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Title: Letter from Samoa: Impersonating Woman Still Illegal
Post by: Nero on September 07, 2007, 08:52:56 PM
Post by: Nero on September 07, 2007, 08:52:56 PM
Letter From Samoa: Impersonating Woman Still Illegal
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10462265 (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10462265)
New Zealand Herald
By Cherelle Jackson
09/07/07
'Despite fa'afafines being very much part of Samoan culture, the impersonation of a woman is still illegal under the Crimes Ordinance 1961 of Samoa.
Fa'afafines, otherwise known as ->-bleeped-<-s, crossdressers or homosexuals are deeply ingrained in the Fa'aSamoa according myths and legends.
Lau Dr. Asofou Soo, a professor of Samoan studies, defined the fa'afafine as: "Men who act like women, feel like women, and tend to do work done by women."'
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10462265 (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10462265)
New Zealand Herald
By Cherelle Jackson
09/07/07
'Despite fa'afafines being very much part of Samoan culture, the impersonation of a woman is still illegal under the Crimes Ordinance 1961 of Samoa.
Fa'afafines, otherwise known as ->-bleeped-<-s, crossdressers or homosexuals are deeply ingrained in the Fa'aSamoa according myths and legends.
Lau Dr. Asofou Soo, a professor of Samoan studies, defined the fa'afafine as: "Men who act like women, feel like women, and tend to do work done by women."'