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Androgynos

Androgynos is a term used in Jewish texts to refer to intersex and/or people who do not fit on the gender binary. The Androgynos is one of the six genders in the Talmud, Mishnah and other rabbinic texts.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Terms for Gender Diversity in Classical Jewish Texts". Transtorah.org. Retrieved 2012-10-28. 
  2. ^ "Gender Diversity in Halacha (The Way We Walk)". Transtorah.org. Retrieved 2012-10-28. 


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