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  • Writer: Amanda Riddell
    Amanda Riddell
  • Jul 27
  • 1 min read

It's a multilayered word in the context of whakawahine. It's describing both a frame of mind and an intention. The frame of mind that's womanlike, and the actions taken to make oneself more womanlike. In English, we'd call that gender identity and gender expression.

 
 
 

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