Seuta'afili Dr Patrick Thomsen

Our second episode features the amazing, Seuta'afili Dr Patrick Thomsen. He is a lecturer in Pacific studies at the University of Auckland, Principal Investigator for the Manalagi Aotearoa Pacific Rainbow LGBTIQA+ MVPFAFF Health and Wellbeing Project, the Pacific data co-lead for the Human Rights Measurement Initiative. PhD from the University of Washington - Seattle and lived in South Korea for 9 years. Freelance writer and consultant for many projects including SOGI rights, and the Pacific.

Links to the articles mentioned in our talanoa: https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-collections/read-watch-play/history/lgbtqi-histories-aotearoa-new-zealand/there-are-ghosts

https://www.manalagi.org/

Links to Patrick's website: https://www.patrickthomsen.com/

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