Bill Logan (activist)

William King Logan (born 26 July 1948) is a New Zealand political activist, writer, and counsellor.[1] Born in the Hutt Valley, he was educated at Scots College, Wellington, and at Victoria University of Wellington, where he completed the requirements for a BA (Hons) in 1970 and graduated in 1971.[1] He is best known for his public role in the campaign for homosexual law reform in New Zealand during the 1980s.[2][3]

Homosexual law reform

Logan was a prominent participant in the 1986 Homosexual Law Reform Bill campaign.[2]

The Evening Post identified him as a principal spokesperson for the Wellington Gay Task Force in 1985.[4]

The New Zealand Herald later described him as "the poster boy for the homosexual law reform movement".[3]

AIDS advocacy

Logan was involved in AIDS advocacy in the mid-1980s. He served as Wellington co-ordinator of the AIDS Support Network and later as Wellington co-ordinator of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Taylor, Alister (2001). New Zealand who's who Aotearoa (Special New Millennium 2001 ed.). Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa Ltd. ISSN 1172-9813.
  2. 1 2 Guy, Laurie (2002). Worlds in collision: the gay debate in New Zealand, 1960-1986. Wellington [N.Z.]: Victoria University Press. pp. 122, 195, 246. ISBN 978-0-86473-438-9.
  3. 1 2 Tait, Maggie. "Gay-rights battlers reflect on bitter campaign for reform". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Bill Logan on centre stage for gay rights". The Evening Post. Wellington. 28 September 1985. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Lack of anonymity bar to Aids screening". The Dominion. Wellington. 6 January 1986.
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