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