Ever heard of a fa'afafine? The word is Samoan and literally translates into way of a woman or womanly, and applies strictly to male-to-female transgender people. Back in 2011,American Samoa's Jaiyah Saelua became the first transgender person to play in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Her appearance on the field made history — but so did her play. Now there is a documentary film about Jaiyah and the team:
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
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Master of Myself
Transgender Flag from Lena Balk on UnSplash. Or would have it been proper to say, Mistress of myself? Probably so, as one way or another, I...
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Amateur, by my definition means a person who does not seriously pursue a certain interest, job or hobby. Ever sense Cyrsti's Condo ...
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I don't find many new womanless pageant pictures floating around the web anymore. I think it's primarily due to the fact that th...
