A fakaleitī (or leiti or fakafefine or lady) is a Tongan male at birth who has a feminine gender expression.
The term fakaleitī is made up of the prefix faka- (in the manner of) and the borrowing lady from English.
Although leitī in Tonga do not necessarily associate with LGBT identities in the Western world, those who grow up in Tongan migrant communities in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States may find a greater level of community and affinity to similar identities than leitī in the island kingdom.
Leitī or fakafefine are similar to Samoan fa'afafine and Hawaiian māhū.
They have also been involved in reforming colonially influenced laws about leitī life that remain in Tonga.