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''Not to be confused with [[Androgyne]] or [[androgynous]].''</div> |
''Not to be confused with [[Androgyne]] or [[androgynous]].''</div> |
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[[File:Androgynos.png|thumb|220x220px|The androgynos flag.]] |
[[File:Androgynos.png|thumb|220x220px|The androgynos flag.]] |
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'''Androgynos''' ('''אַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס''') is a gender from Jewish culture, where one has qualities of both a woman and a man. The closest modern, western equivalent would be |
'''Androgynos''' ('''אַנְדְּרוֹגִינוֹס''') is a gender from Jewish culture, where one has qualities of both a woman and a man. The closest modern, western equivalent would be intersex. Historically, androgynos was usually assigned to [[intersex]] conditions where there is a mix of male and female characteristics. Many intersex, Jewish people find that the term fits their experience. |
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[[File:Androgynos.jpg|thumb|220x220px|An alternate androgynos flag.]] |
[[File:Androgynos.jpg|thumb|220x220px|An alternate androgynos flag.]] |
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In Jewish sacred texts there are six different genders identified<ref>http://www.sojourngsd.org/blog/sixgenders</ref>. These are: |
In Jewish sacred texts there are six different genders identified<ref>http://www.sojourngsd.org/blog/sixgenders</ref>. These are: |
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# "[[Ay'lonit]]", someone who is identified as female at birth but shows male characteristics later in life. This can be considered a [[transgender]] man in today's terms. |
# "[[Ay'lonit]]", someone who is identified as female at birth but shows male characteristics later in life. This can be considered a [[transgender]] man in today's terms. |
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# "[[Saris]]", someone who is identified as male at birth but shows female characteristics later in life. This can be considered a transgender woman in today's terms. |
# "[[Saris]]", someone who is identified as male at birth but shows female characteristics later in life. This can be considered a transgender woman in today's terms. |
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# "Androgynos", someone who has both male and female sexual characteristics. This would refer to certain intersex conditions |
# "Androgynos", someone who has both male and female sexual characteristics. This would refer to certain intersex conditions. |
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# "[[Tumtum]]" someone whose sexual characteristics are indeterminate or obscured. This would also refer to intersex conditions |
# "[[Tumtum]]" someone whose sexual characteristics are indeterminate or obscured. This would also refer to intersex conditions. |
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Unfortunately, historically tumtum and androgynos are almost only brought up in discussions of how to deal with the child’s genitals (as in, whether or not to perform surgery), or when discussing “what if” situations for certain laws (for instance, if a law states different treatment for women and men, how would it apply to someone who is both or neither?) |
Unfortunately, historically tumtum and androgynos are almost only brought up in discussions of how to deal with the child’s genitals (as in, whether or not to perform surgery), or when discussing “what if” situations for certain laws (for instance, if a law states different treatment for women and men, how would it apply to someone who is both or neither?) |
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