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Kōrero: Lesbian lives

Lesbian social life: The Occidental Hotel

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Lesbian social life: The Occidental Hotel

The Occidental Hotel in Auckland was a popular meeting spot for lesbians during the mid-20th century. These women are fashion models posing at the hotel bar, probably in the 1950s.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Reference: 34-Z272

by Clifton Firth

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Alison J. Laurie, Lesbian lives – Early meeting places, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/30281/lesbian-social-life-the-occidental-hotel (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alison J. Laurie, i tāngia i te 5 April 2011.