one of the greatest videos on being trans* and that there is no ‘being trans enough’. also, chase is such a sweetheart.
one of the greatest videos on being trans* and that there is no ‘being trans enough’. also, chase is such a sweetheart.
Five genders
I thought this might be interesting to some of you. This is a group of people who believe that in order to live harmoniously with each other they must all openly accept all five genders. This culture is called Bugi.
In essense the five genders according to this culture are cismen (oroané), ciswomen (makkunrai), transmen (calalai), transwomen (calabai) and genderqueer (bissu).It is sad that westerners are still hung up on the rules of religion and what is considered taboo. On the plus side, it is wonderful to see other cultures moving forward in such a way.
of course i don’t like the narrator’s use of pronouns, but this is really interesting. i love the idea of needing all these five genders to keep the universe in balance. this really gives me hope. and it is definitely something good to believe in and also, something that one should know and tell people about.
(via artoftransliness)
