MAP OF NON-BINARY TRADITIONAL GENDERS MUXE in Mexican Culture Social convention says there are two types of people: male and female. And you know who’s who based on their genitalia. But in fact, various cultures have long recognized members who buck the biological binary. The ancients wrote of people who were neither men nor women; individuals have been swapping genders for centuries; and intellectuals have fiercely debated the connection between the body and the self. Today, there are many populations with alternative identities, hijras in South Asia, kathoeys in Thailand muxes in Mexico Gender and Sexuality in THAILAND "Are bodies everywhere defined as male or female and variations on that? If so why?" Either way, "how do human societies determine sex and gender?" Sexual dimorphism: variations on the theme The first question posed was, "Are bodies always defined as male or female and variations on that?" The con...
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