Gender designation in different cultures: Difference between revisions
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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. | ||
== Albania == | |||
Similar to in Afghanistan, girls in Albania can socially transition to boys. However, they can grow up and be recognized as men if they promise to remain virgins. These ''virgjinesha''—a word meaning sworn virgins—emerged as a social class when wars in the community had resulted in a dearth of men. Because only men could buy land and pass down wealth, families that were left without a man could use a ''virgjinesha'' as social men. However, because of increases in women's rights in Albania, there are only about 40 ''virgjinesha'' left today.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Dahomey Kingdom == | |||
This African Kingdom allowed women to become warriors if they swore never to have children. This was because "the male population was decimated by war" in the 1700s.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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