Oceania

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10 October 2025

Tuisina Ymania Brown: Community interfaith memorial services

On 11 October, we invite you to come together for online interfaith memorial services celebrating the life of our beloved Tuisina Ymania Brown

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8 October 2025

Celebrate International Lesbian Day with community victories

On this 8 October, we asked our Women's committee members: "What is a victory that you are proud of?". Here is what they told us.

The photo of a fa'afafine trans woman of colour, Tuisina Ymania Brown, wearing a flower in her hair. Text reads: "ILGA World mourns the death of former co-Secretary General Tuisina Ymania Brown". The ILGA World logo is placed at the bottom right of the image
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16 September 2025

ILGA World mourns the death of former co-Secretary General Tuisina Ymania Brown

A proud trans fa’afafine woman of colour from Samoa, Brown has been a fearless force for good in the global LGBTI movement throughout her life

A woman wearing a black blouse smiles at the camera. Text reads: "We welcome Shivana Singh as the new executive director of ILGA Oceania." The ILGA World logo is placed at the bottom right of the image
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11 September 2025

We welcome Shivana Singh as the new Executive Director of ILGA Oceania

ILGA Oceania has appointed Shivana Singh as its new Executive Director. She will take up the role on 1 November 2025, bringing with her more than two decades of experience in grassroots activism, legislative reform and regional movement building across the Pacific

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25 February 2025

ILGA Oceania statement on the passing of Isikeli Vulavou

Isikeli Vulavou, CEO of the Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network, has passed away in Fiji. Through the partnership with ILGA Oceania and ILGA World, Isikeli worked tirelessly to empower national organisations and activists

  • Conference report

19 September 2019

2019 ILGA World conference report

Relive the 2019 ILGA World conference in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, with our report and documentary

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9 July 2018

ILGA World Conference 2019: theme and essential dates announced

The ILGA family will gather together under the theme “Celebrating the past to liberate the future”

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7 December 2017

ILGA Oceania celebrates passing of marriage equality in Australia

"Today, love won. Human rights won. Marriage equality won. Humanity won"

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26 June 2017

New dates announced for the next ILGA World Conference, happening in 2019 in Aotearoa New Zealand

“40 years after ILGA’s first conference, the event will be a testament to the growth of the organisation...