Third gender. Not a man, not a woman. Simply 'other' gender.
Wikipedia states
'To different cultures or individuals, a third gender may represent an intermediate state between man and woman, a state of being both (such as "the spirit of a man in the body of a woman"), the state of being neither (neuter), the ability to cross or swap genders, another category altogether independent of men and women'.
No matter how you define yourself, you are who you are. Be proud of yourself!
Some famous people or groups of people who define/d themselves as 'third gender' (or they were defined by society as such) are
- South African sprinter Caster Semenya
- boxer Nong Tum
- the hijras of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
- the Sworn virgins of the Balcans
- the Fa'afafine
No matter where you are in the world, you are not alone. Society, polity, everyone, MUST learn to respect you.
Read also 'Third Gender – Equality and Truth'
Recent legislation changes in Germany
From wikipedia, Anna P., who lived for many years as a man in Germany, was photographed for Magnus Hirschfeld's book Sexual Intermediates in 1922.
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