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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 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 ...
From a rights-based perspective, third sex / gender options should be voluntary, providing trans people with a third choice about how to define their gender identity. Those identifying as a third sex / gender should have the same rights as those identifying as male or female. The document also quotes Mauro Cabral of Global Action for Trans ...
Hijras are officially recognised as a third gender throughout countries in the Indian subcontinent, [10] [11] [12] being considered neither completely male nor female. Hijras' identity originates in ancient Hinduism and evolved during the Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526) and Mughal Empire (1526–1707). [13] [14]
Gender identity is on a continuum. ... “Genderqueer is often an identity that is also a political statement, and sometimes perceived as a third gender,” adds Marsh. 8. Gender-fluid
In short: “Gender identity is how you feel about yourself and the ways you express your gender,” says Jackie Golob, MS, LPCC, an AASECT-certified sex therapist in Minnesota.
The muxe — Indigenous Zapotec people in Mexico — view themselves as neither man nor woman. They embrace a distinct 'third gender,' part of a burgeoning LGBTQ+ movement worldwide.
A cross-gender or third-gender person, typically a male-bodied person who takes on the roles and duties of a woman. [26] Heemaneh have had specialized roles within Cheyenne society, including officiating during the Scalp Dance, organizing marriages, acting as messengers between lovers, and accompanying men to war. [27] Cree
X-gender; X-jendā [49] Xenogender [22] [50] can be defined as a gender identity that references "ideas and identities outside of gender". [27]: 102 This may include descriptions of gender identity in terms of "their first name or as a real or imaginary animal" or "texture, size, shape, light, sound, or other sensory characteristics". [27]: 102