Neither man nor woman

Description:

This ethnography is a cultural study of the Hijras of India, a religious community of men who dress and act like women. It focuses on how Hijras can be used in the study of gender categories and human sexual variation.

subjects: Eunuchs,  Transsexuals,  Sex role,  Ethnology, india,  LGBTQ gender identity,  Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography,  Hijras,  Case studies,  Economic conditions,  Description and travel,  LGBTQ anthropology

Places: India