Wellington is the country's rainbow capital according to new Census data, and an LGBTTQIA+ advocate says it may encourage more people to come out.
The 2023 Census was the first to capture data on gender, sexual identity and variations of sex characteristics, which was released on Thursday.
It found Wellington had by far the biggest proportion of people identifying as part of the rainbow community - 11.3%
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/529794/wellington-the-queerest-city-census-data-may-help-people-feel-comfortable-to-come-out-advocate-says
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