Author Question: The examples of Native American Two Spirits and the hijra of India demonstrate that a. hatred and ... (Read 200 times)

khang · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

The examples of Native American Two Spirits and the hijra of India demonstrate that

a. hatred and intolerance of people who are gender variant and/or homosexual is not universal.
b. gender norms throughout the world are biologically based.
c. there is virtually universal agreement that same-sex unions and cross-gender behavior is deviant.
d. anthropologists have not recognized the importance of multiple gender identities.

Question 2

In Hindu India, some people born with male genitalia undergo a rite of passage to remove their penis and testicles, resulting in a person who is neither man nor woman.. The local term for such a person is

a. berdache.
b. Two Spirit.
c. nadle.
d. hijra.