third gender
noun/ˌθɜːd ˈdʒendə(r)/
/ˌθɜːrd ˈdʒendər/
- a category of people who choose not to be identified as either male or female, but as neither, both or a combination of the two
- A new law allows intersex people to self-categorize as a third gender on official documentation.
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