Stories From The Pacific

Peter Sipeli helped form Fiji’s first gay rights lobby


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The school yard was not a friendly place for Peter Sipeli, who loved to daydream and listen to Whitney Houston. He was a writer before he ever put pen to paper and Peter's words would go on to change hearts and minds. Peter helped establish Fiji’s first gay rights lobby and his advocacy work continued with delivering workshops to the military and police force, to educate them on gay rights. More importantly, he shared with them his lived experience. Today, Peter works as a poet and runs his own walking tour company in Suva.

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Stories From The PacificBy ABC Radio Australia, ABC Radio