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The Chronicle Telegram in Elyria, Ohio

03 Sep 2007

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The Chronicle Telegram

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Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

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Sep 03, 2007

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7

Faafafine life in Alaska Samoan student learns self

In Anchorage a Samoan student named Tafi Toleafoa explains her faafafine identity a gender role beyond male or female. Raised as Alicia in Samoa she lives as a woman while her body is male, facing pressure from family to dress as a man and from American society to fit in.

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Anchorage Alaska Tafi Toleafoa Tafi Samoa University of Alaska Fa’afatine Islands Taff Asia Pacific Islands Fa’atama Fa’afafine Alicia Ropeta Toleafoa Fa'afafine Taivaleoaana Toleafoa America Ropeta West Nowh" Toleafoa Seventh Day Adventist Church Noah McClatchy
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Faafafine: Third gender culture in Samoa and its conflicts

The article traces faafafine as a Samoan third gender, present for over a century with roots in regional cultures. It notes varying origins, social roles, and responses to Christianity and Western influence, detailing Tafi’s journey from family disapproval to self presentation and familial support in a changing society.

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Samoa Islands
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