Photo / Jeff TollanRepresentatives from a trans-exclusionary lesbian group have taken legal action against the Wellington Pride Festival after it refused to let the organisation hold a stall at its 2021 gala. Wellington Pride Festival (WPF) board co-chair Tasmin Prichard said they chose not to allow the stand after the community alerted them to Lesbian Action for Visibility Aotearoa’s (Lava) anti-trans views. The case was escalated by Lava to the Human Rights Review Tribunal after Human Rights Commission mediation. It’s not always easy, but we welcomed about 9000 visitors at Out in the City 2021, hosted about 80 stalls and received incredibly positive feedback. “Lava complained to the Human Rights Commission and in December 2021 engaged in mediation with the Pride board but no resolution was reached.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2024 18:48 UTC