Tongan LGBTQIA+

Vigils held for murdered Tongan LGBTQIA+ activist Poli Kefu

Kefu is remembered as a fierce humanitarian rights activist whose work spanned years, particularly advocating for fakaleiti, of which he was the president of the Tongan Leitis' Association.

New Zealand-based TLA members Ashley Tonga and Eva Tanya Mafi co-organised a vigil at St Peter's Anglican Church in Onehunga, Auckland, on Saturday. It was attended by many more people than Mafi expected.