GEORGINA BEYER 1957-2023: A TRAILBLAZING REBEL
Woman’s Day Magazine NZ|March 17, 2023
From sex worker to MP, the transgender politician's star always shone brightly
- Sebastian van der Zwan
GEORGINA BEYER 1957-2023: A TRAILBLAZING REBEL

When Woman's Day broke the news that Georgina Beyer, the world's first W transgender MP and mayor, was suffering from the same chronic kidney disease as the late Jonah Lomu, she told us, "I'm sure as hell not going to sit back and think, 'Woe is me! I refuse to be defeatist. This health issue has cast a huge shadow, but I'm going to be positive and proactive."

That was in 2013, but it was an attitude that she took until the end last week, when the trailblazing politician took her final breath, surrounded by her loved ones at a Wellington hospice at the age of 65. "She accepted what was happening, was cracking jokes and had a twinkle in her eye right until the final moment," tells her friend Scotty Kennedy.

Of Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Porou descent, Georgina was born in the capital in 1957 and named George Bertrand. She left school at 16 and became a firm fixture on the Wellington club scene, where she worked as a singer, actress, drag queen and sex worker. She underwent gender-reassignment surgery in 1984, burning all her belongings the night before.

"Because of my transitioning at that time and the lack of social compassion, it forced you to live in this twilight world," Georgina recalled in 2018. "Among people of the streets, if you like, there was an odd bond because we were all enduring the same sort of social exclusion"

この蚘事は Woman’s Day Magazine NZ の March 17, 2023 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

この蚘事は Woman’s Day Magazine NZ の March 17, 2023 版に掲茉されおいたす。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トラむアルを開始しお、䜕千もの厳遞されたプレミアム ストヌリヌ、9,000 以䞊の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしおください。

WOMAN’S DAY MAGAZINE NZのその他の蚘事すべお衚瀺
TREASURE & TRAUMA
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

TREASURE & TRAUMA

The launch of the new season of Celebrity Treasure Island doubled as an eighth wedding anniversary celebration for contestant Millen Baird and his wife Siobhan Marshall, who came fourth on the show back in 2022.

time-read
1 min  |
August 31, 2024
JUDGE JAY-JAY
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

JUDGE JAY-JAY

Radio diva Jay-Jay Feeney delivers her verdict on your biggest dilemmas

time-read
2 分  |
August 31, 2024
CASEY'S BABY JOY 'OUR GIRL IS ALREADY SO LOVED'
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

CASEY'S BABY JOY 'OUR GIRL IS ALREADY SO LOVED'

The Te Puke gym owner refused to let a devastating accident stop her from becoming a mother

time-read
3 分  |
August 31, 2024
DEAD FUNNY! SHOSHANA'S GOING SOLO
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

DEAD FUNNY! SHOSHANA'S GOING SOLO

The Emmy Award-winning writer is starring in a macabre new comedy

time-read
3 分  |
August 31, 2024
TWO RAW SISTERS BABY MAKES THREE!
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

TWO RAW SISTERS BABY MAKES THREE!

Rosa and Margo have a new cookbook and bundle of joy on the way

time-read
3 分  |
August 31, 2024
HOME AND AWAY'S NEW MÃORI STAR
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

HOME AND AWAY'S NEW MÃORI STAR

The son of a Kiwi sporting Legend, Cantona Stewart is making waves in Summer Bay

time-read
2 分  |
August 31, 2024
TV STAR AIDEE 'THE NIGHT I ALMOST DIED'
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

TV STAR AIDEE 'THE NIGHT I ALMOST DIED'

The actress and director opens up about her terrifying ordeal

time-read
3 分  |
August 31, 2024
CARMEL SEPULONI  I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A FIGHTER!
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

CARMEL SEPULONI I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A FIGHTER!

Our former deputy PM the lessons she's learnt in politics on CTI

time-read
3 分  |
August 31, 2024
KENNEDY & SOLLY'S ROMANTIC RACE TO THE ALTAR
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

KENNEDY & SOLLY'S ROMANTIC RACE TO THE ALTAR

The Black Ferns co-captain and her rugby star husband organised the ir nuptials in just five days!

time-read
5 分  |
August 31, 2024
THE BRAD & GEORGE SHOW is back!
Woman’s Day Magazine New Zealand

THE BRAD & GEORGE SHOW is back!

Their lovable bromance is stealing the spotlight in Venice!

time-read
1 min  |
August 31, 2024