User:Syafiraa/Gender in Bugis society

Calalai
The calalai are assigned female at birth but take on the roles of heterosexual males. They present themselves as men, hold masculine jobs and typically live with female partners to adopt children. Although they typically dress masculinely, many calalai include distinct indicators of a unique calalai identity in their style and do not dress entirely like oroané, such as by wearing an earring only in the right ear (compared to the left ear for oroané and both ears for makkunrai). The calalai are often expected to exhibit a mixture of feminine and masculine virtues, such as devotion and bravery, respectively.