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Title: Samoa considers decriminalising female impersonations
Post by: Shana A on December 22, 2011, 10:02:57 AM
Post by: Shana A on December 22, 2011, 10:02:57 AM
Samoa considers decriminalising female impersonations
Last Updated: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:23:00 +1100
http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201112/3396650.htm (http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201112/3396650.htm)
Samoa's transgender community has welcomed proposed government reforms to allow men to partake in 'female impersonations'.
But the country's main transgender association says it hopes outsiders will not take advantage of the proposed changes to the 50-year-old Crimes Act.
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"It's our chosen roles that we decided to act like women and perform women's chores. But not necessarily our sexual orientation, I think that's something else."
Last Updated: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:23:00 +1100
http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201112/3396650.htm (http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201112/3396650.htm)
Samoa's transgender community has welcomed proposed government reforms to allow men to partake in 'female impersonations'.
But the country's main transgender association says it hopes outsiders will not take advantage of the proposed changes to the 50-year-old Crimes Act.
[...]
"It's our chosen roles that we decided to act like women and perform women's chores. But not necessarily our sexual orientation, I think that's something else."
Title: Re: Samoa considers decriminalising female impersonations
Post by: ByeBye on December 23, 2011, 06:46:36 PM
Post by: ByeBye on December 23, 2011, 06:46:36 PM
Yay. But impersonations? We ARE WOMEN.
Title: Re: Samoa considers decriminalising female impersonations
Post by: Felix on December 31, 2011, 10:59:55 AM
Post by: Felix on December 31, 2011, 10:59:55 AM
Quote"We don't want it to open up doors to homosexuality or gay men who are willing to just come in and think they can have a relationship with other men openly," Fa'afafine Association President Roger Stanley told Pacific Beat.
Interesting cultural situation. No apparent complete transitioners or any ftm's at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%27afafine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%27afafine)