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Rae-rae are transfeminine people in Tahitian culture related to Māhū (meaning "in the middle"), a gender category in Polynesia.

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Contents
  • History
  • Connection to French military presence and sex work
  • In Polynesian Society
  • Comparison with Māhū identity
  • Place within French Polynesian society
  • Relationships with families
  • Law and recognition of gender identity
  • Characteristics
  • Gender expression and presentation
  • Outside French Polynesia
  • Intersection with LGBTQ+ identities
  • References

Rae-rae are transfeminine people in Tahitian culture related to Māhū (meaning "in the middle"), a gender category in Polynesia.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rae-rae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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