pickIn families without enough sons, Afghan families traditionally designate a daughter to “be” a son until puberty. But Ukmina doesn‘t want to return to the world of women. Her life of adventure that follows is interesting and inspiring. And true! I enjoyed this short visit to a completely unique life.
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BarbaraTheBibliophage I thought I might use this for #somethingbyatransauthor for #nonfictionchallenge2021. Fascinating as it is, Ukmina isn‘t trans. I‘d say non-binary is more accurate. Or just simply non traditional in her country. 4y
rockpools Oh how interesting! I‘d heard about the Albanian tradition, though that‘s an adult choice I believe.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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Sworn VirginBarbaraTheBibliophage @rockpools I‘ll have to check the Albanian tradition out. Haven‘t heard of it until now. This kind of thing is less rare than some folks would have us believe. 4y
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Centique We have a large Samoan community here and for centuries they‘ve accepted a third gender called fa‘afafine (defined as biologically male expressing female role) Super interesting - also as to how the western LGBTQIA+ concept sometimes fails to fit them. I‘m meaning to read this but I know there are other island nations with similar traditionsSamoan Queer Lives (edited) 4y
Samoan Queer Livessquirrelbrain This is fascinating stuff - I hadn‘t heard of any of these traditions before. 4y
Librarybelle Definitely sounds fascinating! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Centique That‘s another tradition I‘ve never heard about. I also heard about the Hawaiian and Tahitian term Māhū, which is considered to be a third gender inRedefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More 4y
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much MoreBarbaraTheBibliophage @squirrelbrain @Librarybelle It‘s definitely worth the short listen. 4y
Centique @BarbaraTheBibliophage thanks for that tip - I have that on my TBR but I think I need to push it to the top! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Centique Hope you like it!! 4y
