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'''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]] variations in which, upon puberty, one does not develop common male characteristics. There is also often a distinction made between a saris who is born naturally through certain intersex variations (saris hamah), or a saris who was created through human intervention, through methods like castration (saris adam). In modern terms this can be interpreted either as a [[transgender]] woman or an [[intersex]] individual. Some [[transfeminine]], [[Non-Binary|non-binary]], [[transsex]]/[[altersex]], or intersex Jewish people find that the term saris fits their experience.
In Jewish sacred texts there are six different genders identified<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190906100629/http://www.sojourngsd.org/blog/sixgenders</ref>. Saris is one of these six. The other five are:
* "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.
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== 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.
== Resources ==
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