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state that they "loved" engaging in feminine activities as children, such as playing with female peers, playing female characters during role play, dressing in feminine clothes, and playing with female gender-typical toys. This is in contrast to women who stated that they merely "liked" engaging in
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Fa'afafine enjoy relatively high levels of acceptance in Samoa. They can be seen in all areas of Samoan society, whether assisting as caregivers or working in government. The current Samoan Prime Minister has spoken about the value of Fa'afafine to the country.
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recall believing they were girls in childhood. In Samoa, there is very seldom ridicule or displeasure towards a biologically male child who states that they are a girl. One study showed only a minority of parents (20 per cent) tried to stop their
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could be passed down because it is societally advantageous to have non-traditional roles. The hypothesis contends that the existence of androphilia may serve the evolutionary purpose of providing
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community, but also for elders and youth in Samoa. SFA is also active on the international level, working with the United Nations and Pacific regional NGOs, on behalf of the
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during the American military occupation of American Samoa in World War II, and Anita (Tony Schwenke) was the founder of Hollywood, a tailoring shop and house of refuge for
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and members in other non-traditional roles, such as unmarried aunts and uncles, would have more time and resources to dedicate to the success of their kin.
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The Search for Recognition and Social Movement Emergence, Towards an Understanding of the Transformation of the Faafafine of Samoa. University of Alberta
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Most self-identify as fa’afafine, rather than men, while a small number identify as women. However, they recognize that they are distinct from females.
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Danielsson, B., T. Danielsson, and R. Pierson. 1978. Polynesia's third sex: The gay life starts in the kitchen. Pacific Islands Monthly 49:10–13.
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The existence of a third gender is so well-accepted in Samoan culture that most Samoans state that they have friendships with at least one
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Ia e Ola Malamalama i lou Faasinomaga, A comparative Study of the Faafafine of Samoa and the Whakawahine of Aotearoa-New Zealand
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are not fully accepted in all parts of the community, such as by some fundamentalist Christian groups and traditional leaders.
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Bartlett, N. H.; Vasey, P. L. (2006). "A Retrospective Study of Childhood Gender-Atypical Behavior in Samoan Faʻafafine".
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Queer Indigenous Studies: Critical Interventions in Theory, Politics, and Literature. Tucson: University of Arizona Press
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in Apia in the 1960s–1970s. Since the 1980s, the Samoan diaspora has given faʻafafine a higher profile outside Samoa.
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Saleimoa Vaai, Samoa Faa-matai and the Rule of Law (Apia: The National University of Samoa Le Papa-I-Galagala, 1999).
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is still unlawful in Samoa, and despite legalisation in the U.S., it is still not recognised in the US Territory of
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Samoan popular culture views faʻafafine as hard-working and dedicated to the family, in the Samoan tradition of
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Jerry the Faʻafafine (2011), a thematic figure (influenced by the poetry of Taulapapa) in an artwork series by
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children from engaging in feminine behaviour. Being pushed into the male gender role is upsetting to many
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Vasey, Paul L.; VanderLaan, Doug P. (2021), Shackelford, Todd K.; Weekes-Shackelford, Viviana A. (eds.),
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Official website of S.O.F.I.A.S. Society of Faʻafaafine in American Samoa, Pago Pago, American Samoa.
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Women's Leadership in Traditional Villages in Samoa: the Cultural, Social, and Religious Challenges
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lawyers Alex Suʻa and Phineas Hartson Matautia, have initiated legislative activity on issues of
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or service to family. Ideas of the family in Samoa and Polynesia include all the members of a
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Semenyna, Scott W.; VanderLaan, Doug P.; Petterson, Lanna J.; Vasey, Paul L. (2017-10-13).
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by Dan Taulapapa McMullin, awarded Best Short Film in the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
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and LGBTQI+ communities in American Samoa, the Asia Pacific region, and the world. The
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Milner, G.B. 1966. Samoan-English Dictionary. "Faʻafafine" entry pg. 52 under "Fafine"
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based on the events in the documentary, Saelua is played by fa'afafine actor Kaimana.
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Taulapapa McMullin, Dan (2011). "Faʻafafine Notes: On Tagaloa, Jesus, and Nafanua".
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Facebook page for S.F.A. Samoan Faafafine Association Incorporated, Apia, Samoa.
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have sexual relationships almost exclusively with men who do not identify as
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hypothesis of a gene that directs kin-directed altruism, which proposes that
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Society of Faʻafafine in American Samoa and the Samoa Faʻafafine Association
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Faafafine (2001), an autobiographical solo performance piece by Brian Fuata
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a.k.a. "Buckwheat" – a drag performer and television personality based in
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Towards an Understanding of the Transformation of the Faafafine of Samoa.
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Leaders of the Samoa Fa’afafine Association with U.S. Ambassador Huebner
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pageant has been held in Pago Pago, American Samoa, since 1979.
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support for related kin, meaning that families that include
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The Search for Recognition and Social Movement Emergence,
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Sinalela (2001), a fictional character in the short film
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follow the training of the women's daily work in an
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The Healer's Wound: A Queer Theirstory of Polynesia
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Vasey, Professor of Psychology at the 122: 1807: 1694:Memoirs of a Samoan, Catholic, and Fa'afafine 1195: 931: 871: 756:– homosexual or bisexual relationships among 747:– homosexual or bisexual relationships among 2472:Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures 1067:Kanemasu, Yoko; Liki, Asenati (2021-12-01). 1066: 874:"Fa'afafine claim is a myth, it's offensive" 646:Half-man half-girl, an unnamed character in 575:, and gay activist from New Zealand. In the 475:community. It fosters collaboration between 310:Strong evidence points to Samoa being under 58: 52: 1191: 1189: 740: 299:, originating in fundamentalist-influenced 243:, meaning "in the manner of", and the word 1814: 1800: 1774:"The evolutionary puzzle of homosexuality" 1317: 227: 36: 1571:"Sinalela | Freewaves Video Archive" 1429: 932:Vasey, Paul L; Bartlett, Nancy H (2007). 852: 616:– poet, painter, filmmaker. Artist book: 387: 1493: 1437:"Hollywood treatment for American Samoa" 1186: 1048:(PhD). 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Index

Fa'afafine
Leaders of the Samoa Fa’afafine Association with U.S. Ambassador Huebner
Fakaleiti
two-spirit
trans woman
Akava'ine
Māhū
Samoan
Polynesia
Samoa
natal males
third gender
gender role
Samoa
androphilic
prefix
cognate
Polynesian
Tongan
fakaleiti
Cook Islands Māori
akava'ine
Māori
traditional culture of Samoa
homophobia
transphobia
matriarchal
Queen Salamasina
Nafanua
University of Lethbridge

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