# Shaneel Lal
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Shaneel Shavneel Lal (born 22 January 2000) is a Fijian-New Zealand LGBT rights activist, known for spearheading the movement to ban conversion therapy in New Zealand. Lal is an executive board member of Rainbow Youth, and Auckland Pride Festival, and the founder of the Conversion Therapy Action Group.
== Biography ==
Lal was born in Nausori, Fiji to a mixed iTaukei and Girmitiya family on 22 January 2000.
Turfing out woke companies like Spark and One NZ
Spark and ONE NZ (formerly Vodafone) decided to align themselves with activist Shaneel Lal to disparage "TERFS" - women who believe in biology and that a man cannot be a woman no matter how hard he tries. But what Spark and ONE NZ quickly learnt is that NZ'ers have had enough of having woke values …
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Shaneel Lal on "One of Them"
The team speak to Shaneel Lal about their memoir "One Of Them", being the Young New Zealander of the year and successfully lobbying the New Zealand govt. to outlaw conversion therapy.
Tara Suamba and Joe Ishow from Q+ Law also join the hosts to talk about the peer-run and non-for-profit services Q…
#37 - Shaneel Lal / Banning conversion therapy in NZ
Tim had the wonderful privilege of chatting with Shaneel Lal. They are an Activist for queer and indigenous communities, a columnist – for the NZ herald, a model, political commentator, Young New Zealander of the Year 2023, Instrumental in the successful campaign to ban conversion therapy in Aotear…
Andrew Dickens: Newshub has been broke for ages
So the culture wars that erupted after the closing of Newshub continued over the weekend.
The go woke-go broke crowd have been out in force trying to prove their claims.
Stephen Franks, the former politician and lawyer, now an investment advisor and so-called economist has written a piece entitle…
New commissioner controversy and funding for drunk driving tests w/ the National Party’s Katie Nimon: 20th August, 2024
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith recently confirmed the new Human Rights and Race Relations Commissioners: Dr Stephen Rainbow and Dr Melissa Derby. Following the announcement, the two were met with controversy for previous discriminatory comments.
Dr Rainbow had previously criticised the platformi…
Liberating yourself and others with Shaneel Lal
Queer rights activist, political activist and Young New Zealander of the Year 2023, Shaneel Lal, talks about growing up in Fiji when it was crime to be gay, refusing to conform to sexual heteronormativity, and their work to ban conversion therapy in NZ.
Episode 161: Shaneel Lal
Harita and Sophie sit down with activist and 2023 Young New Zealander of the Year, Shaneel Lal.
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23-02-2026 - Shaneel Lal - Political commentator
Shaneel Lal - Political commentator, writer and LGBTQIA+ activist Shaneel Lal looks ahead to two events they will be involved in at Aspiring Conversations, the upcoming festival of ideas and kōrero to be held in Wānaka.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
Breaking Barriers: Shaneel Lal on LGBTQ+ Rights, Racism, Representation & The Search for Equality
Shaneel Lal joins us for a powerful conversation about LGBTQ+ rights, conversion therapy, identity, racism, representation, and the ongoing fight for equality.
From their advocacy journey and the campaign to ban conversion therapy in New Zealand, to workplace discrimination, political debates, and…
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