Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Gender Studies and Sexuality
Year: 2024
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Transcending Borders: The Evolving Recognition of Third Gender in a Global Diaspora Landscape
Tuhina, Dr. Shivani Vashist
ABSTRACT:
This study examines how diaspora promotes third-gender acceptance in the 21st century. “Third gender” includes transgender, intersex, and eunuch people. This research examines how diasporic cultures influence global attitudes and promote inclusivity by concentrating on gender identity, migration, and diaspora. It links diasporic migration to the changing acceptance of third-gender identities across cultural, social, and legal landscapes, making it novel. Third-gender identities have been studied in isolated cultural contexts, but this study examines their emergence and acceptance in transnational and diasporic societies—a global perspective. The study examines diasporic migration and third-gender social and legal acceptance using non-experimental, uncontrolled observation. This method offers qualitative investigation of cultural hybridization and gender norms when diasporic people integrate into host society. Findings show that diaspora is crucial to non-binary visibility and acceptance. Unique forms of gender identity have arisen from host and diasporic cultures, changing social beliefs and legal frameworks worldwide. The study shows how diasporic migrations have broken gender boundaries, promoting inclusivity. This research affects policy, lobbying, and cultural studies. It emphasizes international conversations’ role in achieving third-gender rights and recognition. This research could be expanded by studying specific diasporic communities or how digital connectivity amplifies third-gender perspectives within and outside diaspora. This research contributes to gender identity, migration, and global inclusion concerns.
keywords: colonialism, cultural hybridization, diaspora, non-Binary sex, social acceptance, third Gender