Gendered Identities in South Asia

There are many countries that identify more than two sexes and the gendered identities that go with these.  Click here for an article about how Pakistan has had its first “shemale” candidates for political office and here for an article on how Nepal has created a new designation for sex on citizenship documents and in the national census.

Both of these stories demonstrate how institutions (in his case government/law) influence perceptions of gender in important ways.  By changing laws, these governments have changed understandings of what is possible and acceptable.

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