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Gender binary
Gender binary is the classification of sex and gender into two distinct, opposite and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine. Gender binary is one general type of a gender system. Sometimes in this binary model, "sex", "gender" and "sexuality" are assumed by default to align. '''The difference between sex and gender is that sex is the biological differences between men and women, so which set of X and Y chromosomes that you are born with. Whereas gender is the action of masculine or feminine that one decides to define with in a social setting. The first ideas of trying to figure out how men and women differed can be tied all the way back to the start of psychological studies in the 1800s. Then the idea of masculinity vs femininity was the next topic to be discussed in the 1930s, which was instrumental in developing the concept that is known today as gender binary. A key part of the gender binary is that it was initially assumed that what you were born as would be the gender you would assume and stick with for the rest of your life. This however is no longer the case.'''

Sādhin
The sādhin are similar to Hijras culturally. Their development is quite different however, and their existence is much less prominent. It is a girl's choice to become a sādhin, female saint, and they can only become a sādhin when they reach puberty as a substitution to marriage. This differs from men as men are able to renounce world responsibilities at any time in their lives. They wear men's clothing and keep their hair short. They commonly keep their female name but are given the suffix "Devi" to distinguish themselves as a sādhin. They are still treated as a female in society, although the status of sādhin, like hijra, transcends the gender labels of India. A sādhin candidate must be a virgin, and swear to celibacy. One of the societal benefits to become a sādhin is that you are able to attend cremations, as in Hindu culture only men are allowed to be at.

Sekrata
'''The sekrata are a group of people in the Sakalava ethnic group in Madagascar. Those who are identified as sekrata's are biologically born males who are raised as females if they appear to have feminine features. They are fully accepted as females, and can go as far to say that they completely forget about their birth sex. The sekrata fully embrace the female life of Madagascar by wearing the traditional clothing and attempting to change the pitch of their voice. Because of this distinguishment, the sekrata do not have to join the military as they are exempt from joining. It is said that those who disapprove of the sekrata's would have a curse placed on them to become ill.'''

Gendered violence
Gendered violence is an important worldwide issue that can take place in different forms with varying consequences. It can be similar to a hate crime in which physical violence is specifically targeting the victim's gender. Transgender people and women experience the most gender violence but anyone can be a victim. Women are particularly at risk of gender violence in intimate relationships. Women are 10 times more likely to be a victim of intimate partner violence. Further research has shown that those who hold more traditional gender role values will be more likely to perpetrate interpersonal relationship violence. This act of violence occurs in the public as well as the private domain and can sometimes be overlooked. Countless deaths have resulted from these severe crimes as seen in the film Two Spirits. Organizations nationwide such as California Coalition Against Sexual Assault help to support and aid the Latino communities in particular to put an end to domestic violence. It is also a matter related to the dominant gender system, which often underlies the motives for gendered violence. The dominant gender system also creates structural violence. '''Structural violence can be defined as a form of violence that occurs when something that is institutionalized in a society ends up hurting someone. Racism and sexism are two common ways that structural violence is seen, but there are many more. In regards to basic institutional violence that occurs between biological men and women, it can be seen that violence is more likely to be perpetrated by those in economically worse off situations rather than by those who are in economically sound situations. This does not exactly show that biological gender violence is perpetrated by a higher up structural violence system. However, violence involving those who identify as transgender are definitely affected. Nearly 50% of those who identify as transgender have reported some form of unwanted sexual activity. In a separate study, those who felt that their unwanted sexual activity was due to homophobia responded 43%, and those who felt transphobia responded 35%.'''