Kia Ora,
Welcome to the world of "Fa'afafine" = like a woman
http://tvnz.co.nz/20-20-news/guys-see-themselves-girls-video-4502369 (http://tvnz.co.nz/20-20-news/guys-see-themselves-girls-video-4502369)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa'afafine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa'afafine)
Metta Zenda :)
Thanks for the links, extremely interesting as Samoa with all it's ultra tough tattooed rugby players never seemed like this :)
Found this from one of your links. Very beautifully written personal story: http://www.samoafaafafine.org/sfa/our_stories/Entries/2009/5/22_The_Beauty_in_Ugly.html (http://www.samoafaafafine.org/sfa/our_stories/Entries/2009/5/22_The_Beauty_in_Ugly.html)
Kia Ora Mimpi,
::) I would say when it comes to trans people in Aotearoa 'Fa'afafine' would make up the bulk of the trans-population and Auckland has the largest Polynesian population outside Polynesia, especially south Auckland...
::) You might like to view this http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/takatapui-2004 (http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/takatapui-2004) which was produced by Maori TV, sadly it run out of funding and as stopped for a while...
In short Takatapui is the umbrella term[a Maori word] for LGBTQ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takat%C4%81pui (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takat%C4%81pui)
Metta Zenda :)