One of them
One of them
What would you do if you were told by the people you loved the most that the way you were born was evil and wrong? For Shaneel Lal, this was their reality from the time they were five. After escaping Fiji and moving to New Zealand as a teenager, Shaneel tried to keep their sexuality - and gender - to themself, but gradually found the courage to come out. This is a story of Shaneel's fight for the right to live a life as they deserved and of their extraordinary work to protect other young New Zealanders.