A Queer Existence

The Lives of Young Gay Men in Aotearoa New Zealand

A Queer Existence
Mark Beehre
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9 Sep 2021 NZ
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A Queer Existence is a major documentary project that uses photographic portraitureand oral history to record the life experiences of a group of 27 gay men bornsince the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform Act in 1986. In New Zealand,discrimination in work was outlawed in 1993, same-sex relationships were grantedlegal recognition in 2005, and marriage equality followed in 2013. In 2018 Parliamentapologised to those whose lives had been blighted by criminal prosecution forexpressing their sexuality. As a result, these men have life experiences very different to earlier generationsof gay New Zealand men. Even so, gay men growing up today may continue to feelstigmatised, and for many coming out is still a major hurdle. Candid, powerful andaffecting, the first-person narratives of A Queer Existence form a valuable andunique insight into how gay men continue to have to step out of the main streamand face their own challenges as they forge their queer identities.
Mark Beehre trained as a specialist physician (MB, ChB, FRACP), and hascontinued to work part-time in medicine while studying and practisingphotography. He completed an MFA with first-class honours at AucklandUniversity' s Elam School of Fine Arts in 2014. His work sits at the intersection ofdocumentary, portraiture and social history and is concerned with questions ofidentity, belonging and the lifelong quest for intimacy. Mark is the author of MenAlone - Men Together, and the artist' s book Returning Home - A Place to Stand. His work has been exhibited at Photospace Gallery in Wellington, the Centre forContemporary Photography in Melbourne, and Black Asterisk Gallery in Auckland.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780995146570
Published: 9 Sep 2021
Published In: New Zealand
Imprint: Massey University Press
Publisher: Massey University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 225mm
Width: 210mm
Spine: 10mm
Pages: 244

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