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    In Samoa, the Fa'afafine are people who were assigned male at birth (AMAB), have a feminine gender expression, and don't think of themselves as female or male.[1] It has been estimated that 1–5% of Samoans identify as fa'afafine.[2] Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand estimates that there are 500 fa’afafine in Samoa, and the same number in the Samoan diaspora in New Zealand,[3] while according to SBS news, there are up to 3,000 fa'afafine currently living in Samoa.[4] The masculine and assigned female at birth (AFAB) counterpart of fa'afafine in Samoa are known variously as faʻatane, faʻatama, and fafatama.[citation needed]

    1. William Kremer (18 February 2014). "The evolutionary puzzle of homosexuality". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
    2. Tan, Yvette (September 1, 2016). "Samoa's 'third gender' beauty pageant". Archived from the original on 17 July 2023 – via www.bbc.com.
    3. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "3. – Gender diversity – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
    4. "Fa'afafine: Boys Raised to be Girls ten minute news video about faafafine in Australia". 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.