Andre Afamasaga on Sexual identity in the Pacific

Welcome to this episode of our podcast, newly named “Pacific Toks - A conversation on the Future of the Pacific” where I talk to leaders from the Pacific or around the world to have a look at the current challenges the Pacific is facing or will face in the Future.<br><br>In today’s episode, I’m very happy to welcome Andre Afamasaga, from New Zealand. <br><br>Andre is a human rights advocate currently working for the New Zealand Human Rights Commission. Before that he was a Christian Pastor. And in the end of 2019, Andre got on the news after publishing an opinion piece titled: “Gay, Christian and a former preacher, I'm coming out to help anyone hurt by Folau” following some public declarations made by the rugby player Israel Folau.<br><br>Listen to our conversation on the situation of LGBTQI+ in the Pacific, the role of the religions to foster diversity and inclusion and how to mix traditions and modernity around the questions of identity in the Pacific. <br><br>Get on the email list at <a href="https://pacifictoks.substack.com/?utm_medium=podcast">pacifictoks.substack.com</a>