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-* In Afghanistan and Pakistan, there is a 100 year old tradition in which a family with no sons will choose a daughter to raise as a ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacha_posh bacha posh]'' (meaning "dressed as a boy"), a male or intermediate gender role. This lasts until the child has reached marriage age, whereupon the child is pressured to switch to a female gender role.
+* '''Name of identity:''' called ''asog'' in groups in the Visayan islands, and ''bayok'' in the Luzon islands.<ref>http://intersections.anu.edu.au/issue2/carolyn2.html</ref>
+* '''Culture:''' indigenous peoples of the Philippines
+* '''Era:''' traditional to present
+* '''Description of sex/gender:''' AMAB and feminine
+* '''Role in society:''' shaman