Key takeaway: Critically examining the third gender concept reveals how reductionist, ethnocentric frameworks can obscure cultural diversity, and underscores the need to decolonize transgender and non-binary identities by privileging local meaning-making. Introduction In anthropology and transgender studies, the term third gender has been widely used to describe non-binary or gender-variant roles in non-Western societies. While invoking a third gender category highlights global … Continue reading Understanding the Third Gender Concept in Transgender and Non-Binary Discourses