Jonny Saelua plays for the Samoan national soccer team, and identifies himself as a fa'afafine - a third sex in Polynesian culture. "To be fa’afafine you have to be Samoan, born a man, feel you are a woman, be sexually attracted to males and, importantly, proud to be called and labeled fa’afafine.” The article discusses how soccer is highly targeted by racism and sexism. However, Saelua was widely accepted by his teammates. One of his teammates even said that he is like a brother and sister to the team. It's great to see that other genders are being accepted all over the world, not just in Western culture.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Transgender Soccer Player
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Jonny Saelua plays for the Samoan national soccer team, and identifies himself as a fa'afafine - a third sex in Polynesian culture. "To be fa’afafine you have to be Samoan, born a man, feel you are a woman, be sexually attracted to males and, importantly, proud to be called and labeled fa’afafine.” The article discusses how soccer is highly targeted by racism and sexism. However, Saelua was widely accepted by his teammates. One of his teammates even said that he is like a brother and sister to the team. It's great to see that other genders are being accepted all over the world, not just in Western culture.
Jonny Saelua plays for the Samoan national soccer team, and identifies himself as a fa'afafine - a third sex in Polynesian culture. "To be fa’afafine you have to be Samoan, born a man, feel you are a woman, be sexually attracted to males and, importantly, proud to be called and labeled fa’afafine.” The article discusses how soccer is highly targeted by racism and sexism. However, Saelua was widely accepted by his teammates. One of his teammates even said that he is like a brother and sister to the team. It's great to see that other genders are being accepted all over the world, not just in Western culture.
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