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Sexlessness does not correspond to any particular gender, and does not require any corresponding feeling of [[Genderless|genderlessness]]. [[Agender]] people are not necessarily sexless and sexless people are not necessarily agender. |
Sexlessness does not correspond to any particular gender, and does not require any corresponding feeling of [[Genderless|genderlessness]]. [[Agender]] people are not necessarily sexless and sexless people are not necessarily agender. |
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===== '''Culturally Specific Terms''' ===== |
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some cultures distinguished between gender and sex, and classified nonreproductive persons as a third sex, which could change their legal status. In medieval Europe the category of "eunuchus" referred to "spado" and "castratus." Spadones were naturally sterile, but had not been assigned "hermaphroditus" (having ambiguous genitals) at birth. They could marry, adopt children, and inherit property. "Castrati" were surgically sterilized for religious, slavery, and administrative purposes. They were forbidden to marry, but usually could adopt and inherit.[2] |
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In pre-colonial India "tritiya prakriti" was an umbrella term encompassing all sterile, non-heterosexual, and transgender people. "Napumsa(ka)" and "nastriya" specified men and women, respectively, who were sterile for some physical reason. They could enter unions using the gandharva form of marriage, but rarely were allowed to inherit property, and were not required to perform the sraddha and huta sacrifices.[3] |
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== Resources == |
== Resources == |
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[[Category:Terminology]] |
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[[Category:Sex Category]] |
[[Category:Sex Category]] |
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