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Fa'afafine (meaning “the way of women”) are considered a third gender in Samoa, born male, but often displaying female behaviour. The boys of Suluvale Samoa Culture and Performing Arts, based near Cairns, Australia, do a humorous dance, making fun of those "feminine men".

Video by Ludo Kuipers, Fri Oct 08, 2004
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