Title: Navajo Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality | Trans Bodies Across The Globe
Headings: Navajo Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality
Navajo Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality
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Content: The third gender category of nadleeh reflects the Navajo tradition of accepting gender diversity and rejecting the concept of gender dysphoria or a dyadic system of gender. 4. Masculine female: the fourth gender category is masculine female, or female-bodied nadleeh. Navajo culture views masculine females separate from other female-bodied people because their role in society is difference from primary gender women. Today, masculine females occupy some roles usually associated with men. Historically, female-boded nadleeh had specific ceremonial roles. 5. Feminine male: the fifth gender is the feminine male, or male-bodied nadleeh.