You see, Tūtānekai loved Tiki, and he said to Whakaue, "I am stricken with love for my friend, for Tiki." The missionary William Williams in 1884 translated the word "takatāpui" as an "intimate companion of the same sex". Naturally, there are some back home that dispute that translation and also the nature of that relationship too. For some it's a little bit uncomfortable that a chief from our whakapapa may have enjoyed a homosexual relationship just prior to his marriage. I say that if it's OK for the Greeks, it's OK for us. That said, the word "takatāpui" has become a commonly used term and it's experiencing a renaissance within the Māori rainbow community, and I say rightfully so.