Title: 10 Societies That Recognize More Than Two Genders - Listverse
Headings: 10 Societies That Recognize More Than Two Genders
10 Societies That Recognize More Than Two Genders
10 The Hijra Of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, And Nepal
9 The Muxes Of Mexico
8 The Xaniths Of Oman
7 The Bugis Tribe Of Indonesia Recognizes Five Genders
6 The Two-Spirit People Of North America
5 The Six Genders Of Classical Judaism
4 The Fa’afafines Of Samoa
3 The Sekratas Of Madagascar
2 The Guevedoces Of The Dominican Republic
1 The Warias Of Indonesia

Content: An ay’lonit is a female who becomes male at puberty, a saris is a male who becomes a female at puberty, and a tumtum has an indeterminate gender. The fact that tumtums were of an indefinite gender allowed them to enjoy perks associated with both males and females. They could get married to men and women. However, the gender of their marriage partner determined the gender role they would assume. A tumtum who married a woman assumed the gender role of a husband, while a tumtum who married a man assumed the gender role of a wife. [ 6]
4 The Fa’afafines Of Samoa
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The people of Samoa recognize a third gender called fa’afafine. The term refers to boys raised as girls. This is very evident in their name. In Samoan, fa’a means “in the manner of” while fafine means “woman.”