
Locally sourced in NZ eta 5-15 days
9780995122925
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30 Queer Lives explores the lives, struggles and successes of LGBTQIA+ New Zealanders. The author, Matt McEvoy, notes that as a young gay Kiwi kid growing up, books about All Blacks and Sir Edmund Hillary were ubiquitous, while stories about other New Zealanders struggled for a place in school libraries and bookshops. ' The singular elevation of the sports-hero genre made us feel that perhaps we weren' t "real New Zealanders". ' To this day, there still has not been a book to celebrate queer expression and contribution to New Zealand life, and show how LGBTQIA+ people strengthen our rich culture. ' This book, bold and bright as the rainbow community itself, fills that gap. It explores the lives of queer people across New Zealand society, from north to south and from soldiers, celebrities, lawyers, drag queens, businesspeople and Olympians to farmers and fa`afafine. From the famous - Grant Robertson, Gareth Farr, Chloee Swarbrick - to the less well known, these 30 stories encourage empathy and understanding, challenge stereotypes, and offer courage and hope.
Matt McEvoy completed a Bachelor of Music degree between Auckland and Otago Universities. A holiday job at an Auckland tech company turned into ten years of working in communications technology around Europe and finally Qatar, where he joined a small team creating the first outpost of Vodafone in the Middle East. Returning to Auckland, Matt now spreads his time between teaching piano, managing property interests, accepting the occasional local technology contract, and writing, with a particular interest in social history and the diverse stories of extraordinary people who are seldom given a voice in New Zealand culture. His first book, The Grey Lynn Book, published in 2018, went into a second printing.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780995122925
Published: 10 Feb 2022
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Massey University Press
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 230mm
Width: 163mm
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 328

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