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In the Philippines, a baklâ (Tagalog and Cebuano) (pronounced), bayot (Cebuano) or agî is a person who was assigned male at birth and has adopted a gender expression that is feminine. [1] They are often considered a third gender. [2] Many bakla are exclusively attracted to men [3] and some identify as women. [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. Gender identity as neither man nor woman Part of a series on Transgender topics Outline History Timeline Gender identities Androgyne Bissu, Calabai, Calalai Burrnesha Cisgender Gender bender Hijra Non-binary or genderqueer Gender fluidity Kathoey Koekchuch Third gender Bakla Faʻafafine ...
Gender-crossing practices go back to the history of pre-colonial communities in the Philippines. The babaylans are typically female spiritual leaders, priests, or shamans in native communities, whose position can also be taken by males who crossed genders, and were called asog , among many names. [ 9 ]
Union of India, the Supreme Court of India ruled that transgender people should be treated as a third category of gender or as a socially and economically "backward" class entitled to proportional access and representation in education and jobs.
“Gender is a term that relates to how we feel about ourselves, the way we choose to express our gender through makeup, dresses, high heels, athletic shorts, sneakers, and more,” she explains.
The statement of the Third International Intersex Forum calls for an end to official classification by sex or gender on identification documents. Dan Christian Ghattas of OII Europe states that, "providing the options for all parents to leave the sex/ gender entry open for their child would promote the equality of all sexes and genders". [ 23 ]
Two-Spirit (often abbreviated as 2S) is an umbrella term some Indigenous North Americans use to describe Native folks who fulfill a traditional third-gender sacred role in their cultures.
The Family Code of the Philippines defines only recognizes marriages between "a man and a woman". [1] The 1987 Constitution itself does not mention the legality of same-sex unions or has explicit restrictions on marriage that would bare same-sex partners to enter into such arrangement. [2] Laws regarding homosexuality in Asia