Queer Activists Vandalised a ‘Gay’ ATM Auckland

Contents:

• QUEER ACTIVISTS VANDALISED A ‘GAY’ ATM AUCKLAND
• WHY AND HOW AN ATRALIAN BANK TURNED ATMS TO 'GAYTMS'
• NEW ZEALAND BANK DEBUTS "GAYTMS"
• TAG ARCHIV: GAY ATM
• SUP? LOOKG? PARTY? A GUI TO GAY APP LGO
• DEEP WATER: WERE 30 UNSOLVED SYDNEY ATHS REALLY GAY HATE CRIM?

QUEER ACTIVISTS VANDALISED A ‘GAY’ ATM AUCKLAND

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WHY AND HOW AN ATRALIAN BANK TURNED ATMS TO 'GAYTMS'

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NEW ZEALAND BANK DEBUTS "GAYTMS"

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TAG ARCHIV: GAY ATM

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To promote the beliefs beyond the pany walls, ANZ has been a major sponsor of the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras (one of the world’s largt gay rights march) sce 2007. The agency transformed central Sydney ATMs to dazzlg GAYTMs. Ten unique GAYTMs, spired by gay and lbian culture, were stalled on Sydney’s bit streets for three weeks surroundg the Mardi Gras.

Bejewelled by hand rhton, sequs, studs, leather, nim and fur, each GAYTM was a rt of lour and textur to celebrate the ftival and show ANZ’s support for diversy. The display screens on the GAYTMs were changed to rry msag such as ‘Hello geo’ and ‘Happy Mardi Gras!

SUP? LOOKG? PARTY? A GUI TO GAY APP LGO

The GAYTMs also dispensed rabow loured receipts wh the msage ‘Cash out and proud’.

And durg the mpaign, ANZ donated all GAYTM operator fe to non-prof gay and Lbian chary anisatn, Twenty10. The creatn, stallatn, and lighted public reactns to the GAYTMs beme short webfilms.

Knowg that the greatt succs wh Atralian news media would e om a surprise reveal of the GAYTMs and reactn om the public, the signs were kept unr tight wraps.

DEEP WATER: WERE 30 UNSOLVED SYDNEY ATHS REALLY GAY HATE CRIM?

An ANZ Bs Systems Analyst, who happens to be a drag queen, drsed full stume and hosted media ont of the GAYTMs, while TV and onle media terviewed passersby for their reactn.

Two GAYTMs faced towards the end of the mpaign creatg outrage mastream media and a send round of earned media verage. Sydney tourist b re-routed to pass GAYTMs.

Well, you need to move to New Zealand where a bank has troduced four "GAYTMs" honor of the annual Pri Ftival.