Banned homos
Nicholas Parry made this Official Information request to Office of Film and Literature Classification
From: Nicholas Parry
Dear Office of Film and Literature Classification,
Could you send me a list of all media that’s been banned for containing “homosexual themes”, “lesbian themes, “queer themes” or other lgbtq related reasons.
Could you break this down into two lists one showing those that are banned for just lgbtq related stuff and one that’s also banned for other things (such as exploitation of a minor)
Please provide as ether a table or csv. Please include any extra informations (date of publication, date of classification, author, who reviewed it etc) as reasonable
Ngā mihi nui,
Nicholas Parry
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Office of Film and Literature Classification
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From: Information Unit
Office of Film and Literature Classification
Kia ora Nicholas,
Thank you for your request for information about publications banned due
to LGBTQ+ content.
We will provide a response via email within 20 working days of your
request (7 February 2024).
If you would like any more information as part of your request, please let
us know.
Kind regards,
Blair M (he/him)
Kaitohutohu Matua | Senior Advisor
Te Mana Whakaatu | Classification Office
Freephone: 0508 236 767 | Phone: +64 4 471 6770
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From: Nicholas Parry <[FOI #25233 email]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 6:14 PM
To: Information Unit <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Banned homos
Dear Office of Film and Literature Classification,
Could you send me a list of all media that’s been banned for containing
“homosexual themes”, “lesbian themes, “queer themes” or other lgbtq
related reasons.
Could you break this down into two lists one showing those that are banned
for just lgbtq related stuff and one that’s also banned for other things
(such as exploitation of a minor)
Please provide as ether a table or csv. Please include any extra
informations (date of publication, date of classification, author, who
reviewed it etc) as reasonable
Ngâ mihi nui,
Nicholas Parry
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From: Information Unit
Office of Film and Literature Classification
Kia ora Nicholas,
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information
Act 1982 which was received by the Classification Office on 18 December
2023.
Please find attached a response to your request.
Kind regards,
Blair M (he/him)
Kaitohutohu Matua | Senior Advisor
Te Mana Whakaatu | Classification Office
Freephone: 0508 236 767 | Phone: +64 4 471 6770
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From: Information Unit
Sent: Monday, January 8, 2024 1:11 PM
To: Nicholas Parry <[FOI #25233 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Banned homos
Kia ora Nicholas,
Thank you for your request for information about publications banned due
to LGBTQ+ content.
We will provide a response via email within 20 working days of your
request (7 February 2024).
If you would like any more information as part of your request, please let
us know.
Kind regards,
Blair M (he/him)
Kaitohutohu Matua | Senior Advisor
Te Mana Whakaatu | Classification Office
Freephone: 0508 236 767 | Phone: +64 4 471 6770
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nicholas Parry <[11][FOI #25233 email]>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 6:14 PM
To: Information Unit <[12][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Banned homos
Dear Office of Film and Literature Classification,
Could you send me a list of all media that’s been banned for containing
“homosexual themes”, “lesbian themes, “queer themes” or other lgbtq
related reasons.
Could you break this down into two lists one showing those that are banned
for just lgbtq related stuff and one that’s also banned for other things
(such as exploitation of a minor)
Please provide as ether a table or csv. Please include any extra
informations (date of publication, date of classification, author, who
reviewed it etc) as reasonable
Ngā mihi nui,
Nicholas Parry
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