The third sex

A representative then spoke for the third sex, the transvestites. She acknowledged the work of the NZHLRS but wanted far more than they were offering. She knew of people who had been kicked out of their jobs for no other reason than their gayness. One such woman was a lesbian who told the managers of a team of marching girls she led that she intended appearing on television to express her views, and would they mind? They said no, they wouldn't mind, because she didn't have a job with them any longer.

Drags have another problem with toilets. They can't legally enter a woman's toilet, but don't like using the men's. Even transexuals who have had surgery can't get a sex change on their birth certificates or passports. She finished by insisting that people stop waiting around and start taking action against discriminatory laws.

People were then invited to ask questions Many came from the gays themselves, especially asking the NZHLRS to justify its meagre demands. Mr Goodwin was asked what it was going to do once these immediate objectives were achieved: he envisaged proceeding to further reforms.