Georgie Girl

Feb 16, 2001 1h 9m

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Documentary

Synopsis

In 1999, the largely conservative Wairarapa district in New Zealand elected a former cabaret performer/actress named Georgina Beyer to the country's House of Parliament -- a seemingly unremarkable event in that country's history except for the fact that Beyer is a transsexual and may very well be the first transsexual in the world to be elected to a national office. In their 2002 biographical documentary Georgie Girl, co-directors Peter Wells and Annie Goldson highlight the popular Member of Parliament's rapid rise through local government to prominence in the New Zealand national government.

Title	Georgie Girl
Companies	SBS, NZ on Air, Television New Zealand, Open Society Foundations, University of Auckland
Countries	New Zealand
Keywords	politics, mayor, new zealand, election, drag, sex work, queer, māori