one item of women's clothing. They are thought to incorporate the strengths of both sexes, and thus serve an important role balancing the worlds of men and women. tend to have romantic relationships with typically masculine heterosexual men. The term refers to close relationships between people of the same sex, though not necessarily romantic or sexual. These relationships, also known as "male bonding", appear to be valued by the Marshallese. Statistics A 2006 youth survey indicated that 4.3% of male youth in the Marshall Islands had had sex with a male partner sometime in their lives. According to 2017 estimates from UNAIDS, there were about 150 men who have sex with men (MSM) in the country, and about 100 transgender people. Summary table See also Human rights in the Marshall Islands LGBT rights in Oceania References Marshall Islands LGBT in the Marshall Islands Politics of the Marshall Islands Law of the Marshall Islands