30 Queer Lives offer you a seat and

offer you a seat and a cuppa

It also casts a critical eye over the key issues and trends that continue to preoccupy the profession

but they are also battling oppression and discrimination

The women who battled prejudice and indifference to become doctors

Peia Patai and Tua Pittman from the Cook Islands

30 Queer Lives offer you a seat andIdentity, understanding and celebration through the stories of thirty remarkable New Zealanders Soldiers, politicians, Olympians, doctors, musicians, academics, businesspeople, farmers, writers and faafafine . . . the thirty LGBTQIA+ New Zealanders in this book are remarkable individuals. They each speak with candour and honesty about their challenges and successes, and together they show how LGBTQIA+ people strengthen the rich culture of Aotearoa.