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Translations:Gender-variant identities worldwide/34/en

The Bugis believe that someone is born with the propensity to become the mixed gender bissu, revealed in a baby whose genitalia are ambiguous (intersex). These ambiguous genitalia need not be visible; a normative male who becomes a bissu is believed to be female on the inside. This combination of sexes enables a 'meta-gender' identity to emerge. Ambiguous genitalia alone do not confer the state of being a bissu.[1] In order to become bissu, one must learn the language, songs, and incantations, and have a gift for bestowing blessings. They must remain celibate and wear conservative clothes.[2] In daily social life, the bissu, the calabai, and the calalai may enter the dwelling places of both men and women.[3]

  1. ↑ "Sulawesi's fifth gender". Inside Indonesia. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-25. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ABC
  3. ↑ June, Karlana (23 February 2015). "The Bugis Five Genders and Belief in a Harmonious World". Prezi. Retrieved 27 February 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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