fourth gender
The concept of "fourth gender" reflects the diversity of gender identities beyond traditional male, female, and even third gender categories, acknowledging the complexity of gender roles in various cultures.
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Definition
C1Anthropology
(cultural, academic)A gender category in societies that recognize more than the traditional binary genders, distinct from cis male, cis female, and third gender identities.
Example
- In some Indigenous cultures, the fourth gender may include individuals who assume roles not traditionally associated with their assigned sex at birth.
C1Cultural Variations
(informal)In certain cultures, it refers to individuals who embody characteristics or roles traditionally associated with another gender, like a masculine female.
Example
- Among the Bugis people, a person born female who takes on male roles might be considered part of the fourth gender.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "fourth gender":
third genderthird sexfourth persongender minoritycommon gendergender diversefourth dimensionfourth classgender bender