Divina Loloma is vying to become Fiji's first transgender politician and says she wants to focus on providing economic empowerment to young and marginalised people in her country.
Ms Loloma began to see a pathway towards becoming the person she wanted to be.
When Ms Loloma arrived at the airport in Fiji, journalists were waiting to photograph her and interview her about her transition. She became chair of the anti-poverty organisation United Rescue Mission and got involved with Haus of Khameleon, a local transgender activist group.Decades on, Ms Loloma is now vying to become Fiji's first transgender politician, running as a candidate for the National Federation Party , Fiji's oldest political party.Ms Loloma said she wanted to focus on providing economic empowerment to young and marginalised people in Fiji.
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