18+: In South Asia there has been a "third gender" for thous…

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Did you know? In South Asia there has been a "third gender" for thousands of years: the hijra — feminine spiritual figures, often intersex or transgender, with their own social role and rights. India officially recognised them as a third gender in 2014; Bangladesh in 2013, Pakistan in 2009.

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In South Asia there has been a "third gender" for thousands of years: the hijra — feminine spiritual figures, often intersex or transgender, with their own social role and rights. India officially recognised them as a third gender in 2014; Bangladesh in 2013, Pakistan in 2009.

In Zuid-Azië bestaat al duizenden jaren een "derde gender": de hijra — vrouwelijke spirituele figuren, vaak intersex of transgender, met eigen sociale rol en rechten. India erkende ze in 2014 officieel als derde geslacht; Bangladesh in 2013, Pakistan in 2009.

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