Takatāpui 711032 223923781 2008-07-06T15:11:24Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other '''Takatāpui''' (also spelt '''takataapui''') is the [[Māori]] word meaning a devoted [[significant other|partner]] of the same [[sex]]. In modern terminology, a person that identifies as takatāpui is a Māori individual that is [[queer]], in other words [[gay]], [[lesbian]], [[bisexuality|bisexual]], or [[transgender]] or [[transsexual]]. The term is not new, but the application of it is very recent. In the 1980s, there was a desire for a label to describe an individual that is both Māori and non-[[heterosexuality|heterosexual]]. The word takatāpui was found to have existed in pre-colonial [[New Zealand]] to describe relationships between people of the same sex. The existence of this word kills the conservative Māori argument that [[homosexuality]] did not exist in Māori society prior to the arrival of Europeans. Derivatives of ''takatāpui'' include ''takatāpui kaharua'' for [[bisexuality|bisexual]], ''takatāpui wahine'' for [[lesbian]] and ''takatāpui wahine ki tāne'' or ''takatāpui tāne ki wahine'' for [[transman|transmen]] or [[transwoman|transwomen]]. ==See also== * [[LGBT New Zealand]] * [[List of gay-related topics]] * [[List of transgender-related topics]] * [[Homosexuality and transgender]] [[Category:Transgender in non-western cultures]] [[Category:Sexual orientation and identity]] [[Category:LGBT in New Zealand]] [[Category:Māori]]