Once again indigenous culture proves to be wiser than our so called modern culture. In Samoa there are four genders, the basic male female roles and two others fa'afine meaning "in the manner of a woman" and fa'afatama meaning "in the manner of a man". The fa'afine and fa'afatama have important roles in their society, they educate the men and women on sex as men and women are not permitted to talk about it directly, they take care of the elderly and perform several rituals and dances. Everyone should work on being more accepting instead of denying people a seat at the table.
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