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The Miss SOFIAS pageant has been held in Pago Pago, American Samoa, since 1979. The Samoa Fa'afafine Association (SFA), based in Apia, was founded in 2006. It works closely with government, churches, and youth organisations, supporting community projects for the fa'afafine community, but also for elders
Likewise, fa'afatama are people who were assigned female at birth, but embody both gender traits. [34] The Samoa Fa'afafine Association (S.F.A.) is an organisation designed to foster collaboration between the fa'afafine and the LGBT communities in Samoa, the Asia Pacific region and the world. [35]
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.
Fa'afafine are people who identify themselves as having a third-gender or non-binary role in Samoa, American Samoa and the Samoan diaspora. A recognized gender identity/gender role in traditional Samoan society, and an integral part of Samoan culture, fa'afafine are assigned male at birth, and explicitly embody both masculine and feminine gender traits in a way unique to Polynesia.
American Samoan Monica Miller, the Forum's co-chair, stated: "Given the acclaim this film has received worldwide, and given the silence on exactly why it has been banned in Samoa, observers are left to wonder at the censorship standards being applied in a country where fa’afafine have a well established and respected role."
The fono of matai is the executive and judicial authority [14] of every village in Samoa. If a matter is of importance the assembly is held on the malae, the open space in front of the village. The speakers address the assembly and stand to do so. [citation needed] The listeners are comfortably seated on mats.
Brown currently serves as Executive Director of TGEU (since July 2024), as co-secretary general of ILGA World (since March 2019), and as Co-President of Interpride. [5] [3] [6] [7] She has also worked as technical director of the Samoa Fa'afafine Association and with Sydney World Pride through Equality Australia.
Stanley was a co-founder and President of the Samoa Faʻafafine Association since its establishment in 2006 until her 2018 death. [3] [5] [6] It was Stanley who persuaded the President of Samoa to become the patron of the SFA. [5] As an activist, as well as faʻafafine, Stanley campaigned for the rights of LGBTQ people in Samoa. [3]