Tuesday, May 15, 2012

A week with Tahiti's transexual rae-rae

by Ian Lloyd Neubauer

When it comes to holidaying in Tahiti, most people know what to expect: sugar-white beaches, superb resorts, beautiful French Polynesian men and women and a hyper-hospitable, well-trained staff who go out of their way to make every visit great.

But one thing that’s rarely spoken of is the large number of cross-dressers and transvestites living on the islands. 

That's too bad, because they've become an integral, and treasured, aspect of the service industry here. 

Look, don’t touch

My first sighting of rae-rae, as they're called in Tahitian, occurred in the capital Papeete.

Among the everyday folk that frequent the central portside district were men dressed in tight-fitting floral-print dresses that extenuated their broad shoulders, manly height and false or implanted breasts.

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Source: http://rss.cnngo.com/~r/cnngo/~3/3dCeyTFiwGc/transsexuals-tahiti-887006

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