Burrnesha
 |
This article is a stub. You can help the Nonbinary wiki by expanding it! Note to editors: remember to always support the information you proved with external references! |
Burrnesha (translated/transliterated as sworn virgin) is the traditional gender variant identity or third gender present within some Balkan cultures,[1] consisting of people who were assigned female at birth but take a vow of chastity and live the rest of their lives as men.[2]
| Related identities | Third gender, Mutarajjulat |
|---|
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Littlewood, Roland. “Three into Two: The Third Sex in Northern Albania.” Anthropology & Medicine, vol. 9, no. 1, Apr. 2002, pp. 37–50. EBSCOhost
- ↑ McLean, Tui (2022-12-09). "The last of Albania's 'sworn virgins'". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
