Faʻafafine (Samoan pronunciation: [faʔafafine]; lit. 'in the manner of a woman') are natal males who align with a third gender or feminine gender role in Samoa. [1] . Fa'afafine are not assigned the role at birth, nor raised as girls due to a lack of daughters, as is …

2020年9月1日 · On the island of Samoa, there are four recognized cultural genders: female, male, fa’afafine, and fa’afatama. Fa’afafine and fa’afatama are fluid gender roles that move between male and female worlds.

2024年10月29日 · What are fa’afafines and fa’afatamas? The third and fourth genders of fa’afafine and fa’afatama have always existed within Samoan society. When translated literally, they mean “in the manner of women” (fa’a fafine) and “in the manner of man” (fa’a fatama); these genders are fluid and move between the traditional world of men and women.

About 1-5% of Samoa's 190,000-strong population identifies as fa'afafine. This year, Miss Fa'afafine celebrates its 10th anniversary, and will see nine contestants from various countries and...

2017年12月24日 · Samoa’s social acceptance of fa’afafine has evolved from the tradition of raising some boys as girls. These boys, were not necessarily homosexual, or noticeably effeminate, and they may never have felt like dressing as women. They became transvestites because they were born into families that had plenty of boys and not enough girls.

2025年2月2日 · The fa’afafine is a socially recognized third gender with an established identity and role that was first acknowledged at least during the early 20th century. Researchers often replace the word homosexuality with the word androphilia to describe universal homosexual-like sexual and gender orientations and behaviors.

Fa’afafine are unique to Samoa. The term fa’afafine refers to men who are raised and identify as females, and means “in the way of a woman”, and has been around since the early 20th Century. The fa’afafine community identifies as different from the lesbian and gay communities, and fa’afafine is considered a third gender.

Fa'afafine are people who identify themselves as having a third-gender or nonbinary role in Samoa, American Samoa and the Samoan diaspora. A recognized gender identity / gender role in traditional Samoan society, and an integral part of Samoan culture, fa'afafine are assigned male at birth, and explicitly embody both masculine and feminine ...

2019年7月31日 · During the Olympic-style Pacific Games held in Samoa in July, groups of fa'afafine could be seen handing out sexual health literature and condoms to athletes on the streets of Apia, Samoa's...

2021年1月1日 · Samoan feminine/transgender, same-sex attracted males who are recognized as a “third” gender. In the Samoan language, fa’afafine means: “in the manner of a woman.” Like Samoan men, fa’afafine are biological males. However, fa’afafine do not identify as men nor do the members of their society recognize them as such.