Samoa fa'afafine Association

This week Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi declared he was adamant there would be no same-sex marriage in Samoa after it was recently allowed in Australia.

Tuilaepa said as long as Samoa remained a Christian country it would not allow what he referred to as Sodom and Gomorrah practices.

Tuilaepa is a patron of the Fa'fafine Association and Mr Baice said while some individuals may be passionate about marriage equality, the group had other priorities.

That's according to the legal advisor to the Fa'afafine Association, Alex Su'a.

Last week's Samoa Fa'afafine Week saw a continued focus by Samoa's so-called third gender on advocating for equal rights.

Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi told a forum during the week that all people are the same in the eyes of God, but Mr Sua says much that fa'afafine face is mired in post-colonial mindsets.

The association has held a one day consultation on human rights as part of this year's Faafafine Association week.

Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi told the forum all people are the same in the eyes of God and that every person should be treated fairly and equally.

He said that in Samoa males are the first gender, females are the second but faafafines are the third gender and has urged members of the association to continue their good work.