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hijras  

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  • Hijras are often referred to as India's “third sex,” and they have become the subjects of numerous scholarly works in recent times. Hijras are born males (sometimes hermaphrodite or intersexed) who perform their sexual identity as female. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Hijra/Hejira]

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