Samoa Prime Mister: Gay Marriage An 'Abomatn' For Te Christian Countri - Towleroad Gay News

Contents:

• THE TTH ABOUT GROWG UP AS A GAY PACIFIC ISLANR, AS TOLD BY TONY FRETTON, WAKE OF MANLY SAGA
• HOW TO SAY GAY SAMOAN
• SAMOA PRIME MISTER: GAY MARRIAGE AN ‘ABOMATN’ FOR TE CHRISTIAN COUNTRI
• HOW TO SAY YOU ARE GAY SAMOAN
• HOW TO SAY GAY SAMOAN
• SAMOA PRIME MISTER: GAY MARRIAGE AN ‘ABOMATN’ FOR TE CHRISTIAN COUNTRI

THE TTH ABOUT GROWG UP AS A GAY PACIFIC ISLANR, AS TOLD BY TONY FRETTON, WAKE OF MANLY SAGA

A gay Samoan-Atralian youth worker has explaed what was like growg up the closet a eply Christian Pacific Island fay and how homophobia the muny is a K Fretton, a muny lear om Melbourne, was outed agast his will on social media at 17, what was a trmatisg experience.

'My parents' only worry was they wanted me to have children, that was , ' remembered Mr Fretton, the founr of PacifiqueX a Pacific Island LGBTQI advocy several Manly Sea Eagl gby league stars ed ntroversy by refg to go on the field wearg Pri jumpers for relig reasons, Mr Fretton scrib the ia that vout Pacific Islanrs are often homophobic as a myth. A gay Samoan-Atralian youth worker has explaed what was like growg up the closet a Christian Pacific Island muny - and how his fay had no problem acceptg (Pictured: Samoan youth worker Tony K Fretton and iends) Mr Fretton, a gay Samoan-Atralian muny lear om Melbourne was outed on social media at 17 but quickly accepted by his ultra-relig fay and iends Mr Fretton (pictured far right) is the founr of PacifiqueX a mental health peer support support service for Pacific Island LGBTQI people VictoriaWhen Mr Fretton's sexualy was revealed agast his will - by an unknown person on Facebook - ed tensns the ranks of his lol Christian ngregatnal church Thomastown. Homophobia is relatively new the Pacific, havg arrived wh Christian missnari, said Profsor Jji Ravulo of Sydney Universy, a rearcher to Pasifika sexualy.

The Sea Eagl unveiled the jersey - lled Everyone League - on Monday to promote clivy of LGBT+ people the NRL Manly wgers Jason Saab (left) and Christian Tuipulotu (right) are among the players who oppose wearg the jersey on relig grounds When Mr Fretton's sexualy was revealed agast his will also ed tensns the ranks of his lol Christian ngregatnal church Thomastown'It may seem like Pasifika cultur are homophobic – full of fear for the Queer – but this phenomenon was tght to by whe, Wtern views brought to by lonisatn and the Christian church, ' said Prof. Mr Fretton says high profile media reportg of Pacific Island tolerance towards gay people havoc for young people the muny Mr Fretton believ sexualy and genr needs to be prented to people as somethg to '-exist' wh, not to try and force them to changeHe said Manly's ntroversial ll uld backfire and crease suici rat if s isn't backed up by an tn mpaign. Mr Fretton predicted social and youth workers would have to provi extra support to ightened gay, lbian and trans teenagers.

HOW TO SAY GAY SAMOAN

'Mr Fretton predicted social and youth workers would have to provi extra support to ightened gay, lbian and trans teenagers. Although Esera Tuaolo me out 2002 after retirg om a succsful NFL reer, he has fought homophobic bullyg ever sce, providg a great example of how athlet n advote for fairns and equaly off the field.

In his 2006 memoir, “Alone the Trench: My Life As a Gay Man the NFL”, Tuaolo spoke beg molted by his uncle as a child and then nng to a banana patch afterward and askg God to take him away. After retirg, Tuaolo me out as gay a 2002 terview wh HBO’s Real Sports makg him the third former NFL player to e out, after David Kopay and Roy Simmons. Sce then, he has publicly fought homophobia both wh the NFL and other realms.

He began tg rporatns, lleg and high schools across Ameri on the importance of clivy, served as a board member of the Gay and Lbian Athletics Foundatn and has discsed homophobia and bullyg on talk shows like Good Morng Ameri and The Oprah Wey Show.

SAMOA PRIME MISTER: GAY MARRIAGE AN ‘ABOMATN’ FOR TE CHRISTIAN COUNTRI

Esera Tuaolo at the 2006 Gay Gam Chigo.

In 2017, Tuaolo tablished his anti-homophobia anizatn, Hate Any Form is Wrong, as a non-prof. Tuaolo has released two origal songs and has also sung the Natnal Anthem at NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA gam as well as the 2006 openg ceremony of the Gay Gam VII Chigo. RELATED: Obama to Name Gay Man Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.

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TIL: In Samoa, homosexuals are accepted as a third genr. Homosexualy⚢✖ Male illegal, female legalGay Marriage⚭✖ UnregnizedCensorship✔ No censorshipNon-bary genr regnnUnknownDiscrimatn✖ Illegal some ntextsEmployment Discrimatn✔ Sexual orientatn and genr intyHog DiscrimatnAmbiguoDonatg Blood✖ Banned (1-year ferral)Conversn Therapy✔ Banned.

HistoryHomosexual activy Samoa?

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Homosexual activy Samoa is male illegal, female illegal, female legal Up to 5 years prison.

Unregnized Homosexualy is currently illegal. Equal age of nsent Samoa is Set age of nsent but Homosexualy is illegal. Cred: Gary John Norman Getty ImagThe reasons behd why people are gay, straight or bisexual have long been a source of public fascatn.

In Wtern cultur, they would be nsired gay men and transgenr women, rpectively.

SAMOA PRIME MISTER: GAY MARRIAGE AN ‘ABOMATN’ FOR TE CHRISTIAN COUNTRI

Intertgly, Wtern society, homosexual men, pared wh heterosexual men, tend to rell higher levels of separatn anxiety—the distrs rultg om beg separated om major attachment figur, such as one’s primary regiver or close fay members. Mux showed elevated rat of childhood separatn anxiety when pared wh heterosexual men, siar to what has been seen gay men Canada and fa’afafe Samoa.

The moral acceptabily of homosexualy has often hged on the ia that same-sex sir are nate and immutable and therefore not a choice.