Title: Gender is a Social Construction: Anthropology on Sex, Gender & Sexuality
Headings: Sex, Gender, Sexuality
Sex, Gender, Sexuality
Gender is a Social Construction
What “Gender is a Social Construction” Doesn’t Mean
The Reality of Social Constructions
Clarifying Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Supernumerary Gender
Sex/Gender Frontiers
Gender is a Social Construction–and Beyond
Taking Account of Humans
Updates on Sex, Gender, Sexuality

Content: They often but did not always “cross-dress.” Many had special ceremonial roles in their communities. While some have glossed this as “homosexual,” it really does not correspond to such designation, and many contemporary Native Americans have rejected this gloss. For an elaboration on Two-Spirit peoples, see Two Spirits: A Map of Gender Diverse Cultures. “ Hundreds of distinct societies around the globe have their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders.” In June 2017, Teen Vogue provides a great summary: Gender Variance Around the World Over Time: It’s nothing new. Of course given this biological sex variation and gender role variation, the question of sexual identity and sexual practices gets really tricky.