Changed "marry other men" to just "marry men", because the first implies that chibados are men (which they are not.)
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'''Chibados''' is a [[Third Gender|third gender]] for [[AMAB]] individuals who present and behave in a [[feminine]] mannerism within Ndongo Africa. This can be compared to [[Transfeminine|transgender women]], [[Lunarian|lunarians]], or other similar terms, however it may also be considered separate from these terms, as it is a cultural gender that is unique to experience.
Chibados were involved as "spiritual arbiters in political and military decisions" and also performed burials.<ref>[{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://books.google.com/books?id=MI_5AKSzYwUC&q=chibados&pg=PA56#v=onepage&q=chibados&f=false Google Books: Recreating Africa: Culture, Kinship, and Religion in the African-Portuguese World, 1441-1770 - James H. Sweet}}]</ref> Olfert Dapper described the chibados as shamans "who walk dressed like women." Portuguese priests and Jesuits described how chibados lived as women and were able to marry
== History ==
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