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* In Australia, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities recognize identities called sistergirl (analogous to trans woman) and brotherboy (analogous to trans man).<ref>http://www.atsaq.com/files/Supporting%20Transgender%20and%20Sistergirl%20Web%20verision.pdf</ref> | * In Australia, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities recognize identities called sistergirl (analogous to trans woman) and brotherboy (analogous to trans man).<ref>http://www.atsaq.com/files/Supporting%20Transgender%20and%20Sistergirl%20Web%20verision.pdf</ref> | ||
* In Tiwi Island culture, "Sistagirl", traditionally ''Yimpininni'', is an identity analogous to trans woman.<ref>https://aboriginalartandculture.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/bindi-cole-and-the-sistagirls/</ref> | * In Tiwi Island culture, "Sistagirl", traditionally ''Yimpininni'', is an identity analogous to trans woman.<ref>https://aboriginalartandculture.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/bindi-cole-and-the-sistagirls/</ref> | ||
[[File:Auckland pride parade 2016 37.jpg|thumb|Fa'afafine banner at the Auckland pride parade in 2016.]] | |||
* In Samoa, the [[Fa'afafine]] are AMAB people with a feminine gender expression, who don't think of themselves as female or male. 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. Fa'afafines translates to "in the manner of a woman" in Samoa<ref name=":1">Wade, Lisa & Myra Marz Ferree. ''Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions.'' New York: W. W. Norton, 2015.</ref>. | * In Samoa, the [[Fa'afafine]] are AMAB people with a feminine gender expression, who don't think of themselves as female or male. 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. Fa'afafines translates to "in the manner of a woman" in Samoa<ref name=":1">Wade, Lisa & Myra Marz Ferree. ''Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions.'' New York: W. W. Norton, 2015.</ref>. | ||
* In New Zealand, the Maori culture recognizes transgender identities called Whakawahine (feminine and AMAB) and Wakatane (masculine and AFAB). | * In New Zealand, the Maori culture recognizes transgender identities called Whakawahine (feminine and AMAB) and Wakatane (masculine and AFAB). | ||
* [[Māhū]] ("in the middle") in Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) and Maohi (Tahitian) cultures are [[third gender]] persons with traditional spiritual and social roles within the culture. The māhū gender category existed in their cultures during pre-contact times, and still | * [[Māhū]] ("in the middle") in Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) and Maohi (Tahitian) cultures are [[third gender]] persons with traditional spiritual and social roles within the culture. The māhū gender category existed in their cultures during pre-contact times, when they were noted as priests and healers, and they still exist today. Māhū people can be either AMAB or AFAB.<ref>Kaua'i Iki, quoted by Andrew Matzner in 'Transgender, queens, mahu, whatever': An Oral History from Hawai'i. Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context Issue 6, August 2001</ref> | ||
* In the Cook Islands, people who do not fit the gender binary are called akava'ine<ref name=":1" />. | * In the Cook Islands, people who do not fit the gender binary are called akava'ine<ref name=":1" />. | ||