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A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures

This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.

"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).

"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.

"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.

"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]

"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.

"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.

"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."

Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/

#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders

More #people #regret having #children than having #GenderAffirming #HealthCare, #study finds.

#Transitio #regret is considerably lower than having #children, #abortions and even #kneesurgery – despite what some #rightwing #pundits would lead you to believe.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Healthcare #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/01/transition-regret-detransitioners/

#Maryland #lawmakers seek to #bolster #protections for #genderaffirming #Healthcare.

Maryland lawmakers are seeking to #prohibit the #state from participating in #criminal #investigations and #lawsuits that other states may bring against #healthcare #professionals who provide #genderaffirmingcare and #transgender #patients who #travel to the state to #receive it.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Maryland #Politics #DemocraticParty #Allies #Representation #Culture

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/02/21/maryland-lawmakers-seek-to-bolster-protections-for-gender-affirming-health-care/

#Idaho asks #Corrupt #SupremeCourt #Conservatives to let it #enforce #Hateful #law #banning #MedicallyNecessary #genderaffirming #Healthcare

Thee law, signed by #Fascist #Republican #Governor #BradLittle last year, makes it a #felony for #doctors to provide #medical #treatment to #transgender #minors.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-health-care-ban-idaho

#Trans #patient makes hundreds of #paperstars to represent others receiving #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare in #hospital.

The patient made approximately 800 tiny stars in the colours of the #TransPride #Flag over their two weeks of recovery to represent every #trans and #nonbinary #patient under specialist Mr #IoannisNtanos’ care.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Transitioning #Healthcare #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/01/paper-stars-trans-patient/

In 2024, #Democrats rally for #Transgender Youth's #HumanRights, while #GOP's #Transphobic stance faces scrutiny.

#Legal battles escalate over #TransYouth's access to #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare and #sports, highlight #GOP's #antitrans #bias."

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/transgender-youth-health-laws-tee-up-2024-state-legal-battles

2023’s #Legislative #Attacks on #LGBTQ+ #Rights, #ByTheNumbers

It was a #record #year for #attacks on #LGBTQ+ #rights. From #drag and #book #bans to #limits on #genderaffirming #Healthcare #access, here are the numbers to know.

https://www.them.us/story/2023s-legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-by-the-numbers

How the #FDA could #boost #genderaffirming #Healthcare.

An #effort is underway to get the #FoodandDrugAdministration's official #approval of #hormone #therapies for #genderaffirming #treatment. Doing so could help preserve #patients' #access to these #medicallynecessary #therapies as #RedStates move to #restrict them.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Health #Healthcare

https://www.axios.com/2023/12/15/fda-transgender-hormone-therapy-gender-affirming-care

#Ohio passes #bans on #trans #youth in #sports & #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare.

The #governor #opposed a #trans #sports #ban in 2021. #LGBTQ+ #advocates are asking him to do it again.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ohio #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism Party #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/ohio-passes-bans-on-trans-youth-in-sports-gender-affirming-care/

What is #bottomsurgery? A #trans person explains the #genderaffirming #procedure.

A #nonbinary #trans #femme person has explained the #trials, #tribulations and #steps of having #genderconformationsurgery, also known as #bottomsurgery.

#Women #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Surgery

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/13/what-is-bottom-surgery/

#Republican #Amendments #blocking #funding for #dragshows, #genderaffirming #care #dropped from #NDAA.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article282803798.html

New #poll: 76% believe #parents or #doctors, not #politicians, should decide #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #Trans #Youth.

Despite #farright #Republicans viewing it as a #political winner, the 2023 #election #results strongly #contradicted their #beliefs.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-poll-76-say-trans-care-for-trans

We must be #advocates for the #genderaffirming #Healthcare

#People deserve to tell their #stories, but it shouldn’t #threaten other people’s access to #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #healthcare.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Detransitioning #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia

https://dailyiowan.com/2023/10/16/editorial-we-must-be-advocates-for-gender-affirming-care/

#Young #Trans #Girl Delivers Stunning #Speech To #SchoolBoard In #Utah.

#Utah #targeted #transgender #individuals like #Allison. It #banned #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare — forcing trans girls to endure a boy’s puberty, and banned #Trans #Kids from #SchoolSports.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Utah #Education #TransKids #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/watch-young-trans-girl-delivers-stunning

Does #MikePence want to #ban #trans #adults from getting #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare?

It seems so, especially considering that #Republicans are already doing so at the #state level.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/does-mike-pence-want-to-ban-trans-adults-from-getting-gender-affirming-care/

#Trans #Youths #Unconstutionally #Denied #Access to #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare in #SixthCircuit in violation of their #equalprotection #rights.

#WhatTheFuck is going on with the #6thCircuit?

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Courts #WTF #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/trans-youths-denied-access-to-affirming-care-in-sixth-circuit

#Montana #Judge issues #Landmark #Ruling that #Blocks a #ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #HealthCare for #trans #youth as #unconstitutional, citing Overwhelming #Medical #Evidence, and #violations of fundamental #rights in the state #constitution.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Montana #TransKids #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/landmark-ruling-montana-judge-blocks

#State #bans on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #HealthCare for #transgender #minors are #unconstitutional

As with #laws forbidding #medication to induce #abortions, the #statutes in #Texas and other #RedStates are entirely about #conservative #politics and not at all about #health and #science

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thestate.com/opinion/article279837789.html#storylink=cpy

Months after becoming the subject of an #antitrans #media #circus, a #Missouri #Pediatric #Clinic providing #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #transgender #youth is officially closing

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/missouri-gender-care-centre-closure-256740

#PoliticallyPartisan #6thCircuit allows #Kentucky, #Tennessee #bans on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare to remain in place during #appeal.

