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Nonbinary genders beyond 'male' and 'female' would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who acknowledged tumtums, androgynos and aylonot

  • Written by Sarah Imhoff, Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University
Nonbinary genders beyond 'male' and 'female' would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who acknowledged tumtums, androgynos and aylonotJewish law includes acknowledgment that not everyone fits neatly into the categories 'male' and 'female.'Mishna/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

“Genderqueer” and “nonbinary” are contemporary terms for people who don’t fit neatly into male or female categories. But acknowledging that not everyone fits neatly into those two...

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