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Today I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women. (lemmy.ml)
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@todayilearned Today I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.

Screenshot is from David Gilmore's* "Manhood in the Making".

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* No, not that David Gilmore.

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[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 11 points 1 month ago

There is a small piece in Te Ara (The Encyclopedia of New Zealand) about sexuality in the pacific, that you may find worth a read.

https://teara.govt.nz/mi/gender-diversity/page-4

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