Fa’afafine
A fa’afafine is a boy who is raised as a girl all the way through adulthood. Historically, this has been classified as a third gender in the tradition of Samoan society.
This usually occurs when there are too many sons and not enough daughters in a family. They identify themselves as females in a male’s body.
Gender roles
They take on the role of both male and female in the society e.g. teaching, construction and also domestic work.