Fa’afafine athlete and advocate Jaiyah Saelua, and Kaimana, the fa’afafine
Actor who will play her in Taika Waititi’s latest film, find shared celebration in a uniquely Polynesian story
Jaiyah Saelua is a footballer first.
The first openly transgender woman and fa’afafine to compete in a
FIFA World Cup qualifying match for men, she has become a global champion for the rights of transgender and fa’afafine athletes, and now - almost disbelievingly - finds her life portrayed in an upcoming
Hollywood film, directed by Oscar winner Taika Waititi, to be released later this year.