Meti

Meti (not to be confused with the Canadian Métis people) is a third gender from Napali culture. They are feminine displaying in male born bodies, and can be compared to a lunarian or another form of feminine non-binary.

History
Metis became an officially recognized third gender in the country of Nepal as of a Supreme Court ruling in 2007. As of this Supreme Court ruling, metis are now officially recognized by the Nepalese government – and are able to have a government-issued ID card that lists “both” as an option under “gender”.

Discrimination and Issues
In the country of Nepal ‘unnatural sex’ is still illegal despite slowly progressive inclusion of a third-gender on registration forms. An example was in 2004 when 39 meti individuals were arrested for ‘spreading perversion’ as result of the lack of LGBT support among Nepalese laws.

The HIV epidemic within Nepal is especially common amongst the meti community. The reason for this can be attributed to the unique struggle that Meti face finding employment and acceptance in society. Many meti are pushed into the sex-industry working as prostitutes and are unwelcome in any other roles in society.

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Resources

 * https://www.wattpad.com/933804220-pride-flag-handbook-part-4-meti
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meti_(gender)
 * https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2014/3/12/nepals-third-gender