Abstract

Concurrent with the development of a biomedical model of transgender, the field of anthropology was growing with studies of cultures which are not organised by gender binarism, a model for contemporary Western society. Researchers quietly struggle with their hegemonic gender socialisations and hetero-normative predispositions as they seek to provide accurate and objective descriptions of these societies.

Keywords: Gendered cultures; Non-Conformity; Third gender; Binarism; Berdarche; Sociological approaches