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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.

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Reference: 34-Z272

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

Story by Alison J. Laurie, published 5 April 2011.