India is among countries with a social element of a third gender.

Androgyny, for example, has been proposed as a third gender.

Here, they seem to be struggling for a way to clothe a third gender.

Travestis have been described as a third gender, but not all see themselves this way.

They are considered as belonging to a third gender.

People who belong to prevails the third gender are thought of as not being either man or woman.

This was the first time that authorities anywhere in India have officially recognised the third gender.

The one exception seems to be Pakistani citizens who are transsexual or a member of the third gender.

Historically, this has been classified as a third gender in the tradition of Samoan society.

Fa'afafine may be viewed as a third gender specific to Samoan culture.

This last definition is favored by those who argue for a strict interpretation of the "third gender" concept.

The following gender categories have also been described as a third gender:

It affects third gender, genderqueer, and other non-binary identified people.

Although Latin had a third gender (neuter), there is little trace of this in most languages.

People from societies that do not recognize a third gender may mistake them for being either homosexual or transsexual.

The third genders have been ascribed spiritual powers by most indigenous societies.

Ancient religious texts such as the Vedas often refer to people of a third gender, who are neither female nor male.

If scientists stumble onto a third gender, there's definitely a chance of slippage" by women away from men.

The xanith form an accepted third gender in Oman, a gender-segregated society.

They are often considered a third gender, embodying femaleness (pagkababae) in a male body.

Due to liberal gender performance, third genders also have more prominence in Juchitán than other parts of the world.

Despite this, the Thai society remains one of the world's most tolerant attitude towards kathoeys or the third gender.

In some Polynesian societies, fa'afafine are considered to be a "third gender" alongside male and female.

A "third gender" has been acknowledged within Hinduism since Vedic times.

A third gender in Indonesia, also called "wanita pria"