Samoa Faʻafafine Association (SFA) is an organisation based in Samoa, which provides support for LGBTQ+ communities. It organises the annual Miss Faʻafafine pageant, provides sexual health educational programming and advocates for the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Samoa, in particular its faʻafafine communities.
The Samoa Faʻafafine Association (SFA) was founded in 2006, against a background of decades of faʻafafine organising in Samoa. It was initially founded by a group of ten faʻafafine, who came from professional backgrounds.[1] Two of the co-founders were Ymania Brown[2] and To’oto’oali’I Roger Stanley; the latter became the first President of the SFA in 2006.[3][1] From its inception, the patron of the SFA has been the Samoan president, Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi.[1] Its website was launched in 2008.[4]
The SFA works closely with the Ministry of Health on HIV awareness campaigns.[1] They also raise awareness and run educational programmes relating to other sexual health issues.[5] In 2013, lobbying by the SFA led to the successful repeal of laws prohibiting 'female impersonation'. In 2016 the SFA was outspoken at the treatment in the Samoan press of the death by suicide of a member of their community, a photograph of whose naked body was published on the front page of the Sunday Samoan.[1] The article also deliberately misgendered Jeanine Tuivaiki, which the SFA also objected to.[6] In 2016, the SFA organised Samoa's inaugural National Faʻafafine Week, funded by the US Embassy to Samoa.[7] In 2019 the SFA led protests against the censorship of the biopic film Rocketman, based on the life of Elton John.[8][9]
Faʻatamaedit
Whilst faʻafafine are people assigned male at birth who 'live in the manner of women', faʻatama are people assigned female at birth who 'live in the manner' of men. The SFA was divided as to whether faʻatama should be part of the organisation until 2015, when their membership expanded to include them. However their first faʻatama member did not join until 2017.[1] The same year, the SFA organised Samoa's first formal gathering of faʻatama, bringing together members of the community who did not previously know one another, to create a network and to better understand how the SFA can help to advocate for their needs.[10]
Fundraisingedit
The SFA organises the Miss Faʻafafine pageant, which raises money for their community work, as well as raising awareness of LGBT rights.[2] It is now customary for the Prime Minister of Samoa to open the event.[1] Royalties from the book Samoan Queer Lives, written by Dan Taulapapa McMullin and Yuki Kihara, are donated to the SFA.[11]
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External linksedit
YouTube: Fa’afafine: the widely accepted third gender in Samoa
Coconet TV: THE ROGERS OF SAMOA (faʻafatama)
March 14, 2024
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Samoa Faʻafafine Association SFA is an organisation based in Samoa which provides support for LGBTQ communities It organises the annual Miss Faʻafafine pageant provides sexual health educational programming and advocates for the rights of LGBTQ people in Samoa in particular its faʻafafine communities Samoa Faʻafafine AssociationSamoa Faʻafafine AssociationFormation2006Websitehttps www facebook com sfainc Contents 1 Background 2 Campaigns 2 1 Faʻatama 2 2 Fundraising 3 Notable people 4 References 5 External linksBackground editThe Samoa Faʻafafine Association SFA was founded in 2006 against a background of decades of faʻafafine organising in Samoa It was initially founded by a group of ten faʻafafine who came from professional backgrounds 1 Two of the co founders were Ymania Brown 2 and To oto oali I Roger Stanley the latter became the first President of the SFA in 2006 3 1 From its inception the patron of the SFA has been the Samoan president Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi 1 Its website was launched in 2008 4 The SFA is aligned with several LGBTQ organisations both in the pacific region and globally including the International Trans Fund and International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association 1 Campaigns editThe SFA works closely with the Ministry of Health on HIV awareness campaigns 1 They also raise awareness and run educational programmes relating to other sexual health issues 5 In 2013 lobbying by the SFA led to the successful repeal of laws prohibiting female impersonation In 2016 the SFA was outspoken at the treatment in the Samoan press of the death by suicide of a member of their community a photograph of whose naked body was published on the front page of the Sunday Samoan 1 The article also deliberately misgendered Jeanine Tuivaiki which the SFA also objected to 6 In 2016 the SFA organised Samoa s inaugural National Faʻafafine Week funded by the US Embassy to Samoa 7 In 2019 the SFA led protests against the censorship of the biopic film Rocketman based on the life of Elton John 8 9 Faʻatama edit Whilst faʻafafine are people assigned male at birth who live in the manner of women faʻatama are people assigned female at birth who live in the manner of men The SFA was divided as to whether faʻatama should be part of the organisation until 2015 when their membership expanded to include them However their first faʻatama member did not join until 2017 1 The same year the SFA organised Samoa s first formal gathering of faʻatama bringing together members of the community who did not previously know one another to create a network and to better understand how the SFA can help to advocate for their needs 10 Fundraising edit The SFA organises the Miss Faʻafafine pageant which raises money for their community work as well as raising awareness of LGBT rights 2 It is now customary for the Prime Minister of Samoa to open the event 1 Royalties from the book Samoan Queer Lives written by Dan Taulapapa McMullin and Yuki Kihara are donated to the SFA 11 Notable people editToʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley President 2006 2018 12 Alex Suʻa President 2018 onwards 13 References edit a b c d e f g h Kanemasu Yoko Liki Asenati 2020 10 28 Let faʻafafine shine like diamonds Balancing accommodation negotiation and resistance in gender nonconforming Samoans counter hegemony Journal of Sociology 57 4 806 824 doi 10 1177 1440783320964538 ISSN 1440 7833 S2CID 228995861 a b Miss Faʻafafine Behind Samoa s third gender beauty pageant BBC News 2016 09 01 Retrieved 2021 06 04 Meet Samoa s Champion of Faʻafafine Rights Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley OutRight Action International 2021 06 04 Archived from the original on 2021 06 04 Retrieved 2021 06 04 Schmidt Johanna 2016 04 22 Migrating Genders Westernisation Migration and Samoan Fa afafine Routledge ISBN 978 1 317 09652 8 Health Samoa Ministry of 2007 A Healthy Samoa Third Health Sector Plan 2008 2018 Ministry of Health A newspaper published an uncensored photo of a dead transgender woman on its front page Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Embassy Apia funds Annual Faʻafafine Forum and the first Faʻafafine week for Samoa 2021 06 05 Archived from the original on 2021 06 05 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Samoa Faʻafafine Assn protests censor of Elton John film American Samoa Samoa News 2021 06 05 Archived from the original on 2021 06 05 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Backlash in Samoa over hypocritical Rocketman ban the Guardian 2019 06 12 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Historic gathering brings together Samoa s faʻatama men 2021 06 05 Archived from the original on 2021 06 05 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Beyond Gender Indigenous Perspectives Faʻafafine and Faʻafatama Natural History Museum 2021 06 04 Archived from the original on 2021 06 04 Retrieved 2021 06 04 Remembering Samoan Faʻafafine Activist Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley OutRight Action International 2021 06 05 Archived from the original on 2021 06 05 Retrieved 2021 06 05 Samoa s third gender delicately balances sex and religion LatinAmerican Post 2021 06 05 Archived from the original on 2021 06 05 Retrieved 2021 06 05 External links editYouTube Fa afafine the widely accepted third gender in Samoa Coconet TV THE ROGERS OF SAMOA faʻafatama Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samoa Faʻafafine Association amp oldid 1131807648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
