Editing Gender designation in different cultures
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Some cultures recognize [[Nonbinary identities worldwide| | Some cultures recognize genders beyond the [[Nonbinary identities worldwide|binary]]. Other cultures recognize only two genders, but do not equate gender at all with sex and recognize that gender can be fluid in life. | ||
== Dayak == | == Dayak == | ||
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== Lovedu == | == Lovedu == | ||
The Lovedu are a community in Zambia. They assign gender by social status instead of biological sex. Higher ranking people are considered men. A high-ranking female could even marry a young, lower-ranking woman and be considered the father of their children. The biological father in this case would be one of the lower-ranking women's lovers. | The Lovedu are a community in Zambia. They assign gender by social status instead of biological sex. Higher ranking people are considered men. A high-ranking female could even marry a young, lower-ranking woman and be considered the father of their children. The biological father in this case would be one of the lower-ranking women's lovers. | ||
The Nnobi in Nigeria have a similar system. | The Nnobi in Nigeria have a similar system. | ||
== The Netherlands == | == The Netherlands == | ||
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5-alpha-reductase deficiency is a rare genetic condition that makes all children appear genetically female until puberty. This disorder is common "[i]n an isolated village in the Dominican Republic."<ref name=":0" /> Because of this condition, gender cannot be assigned until puberty. | 5-alpha-reductase deficiency is a rare genetic condition that makes all children appear genetically female until puberty. This disorder is common "[i]n an isolated village in the Dominican Republic."<ref name=":0" /> Because of this condition, gender cannot be assigned until puberty. | ||
In Simbari, a village in Papua New Guinea, girls who grow up to be men are called ''kwolu-aatmwal'', "or 'female thing that transformed into a male thing.'"<ref name=":0" / | In Simbari, a village in Papua New Guinea, girls who grow up to be men are called ''kwolu-aatmwal'', "or 'female thing that transformed into a male thing.'"<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Afghanistan == | == Afghanistan == | ||
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One father wrote about his ''bacha posh'': "''It's a privilege for me, that she is in boys' clothing.... It's a help for me, with the shopping. And she can go in and out of the house without a problem."''<ref name=":0" /> Note that while the daughters socially transition, the father still uses she/her/hers pronouns. | One father wrote about his ''bacha posh'': "''It's a privilege for me, that she is in boys' clothing.... It's a help for me, with the shopping. And she can go in and out of the house without a problem."''<ref name=":0" /> Note that while the daughters socially transition, the father still uses she/her/hers pronouns. | ||