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A prominent Western theory, among the many anthropological theories about Samoans, was that if a family had more boys than girls or not enough girls to help with women's duties about the house, male children would be chosen to be raised as ''fa'afafine'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/people/hazy.htm|title=Charting the Pacific – Fa'afafine – Samoan boys brought up as girls|website=www.abc.net.au|access-date=2016-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514145047/https://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/people/hazy.htm|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> although this theory has been refuted by studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10063/3179/thesis.pdf?sequence=7|title=Ia e Ola Malamalama i lou Faasinomaga, A comparative Study of the Faafafine of Samoa and the Whakawahine of Aotearoa-New Zealand|date=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170435/http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10063/3179/thesis.pdf?sequence=7|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | A prominent Western theory, among the many anthropological theories about Samoans, was that if a family had more boys than girls or not enough girls to help with women's duties about the house, male children would be chosen to be raised as ''fa'afafine'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/people/hazy.htm|title=Charting the Pacific – Fa'afafine – Samoan boys brought up as girls|website=www.abc.net.au|access-date=2016-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514145047/https://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/people/hazy.htm|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> although this theory has been refuted by studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10063/3179/thesis.pdf?sequence=7|title=Ia e Ola Malamalama i lou Faasinomaga, A comparative Study of the Faafafine of Samoa and the Whakawahine of Aotearoa-New Zealand|date=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170435/http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10063/3179/thesis.pdf?sequence=7|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
It has been estimated that 1–5% of Samoans identify as ''fa'afafine''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37227803|title=Samoa's 'third gender' beauty pageant|first=Yvette|last=Tan|date=September 1, 2016|via=www.bbc.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323203928/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37227803|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> 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;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/160363|title=3. – Gender diversity – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|last=Taonga|website=teara.govt.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310081109/https://teara.govt.nz/en/160363|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> while according to SBS news, there are up to 3000 ''fa'afafine'' currently living in Samoa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/07/16/faafafine-boys-raised-be-girls| title=Fa'afafine: Boys Raised to be Girls ten minute news video about faafafine in Australia|date=26 August 2013 | It has been estimated that 1–5% of Samoans identify as ''fa'afafine''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37227803|title=Samoa's 'third gender' beauty pageant|first=Yvette|last=Tan|date=September 1, 2016|via=www.bbc.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323203928/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37227803|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> 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;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/160363|title=3. – Gender diversity – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|last=Taonga|website=teara.govt.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310081109/https://teara.govt.nz/en/160363|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> while according to SBS news, there are up to 3000 ''fa'afafine'' currently living in Samoa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/07/16/faafafine-boys-raised-be-girls| title=Fa'afafine: Boys Raised to be Girls ten minute news video about faafafine in Australia|date=26 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323202418/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/07/16/faafafine-boys-raised-be-girls|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
== History and terminology == | == History and terminology == | ||