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in many cultures a person existing

in many cultures a person existing outside the to accepted genders is seen

outside the to accepted genders is seen

outside the to accepted genders is seen as confronting even threatening but

as confronting even threatening but

as confronting even threatening but gender is defined by culture and on

gender is defined by culture and on

gender is defined by culture and on south sulawesi the Bugis believe that in

south sulawesi the Bugis believe that in

south sulawesi the Bugis believe that in addition to men women and basu there are

addition to men women and basu there are

addition to men women and basu there are two more these two additional genders

two more these two additional genders

two more these two additional genders are made up of people who in the West

are made up of people who in the West

are made up of people who in the West would be considered transvestites taboos

would be considered transvestites taboos

would be considered transvestites taboos gender is chalahe why biologically she’s

gender is chalahe why biologically she’s

gender is chalahe why biologically she’s female but she lives as a man I feel

female but she lives as a man I feel

female but she lives as a man I feel comfortable as cello lie my family is

comfortable as cello lie my family is

comfortable as cello lie my family is also comfortable they’ll kick him yeah

also comfortable they’ll kick him yeah

also comfortable they’ll kick him yeah as long as I’m a good person and I work

as long as I’m a good person and I work

as long as I’m a good person and I work hard people accept me Abdul Rahman or

hard people accept me Abdul Rahman or

hard people accept me Abdul Rahman or poppy is Chalabi he has male genitalia

poppy is Chalabi he has male genitalia

poppy is Chalabi he has male genitalia but has lived as a woman since he was

but has lived as a woman since he was

but has lived as a woman since he was six years old we’ve got a saya

six years old we’ve got a saya

six years old we’ve got a saya I’m not special the Bugis culture

I’m not special the Bugis culture

I’m not special the Bugis culture accepts all five genders

accepts all five genders

accepts all five genders Tambu and papi joined the fertility

Tambu and papi joined the fertility

Tambu and papi joined the fertility ceremony because according to high

ceremony because according to high

ceremony because according to high priest poema TOA all five genders must

priest poema TOA all five genders must

priest poema TOA all five genders must coexist for there to be universal

coexist for there to be universal

coexist for there to be universal harmony

there are five genders and we don’t need

there are five genders and we don’t need to separate people based on their gender

to separate people based on their gender

to separate people based on their gender because everything must live in harmony

because everything must live in harmony

because everything must live in harmony Wow

Wow

Wow Vanessa no procedure if one of the

Vanessa no procedure if one of the

Vanessa no procedure if one of the genders are separated then the world

genders are separated then the world

genders are separated then the world would become unbalanced

at a sacred cave three miles from see

at a sacred cave three miles from see Gary the bazoo begin the first stage of

Gary the bazoo begin the first stage of

Gary the bazoo begin the first stage of the blessing an offering to the earth

the boogies believe the universe has

the boogies believe the universe has three levels heaven where Pato tail is

three levels heaven where Pato tail is

three levels heaven where Pato tail is the middle world where humans live and

the middle world where humans live and

the middle world where humans live and the underworld where the spirits live

the underworld where the spirits live

the underworld where the spirits live you know without a lot there no quit

you know without a lot there no quit

you know without a lot there no quit that along we prove it everything

that along we prove it everything

that along we prove it everything animals plants people everything stays

animals plants people everything stays

animals plants people everything stays connected with each other not only from

connected with each other not only from

connected with each other not only from this village or the district but the

this village or the district but the

this village or the district but the whole country

whole country

whole country the whole world is kept in balance

the whole world is kept in balance

the whole world is kept in balance unsafe by animal and annoying the second

unsafe by animal and annoying the second

unsafe by animal and annoying the second stage of the blessing is an offering to

stage of the blessing is an offering to

stage of the blessing is an offering to the spirits because of their be su

the spirits because of their be su

the spirits because of their be su gender the Bugis believe that Bisou

gender the Bugis believe that Bisou

gender the Bugis believe that Bisou priests can communicate with them hawawa

priests can communicate with them hawawa

priests can communicate with them hawawa TOA must be possessed by a spirit from

TOA must be possessed by a spirit from

TOA must be possessed by a spirit from the underworld before the fertility

the underworld before the fertility

the underworld before the fertility ritual can be completed in order for

ritual can be completed in order for

ritual can be completed in order for basu to be able to restore particular

basu to be able to restore particular

basu to be able to restore particular blessings they have to be able to

blessings they have to be able to

blessings they have to be able to contact the spirit world and part of the

contact the spirit world and part of the

contact the spirit world and part of the reason they can contact the spirit world

reason they can contact the spirit world

reason they can contact the spirit world is because they are male and female

is because they are male and female

is because they are male and female embodiment and then the basu with all of

embodiment and then the basu with all of

embodiment and then the basu with all of those combinations of female male

those combinations of female male

those combinations of female male spiritual powers can bestow a very

spiritual powers can bestow a very

spiritual powers can bestow a very strong blessing

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