The Pacific Sexual and Diversity Network (PSDN) was conceptualised in 2002, at the Sydney Gay Games. Four Pacific countries, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga sent delegations to attend and participate in the sports and human rights program at these Gay Games.

Three countries, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga took the initiative and informally created an ad-hoc coalition of Pacific LGBTQI organisations after the Games. In 2005, Carlos Perreira from Fiji, Ken Moala from Samoa and Joey Mataele from Tonga officially co-founded the PSDN and they sourced seed funding from UNAIDS to start the network. PSDN was not officially registered until 2007 in Samoa where it was formally recognised and launched as a regional network.

Since its official establishment in 2007, PSDN has evolved into the Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network (PSGDN) when it got registered in Fiji in 2018. The focus of PSGDN in recent years has been on growing the movement across the region and advocating for dedicated resources to progress the priorities of its members.

Mission

To strengthen PIDSOGIESC+ community leadership and advocacy (including through co-ordination and capacity development of National Member Organisations) to effectively ensure the legal protection, health, safety and well-being of PIDSOGIESC+ and to empower communities to claim their agency and voice and lobby for an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity in all forms.

Vision

Pacific Islanders of Diverse Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities & Expressions and Sex Characteristics + live healthy, happy, safe and prosperous lives in fully inclusive and just Pacific societies.