What term was used by nineteenth-century explorers and missionaries to describe native americans who were neither male nor femal

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Virty [35]

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What term was used by nineteenth-century explorers and missionaries to describe native americans who were neither male nor femal

e but somehow both?
a. transsexuals
b. queers
c. berdaches
d. transvestites?

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antoniya [11.8K] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-21T10:14:58+03:00

The correct answer is d. In modern times, the term "transvestite" signifies a man who dresses up and/or acts like a woman, or a woman who dress up and/or acts like a man. This term can have very negative connotations. Currently, we use the word "intersex" to describe someone who has both male and female genitalia.