A #finaldecision in the #case is expected later this month.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2023-09-12/kentucky-tennessee-bans-on-gender-affirming-care-to-remain-in-place-during-appeal

#Politically #Partisan #Judge in #Florida #Refuses to #Block clearly #Unconstitutional #Law #Restricting #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #Adults.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/09/judge-refuses-to-block-law-restricting-adult-transgender-care/

#Australian #study finds #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare halves #Depression and #Suicidality among #trans #people.

The results showed a notable #decrease in #genderdysphoria, #depression, and – most significantly – #suicidality.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/08/study-gender-affirming-care-trans-people/

New #Randomized #Trial Shows #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare Lowers #Suicidality.

For the first time, a #randomized #controlled #trial has been completed on #GenderAffirming #care and the #results are stunning: 55% of those on care saw #reduction of #depression and #suicidality vs 5% of control.

#TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Healthcare #Transitioning #HRT #MentalHealth

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-randomized-trial-shows-trans

#Arkansas #Hatemonger masquerading as a #Republican #AttorneyGeneral, #TimGriffin asks full #appealscourt to #reverse #ruling on blocking the state from enforcing it's ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #minors.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Arkansas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://arkansasadvocate.com/2023/09/07/arkansas-ag-griffin-asks-full-appeals-court-to-reverse-ruling-on-transgender-care-for-minors/

#Missouri’s #ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #minors is officially in effect after a #politically #partisan #judge refused to #block the #law to allow the #statusquo to remain in effect while the legal case played out.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #HumanRights #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/31/missouri-ban-gender-affirming-care-minors/

#Hateful #Missouri #Law Banning #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for Minors Takes Effect.

#LGBTQ+ #advocates who sued to overturn the #Transphobic law were dealt a blow last week when a #PoliticallyPartisan #Judge allowed the #law to take effect as the #court #challenge plays out.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://themessenger.com/health/missouri-transgender-gender-affirming-treatments-surgeries-law

#Federal #Judge temporarily #blocks #Texas #ban on #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for trans youth.

The #law was set to go into effect next month but an #Austin-based #judge #ruled the #law is #discriminatory and #violates #parentsrights to decide what is best for their #children.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2023-08-28/judge-temporarily-blocks-states-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-youth

Most #states in #TheSouth have #Unconstitutionally #banned #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #trans #youth

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Healthcare #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4172082-most-states-south-banned-gender-affirming-care-trans-youth/

#Legal #bid to freeze #Missouri's #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare #ban gets a #hearing this week.

“Just as one cannot be #discriminated against because of their #sex under the #federal #equalprotection #clause, the same applies for #Missourians under the #Missouri #Constitution.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Missouri #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2023-08-22/legal-bid-to-freeze-missouris-gender-affirming-care-restrictions-gets-a-hearing-this-week

#Russia poised to fully #ban on #genderaffirming #Healthcare

Bill #sponsor says banning ‘#transgenderism’ — a word only used by #antitrans #extremists — a #nationalsecurity interest.

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/16/russia-poised-to-fully-ban-on-gender-affirming-care/

Case in point all but one letter opposes #catholic #bishops attempt to #bar #genderaffirming #Healthcare at #Catholic #Hospitals that serve 1 in 7 Americans Health care needs.

#Letterstotheeditor on #Catholic #healthcare for #LGBTQ people

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/letters-editor/letters-editor-catholic-health-care-lgbtq-people

#Transgender #Adults #Missourians fear #RepublicanParty will attempt to ban #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for adults in the state.

I think their #endgoal, which they have openly stated, is genocide, the #elimination of #transgender #people from #Missouri and from #publiclife”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Missouri #Healthcare #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2023-05-25/transgender-missourians-fear-adult-gender-affirming-care-restrictions-are-coming

#StateSenators in #Texas pull their #support for allowing some #transgender #kids to keep receiving #pubertyblockers and #hormonetherapy

The Senate also gave initial approval to #SB14, which would ban #GenderAffirming #Healthcare for #transgender #kids. Republicans had previously voted to allow kids currently receiving such #care to continue doing so

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #TransKids #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Discrimination #Genocide #Transphobia
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/gop-texas-senators-pull-their-support-for-allowing-some-transgender-kids-to-keep-receiving-puberty-blockers-and-hormone-therapy-31418732

#NewMexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed #HB207 expanding protections for #LGBTQ New Mexicans under the #HumanRightsAct. #HB31 removes the #publicationrequirement for #namechanges, enabling #transgender residents to petition for a name change safely.

They join #HB7 prohibiting public bodies from discriminating against individuals’ rights to use or refuse #reproductive and #genderaffirming #healthcare.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #NewMexico Politics #Allies
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/03/26/lgbtq-protections-added-to-n-m-human-rights-act/