Paradise Bent Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa

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Paradise Bent Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa
NR 51 minDocumentary
An exploration of the Samoan faafafine boys who are raised as girls who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture In the past they have shared womens traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity

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Original Language:English
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