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Some cultures recognize [[Nonbinary identities worldwide|genders beyond the binary]]. Other cultures recognize only two genders and thus a gender binary, but do not equate gender at all with sex and recognize that gender can be fluid in life. These cultures do not necessarily have nonbinary genders, but they define gender differently than in Western cultures. 
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. {{citation needed}}
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.{{citation needed}}
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" /> But if in Salinas, the Dominican village, a party is thrown to feast this event in the child's life; in Simbari, on the contrary, the child is rejected by his folks.<ref>Lise Loumé. ''Sciences & Avenir''. 23 September 2015</ref>
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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== References ==
== References ==
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