Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley | |
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Born | 1976 |
Died | 2018 Moto-otua |
Citizenship | Samoa |
Known for | President of the Samoa Faʻafafine Association |
Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley (1976–2018) was a Samoan faʻafafine activist, who was President of the Samoa Faʻafafine Association from its foundation in 2006 to her death.
Soʻoalo Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley was born in 1976. [1] Her parents were Niutea and Stanley of Siusega. [2] She completed tertiary education in Fiji. [3] She worked for the Samoan government from the late 1990s onwards, as a policy analyst and administrative officer. [3] At the time of her death she worked for the Samoa Tourism Authority. [4]
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] She was a board member of the Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network (PSGDN). [4] She saw her faʻafafine identity as a cultural, rather than a sexual identity, although she saw the utility in using western LGBT terminologies in order to access opportunities and to advocate for her community. [7] She died at the Tupua Tamases Meaole (TTM) Hospital in Motoʻotua in January 2018. [2]
Stanley's life featured in New Zealand's first play to feature a cast of all queer people of colour. Other activists who were impersonated in The Eternal Queers included Gary Wu and Stormé DeLarverie. [8]
Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley | |
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Born | 1976 |
Died | 2018 Moto-otua |
Citizenship | Samoa |
Known for | President of the Samoa Faʻafafine Association |
Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley (1976–2018) was a Samoan faʻafafine activist, who was President of the Samoa Faʻafafine Association from its foundation in 2006 to her death.
Soʻoalo Toʻotoʻoaliʻi Roger Stanley was born in 1976. [1] Her parents were Niutea and Stanley of Siusega. [2] She completed tertiary education in Fiji. [3] She worked for the Samoan government from the late 1990s onwards, as a policy analyst and administrative officer. [3] At the time of her death she worked for the Samoa Tourism Authority. [4]
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] She was a board member of the Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network (PSGDN). [4] She saw her faʻafafine identity as a cultural, rather than a sexual identity, although she saw the utility in using western LGBT terminologies in order to access opportunities and to advocate for her community. [7] She died at the Tupua Tamases Meaole (TTM) Hospital in Motoʻotua in January 2018. [2]
Stanley's life featured in New Zealand's first play to feature a cast of all queer people of colour. Other activists who were impersonated in The Eternal Queers included Gary Wu and Stormé DeLarverie. [8]