Māhū is an entry of our Hawaiian Gay Dictnary wh the words and exprsns ed to name gay people the State of Hawaii.
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The people played a fundamental role the tradnal culture of the island, however wh wtern and homophobic lonizatn, social rejectn and aggrsns of a part of society began, so the first fn offered by this dictnary was “faggot”.
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Word origatg ancient Hawaii and around Polynia for a third-genred person, that is, not male nor female, but both or neher. In pre-ntact Hawaii (before whe explorers and missnari brought their homophobia wh them), mah were nsired special and assumed rpected and tradnal rol wh the muni. After lonizatn, beme mon for "mahu" to be ed pejoratively to refer mostly to gay men and drag queens, but sometim also butch women, and transgenred people of all kds. Although is now most monly ed a disdaful way, some have cid to remember their history and reclaim the word wh pri, llg themselv "mahu," jt as the words, "queer," "fag," and "dyke," have been reclaimed by many." name="Dcriptn" property="og:scriptn * what does gay mean in hawaiian *
Māhū is a term that n now be ed if is to refer rpectfully to transgenr and gay people of both sex.