Kiwifruit since around 1966, when the fruit was first exported from New Zealand to the United States. Kiwifruit has since become a common name for all commercially grown green kiwifruit from the genus "Actinidia". In New Zealand, the shortened word "kiwi" is never used to refer to the fruit, as it usually either refers to the kiwi bird or is a nickname for New Zealanders. Early varieties were described in a 1904 nurseryman's catalogue as having "...edible fruits the size of walnuts, and the flavour of ripe gooseberries", leading to the name "Chinese gooseberry". In 1962, New Zealand growers began calling
Strange Fruit: A Dutch Queer Collective of being both queer and coloured (Tayeb: 134). Strange Fruit focused on a non-hierarchical and self-help approach (Tayeb: 131). They aimed to not conform to the ideals of the COC and instead took on their own structure and their own approach. Everyone within the group was considered an equal and there was not a specified head director or member that had more control than any other given member. It was its own independent foundation (Tayeb: 132). Strange Fruit really emphasized self-help and empowerment and finding your strength. They advocated for looking at what makes you fit and what makes them