In the 1990s gay, lesbian and transgender dance parties were often held in warehouses to accommodate the crowds of queer and heterosexual people that attended. The stage shows were a highlight of the night. Alisdair France, shown here moving a prop into place before Wellington’s 1992 Devotion party, was an organiser and choreographer in the 1990s for Devotion and Auckland’s Hero parties.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
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Photograph by Mark Coote
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