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Scenario

When parents disagree about teaching Pacific gender diversity to children

My spouse and I are raising our daughter to understand her Samoan heritage but we disagree about how much to teach her about fa'afafine identity when she's showing interest in exploring her own gender expression. I want to give her all the information and cultural context, but my spouse thinks we should wait until she's older.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two caregivers have different comfort levels about when and how to share cultural gender knowledge with their child.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pacific gender diversity?”

Peri

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