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== Waria == | == Waria == | ||
In Indonesia, ''waria'' refers to a third gender.<ref>Oostvogels, Robert (1995). ''The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role'', in Herdt (ed.), op cit.</ref> Because the discrimination they face, most warias only have the option to work as sex workers. However, there's a yearly festival with a beauty competition for warias.<ref name=":0" /> | In Indonesia, ''waria'' refers to a third gender.<ref>Oostvogels, Robert (1995). ''The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role'', in Herdt (ed.), op cit.</ref> Because the discrimination they face, most warias only have the option to work as sex workers. However, there's a yearly festival with a beauty competition for warias.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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== Fa'afafine == | |||
[[File:Auckland pride parade 2016 38.jpg|thumb|Fa'afafine pride parade in Auckland.]] | |||
''Fa'afafine'' are people that identify as a third gender in Samoa. They are [[Assigned male at birth|AMAB]] and typically have a feminine behaviour.<ref>Bartlett, N. H.; Vasey, P. L. (2006). "A Retrospective Study of Childhood Gender-Atypical Behavior in Samoan Fa'afafine". ''Archives of Sexual Behavior''. '''35''' (6): 659–66. doi: [https://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10508-006-9055-1 10.1007/s10508-006-9055-1]. PMID [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16909317 16909317].</ref> It has been estimated that between the 1% and 5% of Samoans are fa'afafine.<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37227803</ref> Fa'afafines are accepted in the Samoan culture, although in some conservative sectors of the society they are still discriminated. | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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