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Carmen Rupe was a trailblazing wāhine Māori who became a larger-than-life LGBTIQ+ figure in the 60s & 70s. WLG Museum's new exhibition, Arohanui Carmen, is an intimate look at who she was, her business ventures, & the echoes that her unrelenting belief in tinorangatiratanga has had on queer history.
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Arohanui Carmen: Wellington exhibition shines a light on trailblazing drag queen
A new exhibition explores the life of trailblazing Māori drag queen and activist Carmen Rupe, highlighting her fight for takatāpui rights