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[[File:Saris.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The saris flag.]]
'''Saris''' ('''סריס''') is a [[Exclusive Genders|exclusive gender]] from Jewish culture where one was [[AMAB|assigned a male at birth,]] but develops [[feminine]] characteristics later in life. This is, at times, used to describe individuals with certain [[intersex]]
In Jewish sacred texts there are six different genders identified<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190906100629/http://www.sojourngsd.org/blog/sixgenders</ref>.
* "Zachar", someone who is identified as male at birth and presents as male later in life. This would be considered to be a [[cisgender]] man today.
* "Nekeivah", someone who is identified as female at birth and presents as female later in life. This would be considered a cisgender women today.
* "[[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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▲* "[[Tumtum]]" someone whose sexual characteristics are indeterminate or obscured. This would also refer to intersex conditions, but in terms of gender it is closest to agender.
Saris is a culture exclusive gender, specific to Jewish culture and should not be used by people not of that culture.
== Flag ==
The saris flag was designed by Tumblr user Bigfootrights on November 8, 2019<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201130172625/https://bigfootrights.tumblr.com/post/188896540206/i-made-flags-for-androgynos-tumtum-saris-and</ref>. The colors were chosen with homage to the nighttime. The gradient reflects the spectrum of identities that people who may be a saris can possess.
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