Samoan Queer Lives

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Samoan Queer Lives delves into the unique lives of Samoan people who are 'fa`afafine' - broadly understood in the Western interpretation as persons who are of transgender, intersexed and third sex, or gay, lesbian and bisexual origin.

This book, the first of its kind, is edited and written by fa`afafine. Here fa`afafine share their stories in their own words.

• Twenty autobiographical stories.
• Includes personal accounts that cross lines of gender and culture, and span generations, professions and geography.
• Each chapter in the book is accompanied by a portrait.
• The stories are by turns angry, humorous, intimate and raw.
• Introduction by Dan Taulapapa McMullin and Foreword by Yuki Kihara.

Author Bio

Yuki Kihara is firmly positioned as one of New Zealand's, and the Pacific's, most interesting and innovative contemporary artists. She regularly exhibits, performs, and lectures at institutions in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Her works can be found in numerous national and international collections. As a leading interdisciplinary artist, Kihara's work engages with a variety of social, political and cultural issues. Kihara examines gender roles, consumerism, (mis)representation, and the past, present and future societal issues from colonial and post- colonial perspectives. Dan Taulapapa McMullin is a poet and painter, with work in various media, and an award-winning author. McMullin's book of poems Coconut Milk was in the Top Ten LGBT Books of the Year of the American Library Association. He was the recipient of a Poets & Writers Award, and residencies from the DeYoung Museum, Jerome Foundation, McKnight Foundation, California Arts Council, and American Samoa Arts and Humanities Councils.